Melbourne director Luke Bicevskis and his team at The Sequence Group layer mycelium micro-photography with atmospheric footage and shocks of color to set an ominous tone for the documentary series Death Cap Murders.

Luke Bicevskis: “Series director Gil Mardsen approached us with an outline for the opener: a textural feast of mushroom spores, dot-matrix press clippings, oak leaf blanketed forest floors, and cracked pastry – one that would set the tone without centering solely on Erin Patterson, the figure at the heart of the case.

“We worked to thread these motifs into a coherent visual narrative based around poisoning, both in the literal sense of the murders committed, and in the figurative sense of the story’s viral spread through the media – shown through intense moments of color and movement that would seep and build over the course of the titles.
 

“These clips were blended with purpose-shot scenes, footage from the documentary itself, and curated stock material, layering the organic and the forensic to create a mysterious and unsettling opening sequence.”

 
“We were fortunate to have access to the incredible micro-photography of Wim Van Egmond, which meant every microscopic image accurately depicted the growth and structure of mycelium networks.

“These clips were blended with purpose-shot scenes, footage from the documentary itself, and curated stock material, layering the organic and the forensic to create a mysterious and unsettling opening sequence.

“Music, of course, is also vital in the success of a title sequence, and composer Simon Walbrook’s original score really helped to elevate the visuals in a non-conventional way.”
 
 

 

Project: Death Cap Murders

Client: Dreamchaser Entertainment

Production: The Sequence Group
Director: Luke Bicevskis
EP: Melissa Benavides
Editor/compositor: Luke Bicevskis
Typography: Mark Stuckert
Microphotography: Wim Van Egmond

Grade: The Post Lounge
Colorist: Brett Manson

Composer/Sound designer: Simon Walbrook