PISTOL

FX NETWORKS

FX’s Pistol is a six-episode limited series about a rock-and-roll revolution. Our graphic campaign channels the furious, chaotic, and often heartbreaking journey of the Sex Pistols through three wild, mucus-spattered years that changed music forever.

Partnering closely with the team at FX, we created a graphics package and animated promo that capture the raw energy,  grit, and urgency of the punk movement.

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We had a crackin’ time tearing into the mo-cap footage FX provided - plastering chaotic collages across 3D scenes and layering the actors’ bodies with gritty, grungy textures. The result is an immersive visual world that drags you straight into the anarchic chaos of Pistol.

The collaboration was both methodical and instinctive. We traded design files and ideas with the FX team, refining and reshaping until everything felt perfectly, beautifully wrong.

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AWARD WINNING!

Package ID | 2022 Clio Entertainment Bronze, Television/Series: Video Promo Craft - Motion Graphics 

“Chaos” :60 | 2022 Clio Entertainment Bronze, Television/Series: Teaser - Drama 

“Chaos” :60 | 2022 Clio Entertainment Silver, Television/Series: Video Promo Craft - Motion Graphics

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CREDITS
DIRECTED BY BLOCK & TACKLE
CREATIVE DIRECTORS
Adam Gault, Ted Kotsaftis
PRODUCER
Dorian Carli-Jones
TEAM
Adam Gault, Dylan Goodsell, David Jouppi, Jaime Justen, Mike Russo
CLIENT
FX NETWORKS
President, Creative, Strategy & Digital, Multi-Platform Marketing
Stephanie Gibbons
EVP, Content & Editorial
Ethan Adelman
SVP, Content Design & Visual Effects
Steve Viola
SVP Content & Editorial
Paul Rollens, Tom Cropper
Editor, Content & Editorial
Louis Jones
VP, Motion Design
Amie Nguyen
VP, Content Design & Visual Effects
Dara Barton
Creative Director
Synderela Peng
Director, Production, Content Design & VFX
Rick Hassen
Producer, Motion Design
Mel Reeck
Creative Director, Content Design
Dan Masciarelli
VFX Supervisor
Michael Viscione
3D Artist
Sa Ho, Tanner Merrill
Animator
Miles Flanagan

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