A&E IDENTS
Foxtel Networks Australia
A&E is an Australian subscription television channel on Foxtel. The channel has original programming, including Aussie Pickers, Demolition Man and Mega Truckers.
Other content includes Alone, Mountain Men, Storage Wars and Counting Cars to name a few.
The design brief was to create a series of channel idents to best reflect the program channel content. These included creating realistic renders of the A&E logo from Metal and Ice.
The Process involved creating 3D models in Cinema 4D and Substance Painter to texture and rendered using Arnold Renderer. X-particles for particle effects and liquid simulation.
Art Direction: Michael Strelan
3D and Design: Parag Satyal
Sound Design: Simon Shipley
A&E Aussie PICKERS
Foxtel Networks Australia
Aussie Pickers is an Australian reality television series which premiered on A&E on 9 May 2013.
It is an Australian adaption of American series American Pickers. The show follows Lucas Callaghan and Adam McDonald as they travel around Australia, buying ("picking") antiques and collectibles.
They look through attics, backyards and sheds in the search for forgotten relics.
As part of the launch, a series of channel promos and idents were created to capture the personalities of the series.
The process involved live tracking shots, colour grading and visual FX overlays to bring the story to life.
Creative Director: Carly Heaton
Compositing + Grade: Michael Strelan
Sound Design: Simon Shipley