The second season of the TV series “Witch: Flamed Heart”, a supernatural drama set in Renaissance Greece, opens with these atmospheric CG titles courtesy of CD Tony Zagoraios and his crew at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

Tony Zagoraios: “We had one month for the whole production with a total of 21 shots in full CG. Although it was a tough schedule, that wasn’t the main issue we faced during the production. What we found really challenging, is the amount of information and visual content, we had to present.

“Ideally when we start a project like this, we get an extended brief from the director along with a rough episode to watch in order to get the mood and atmosphere. But at the start of this project they were not shooting and only gave us a short paragraph which describes the general mood of the series.
 

“Since the deadline was so short, AI helped us a lot to imagine different visuals that we then reproduced in 3D.”

 
“But after a discussion with the director we managed to write out a narrative that describes the main events of the series including the witch, ripping heart, darkness, Venetian masks, the castle, etc.

“We decided to give a tint of blue to the whole sequence, along with a few 2D textures to make it feel more moody and stylized. Since the deadline was so short, AI also helped us a lot to imagine different visuals that we then reproduced in 3D.

“Many people disagree on the use of AI but I believe it is a great tool for generating customized references based on your concept. In the end, if you filter the AI results with your personal style, it becomes another inspiration tool like Pinterest, Behance, etc.”
 
 

 
Client: JK Productions
Director: Lefteris Haritos

Production: Yeti Pictures
CD: Tony Zagoraios
3D Animation/Lighting/Texturing/Modeling: Marios Tsaousis, Pantelis Tsicahris, Vaso Evangelopoulou, Angeliki Hristoff, Elena Izanami, Argyris Nochos
End Title Typography: Stavros Kypraios

Music: Alex Sid