"HOMELAND" - SHOWTIME/FOX - LIVE ACTION SHOTS INTEGRATED ↓

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For the first iteration of the Homeland sequence, the focus was 9/11 events and the inner world of the central character Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes. Her obsession with geopolitics and the cat-and-mouse game of catching the bad guy is sparked when she is young and follows her into adulthood, becoming both her strength and her weakness. The sequence expresses an intricate, improvisational and unsettling passion inspired by the Carrie character. The Lion mask motif became a symbol for the Carrie character as she navigates the maze, a visual metaphor for hidden threats to democracy. 45 layers of sound design and sound bytes were combined with the visuals.

We created new sequences for seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 as the story developed, changed locations, and required new landscapes, images, sound bytes and effects.

In Season 6 TCG Live Action Shots were integrated: Snow days at the Brooklyn Bridge & Promenade, Financial district, Chamber Subway stop & subway steps, Chinatown intersection, Manhattan Bridge entrance, Houston Playground, Collect Park, Church/Vesey St., WTC Oculus, WTC wide & CU, Chamber Street subway elevator, platform & tunnel. In S4 Carrie over the shoulder insert and S1 ECU pupil. The rapid style of editing, visual FX and sound design became a signature of the Homeland main title sequences.

Filmakers: Alex Gansa & Howard Gordan

Producer: Katie O'Hara

Creative Director | Manhattan shoot Director & Cinematographer: Thomas Cobb

Editor: Jason Kool

Art Director | Producer: Chris Kerr

Compositor | Animator: Thomas Cobb

Executive Producer: Gary Bryman

Art Director | Researcher (S 4/5): Madeleine Ignon