Our art direction approached the design as a process of graphic investigation, merging live-action production frames with an authoritative two-dimensional environment:

·The Saul Bass Legacy: Drawing inspiration from Bass’s flat aesthetics and asymmetrical framing, we built a 2D universe of sheer formal purity. This geometric minimalism provides a sharp, elegant tone that elevates the crime genre beyond television procedural tropes.

· Rotoscoping & Live-Action Integration: The technical core of the sequence relies on blending show footage with handcrafted rotoscoping animation. By tracing key elements from the actual scenes frame by frame—such as the building or the swimming pool—we achieved a fluid dialogue between cinematic reality and graphic synthesis.

· Investigative Narrative: We stripped down the plot’s complexity to its structural essence. Every frame functions as a visual clue where negative space and solid color blocks build a suffocating atmosphere, directly immersing the viewer into the underbelly of this “Dark City.” The outcome is an international broadcast design piece where digital craftsmanship and formal research unite to honor auteur cinema through a distinctly vanguard lens.