Original Sin


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Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin takes viewers to Millwood, a blue-collar town still healing from tragic events that took place 20 years ago. An unknown assailant has begun tormenting a disparate group of teen girls — a new generation of "Little Liars" — to make them pay for their parents' secret sin... as well as their own.

My role: Creative director, live action director and lead designer of dread.


Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Teaser

The Teaser: A cinematic series of stylized and violent moments reveal glimpses of A’s creepy lair that’s filled with clues of his nefarious intent against our cast. And, of course easter eggs from the show.

Instantly viewed by millions, this teaser prompted 100o’s of reviews, scene-by-scene breakdowns and infinite speculations. Aimed at everyone, sure… but especially for superfans.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Main Title Sequence

...the drama follows in its predecessor’s footsteps by establishing its tone straight from its evocative opening-credits sequence. Set to an unsettling remix of “Secret,” with an anonymous creep destroying smiling photos of the main cast on what can only be described as a classic “murder board,” “Original Sin” quickly asserts itself as a visceral nightmare of a teen slasher.
— Variety, 7/26/22

The Main Titles: Pushing past mere glimpses of A’s liar, consider this a dark tour of his psyche. Collected objects act as totems; imbued with ill meanings. Sometimes looked upon menacingly, sometimes lovingly – at all times creepily. Title typographics are purposely imprecise and jangled, as if the typesetter of each name is nervous. Each title is paired with a cryptic accent A that points towards mysterious sources.


Accent A’s

Title Typographics - Displacement + expression-based randomization of kerning & baseline rotation.


Props


Typographic Studies / Explored, Abandoned.


Main Titles, Abandoned Style Explo / Cut n’ Paste

  • Client: HBO Max
    Creative Director: Eric Butler Associate Creative Director: Rohan Sen
    Senior Writer/Producer: Sheldon Green
    Production Manager: Sophia Trilling
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    Agency & Design Studio: MOCEAN
    CCO: Greg Harrison
    VP, Design: Jennifer Holstein
    CD: Justin Leibow
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    Production Company: MOCEAN
    Director: Justin Leibow
    Asst Director: Ariana Malik
    Cinematographer: Andrew Turman
    Supervising Producer: Valerie Lopez
    Line Producer: James Heth
    Producer: Nora Jurasits
    Production Designer: Marc Benacerraf
    Writer: Matt Hubball
    Writer: Olivia York
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    Post Production Company: MOCEAN
    CD: Justin Leibow
    Producer: Nora Jurasits
    Producer: Judy Fautsch
    Editor: Pascal Leister
    Designer: Justin Leibow
    Animator: Jessica Dafcik
    Animator: Tyler Tometich
    Colorist: Mateusz Milosinski
    Music Supervision: Sanaz Lavaedian & Marina Polites
    Composer: Ghostwriter Music
    Bryan Magill, Mixer