Les Guerriers de l’Ombre
Logo, Title Sequence & Motion Graphics
Client: Canal+ / Elephant Doc
Creative Direction: Thibaut de Longeville
Art Direction: Alexander Wise
Motion Design: Vincent Dumond
We created the logo, title sequence and motion graphics for “Les Guerriers de l’Ombre”, a film about the French secret service DGSE, directed by Frédéric Schoenderffer and produced by Éléphant Doc.
“Les Guerriers de l’Ombre” is the first film to feature interviews with agents of the French secret service. The film’s interviewees all appear as unidentifiable silhouettes, using false first names and modified voices.
The title sequence was inspired by the “film noir” genre, a classic and timeless æsthetic.
The film was aired on prime time to inaugurate Canal+’s new “Cinéma Documentaire” original programming series which presents high-profile documentaries directed by motion picture filmmakers.
The billboards and the lower thirds for film chapters, character names and other information displayed on screen throughout the film use a bespoke animation system which plays with the idea of “encrypted / decoded” language, reinforcing the feeling that the film continuously reveals sensitive information.
