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Return to Space — hero image
Netflix · Main Title Sequence · 2021
Return to Space
Client
Netflix · Elastic.tv
Role
Look Development
Title Design
Title Design
Overview
I led the look development for the Return to Space main title sequence, exploring multiple creative treatments to capture the breadth and history of human spaceflight within a limited runtime.
Through iterative design and collaboration, we arrived at a small-scale planetarium concept that became the visual centerpiece — condensing decades of exploration into a single, immersive scene.
01 — Title Sequence
Lunar Module Orrery
02 — Lunar Module Orrery
Saturn V
03 — Saturn V
International Space Station
04 — International Space Station
Starship
05 — Starship
Mars Study
06 — Mars Study
Crew Dragon
07 — Crew Dragon
Launch & Orbiter Studies
Orrery Orbiter — Return to Space Orrery Orbiter — Return to Space Feb 03 Challenger Disaster — Return to Space Orrery 39a — Return to Space Orrery 39a — Return to Space Orrery Mars X 1 — Return to Space Orrery Cassani — Return to Space Orrery Cm — Return to Space Orrery F9 0 — Return to Space
Falcon 9 & ISS Studies
Orrery F9 2 — Return to Space Orrery F9 1 — Return to Space Orrery Sputnik — Return to Space Orrery Iss — Return to Space Projection Saturnv — Return to Space Projection Saturnv — Return to Space Orrery Mercury — Return to Space Orrery 39a — Return to Space Orrery 39a — Return to Space
Historic Missions
Orrery Iss 1 — Return to Space Orrery Iss 2 — Return to Space Hubble — Return to Space Orrery Sheaprd 0 — Return to Space Orrery Berlin 1 — Return to Space Pale Blue Dot — Return to Space China Shenzhou 5 — Return to Space Orrery Mercury 0 — Return to Space Orrery 39a — Return to Space
SpaceX & Kennedy Studies
Orrery Spacex 1 — Return to Space Orrery Spacex 0 — Return to Space Orrery Kennedy 0 — Return to Space Orrery Kennedy 2 — Return to Space Orrery Laika 1 — Return to Space Orrery Challenger 0 — Return to Space Orrery Tli — Return to Space Orrery Juno 0 — Return to Space Orrery Iss 3 — Return to Space
Late Studies
Projection Lem 0 — Return to Space Orrery Kennedy 0 — Return to Space Projection Orbiter 0 — Return to Space Orrery Iss 0 — Return to Space Orrery Iss 1 — Return to Space Orrery Cm 0 — Return to Space
R&D — Concept Exploration
Saturn V — Return to Space Sputnik Table Wide — Return to Space Galileo Galilei — Return to Space Orrery Orbiter — Return to Space Orrery Hubble — Return to Space Orrery Cm — Return to Space Orrery Saturn — Return to Space Orrery Juno — Return to Space Orrery Juno — Return to Space Orrery Moon — Return to Space Orrery Sun — Return to Space Orrery Cm — Return to Space
Orrery Lem — Return to Space Orrery Tli — Return to Space Orrery Tli — Return to Space Cm Close Macro — Return to Space Sputnik Table Black — Return to Space Sts 135 — Return to Space Lithograph — Return to Space Alan Sheaped — Return to Space Galileo Galilei — Return to Space
Galileo Galilei Creepy — Return to Space Galileo Galilei Blur — Return to Space Sputnik Table — Return to Space Sputnik Table Wide Xray — Return to Space Cm Close — Return to Space Cm — Return to Space Lithograph Invert — Return to Space Shenzhou 5 — Return to Space Nasa — Return to Space
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