ITV
Illustration
The latest version of the iconic Thunderbirds TV series was coming to the end of its exclusive licence, so ITV wanted to pitch the genre to one of the major content providers.
In some ways a dream job, my task was to create enormous illustrations of the key ships that the Netflix team could walk up to and spot the subtle rebranding, as well helping to storyboard the proposed 'reverse countdown' TV sting.
Opening shot: Camera tracks Thunderbird 1 making its ascent.
Crash zoom to Thunderbird 1 fuselage...
...revealing that...
...Thunderbird 1 was a Netflix original all along.
Opening shot: Thunderbird 2 thunders into shot.
Crash zoom to Thunderbirds 2’s worn metallic panels...
...revealing...
...Netflix bespoke decal.
Opening shot: Thunderbird 3 rockets through the atmosphere leaving Earth behind
Crash zoom to the space worn body of Thunderbird 3...
...revealing...
...Netflix reaching new heights.
Opening shot: Deep in the ocean is Thunderbird 4
Crash zoom to the craft
Camera tracks the hull of Thunderbird 4...
...To reveal original series branding.
Opening shot: Thunderbird 5 drifts quietly in space
Crash zoom to the space station...
...revealing...
...Close up of Thunderbird 5’s rotating gravity ring.
© Neil Thomas
