Overview

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Scissor Films had the pleasure of working extensively with Netflix and Kenya Barris on his feature directorial debut, You People. From the opening title card all the way to the end credits, we put our special Scissor Films touch throughout the film, weaving together hilarious scenes and key moments with custom graphics and 3D environments to bring this star-studded Netflix production to life. 

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Transitions

Scissor Films GFX Artist, Dylan O’Donovan, created an aesthetic that got the attention of director Kenya Barris and matched Kenya’s vision for the film. In creating this aesthetic, Dylan mixed some of his favorite self-taught skills, manically messing with frame rates, stop-motion effects, and various colors, textures and overlays. He then utilized multiple Adobe programs to create these never before seen custom transition effects.

The stills and animations that make up each transition were built using footage and b-roll from the film, that expound on each scene the transitions carry us in and out of, creating a language throughout the film. Each graphic was carefully crafted for the various transitional points in the movie, giving the audience little easter eggs that enrich the themes of the film. As Kenya Barris stated, “There’s never been a love letter to L.A. from our generation…We wanted to write a love letter to L.A., a love letter to the culture.” These detailed transitions were frivolously freestyled yet meticulously designed, making for a cool, modern, and different aesthetic that embodies the vibe and culture of LA. 

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