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Title Sequence · AI Motion

Lagos 2099

ClientTrace TV
Year2024
FormatTitle Sequence

The Brief

What the room asked for.

A 90-second title sequence for a pan-African sci-fi anthology. Brief: "What does Lagos look like in 75 years if Africa builds it on its own terms?"

We delivered a kinetic typographic-motion piece blending generative city plates, Yoruba glyph systems and a custom score, all in five weeks end-to-end.

Our Approach

How it came together.

01

Glyph system

Custom Yoruba-inspired display family designed in-house, animated as living particles rather than static type.

02

Generative city

Diffusion-trained city plates conditioned on real Lagos street photography to keep the world recognisable, not generic sci-fi.

03

Rhythm-first edit

Music and edit cut in parallel from week one. Type, transitions and camera moves locked to score, not the other way around.

04

Broadcast master

Delivered 16:9 broadcast, 9:16 promo, 1:1 social, and a 6-second stinger pack across the channel.

Selected Frames

Lagos 2099 still 1
Lagos 2099 still 2
Lagos 2099 still 3

The Result

90 sec

Hero sequence

5 wks

Brief to air

3M+

Trailer views

Credits

People who
made it.

  • Creative DirectorTomi Ade
  • Lead AnimatorBoitumelo Khoza
  • ComposerFemi Adeyemi