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Abloh: How To Be Both

BBC iPLAYER

Virgil Abloh: How To Be Both is a film exploring the life of legendary designer Virgil Abloh. Spearheaded by award winning Producer Janet Lee and revered Director Cassie Quarless, the film tracks his spectacular ascent from Kanye West’s right-hand man to his role as artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton. The programme charts his unconventional path to the top, along with the struggles he faced, with contributors including Benji B, Honey Dijon, Omar S, Katie Eary and Headie One. 

The film relies heavily on motion graphics to change rhythm and slow pace at choice junctures of the story. These visual cutaways, typographic overlays and motion graphic transitions were ideated with careful research by Dorcia into Virgil Abloh’s archive, and then deployed to capture the essence of his creative legacy, bringing his approach to design into the narrative of the documentary.

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CREDITS

BBC iPlayer Client
Cassie Quarless Director
Janet Lee Executive Producer
Gabriel Jagger Executive Producer
whynow Production Company
Mark Bell BBC Commissioning Editor
Maegan Tillock Producer
Samuel Lee-Redman Editor
Dorcia Studio Design Direction
WIll Minns Design & Animation
Josh Boulter Design & Animation
Chelsea Kane Production Manager
Diren Ozcelik Researcher
Maya Avidov Archive Producer
Jasper Enujuba Director of Photography
Daniele Sarti Director of Photography
Matt Taylor Camera Assistant
Clare Halloran Camera Assistant
Kim Hansen Camera Assistant
Louis Fitton Sound
Simon Coram Sound
Dan Knight Additional Editing
Erik Trometer Additional Editing
Paddy Croughan Runner
Ronan Le Foc'h Runner
Rhianna Williams Intern
Directors Cut Post House
Andy Elliott Colourist
Rob McAlone Online Editor
Kate Davis Dubbing Mixer