WHAT ON EARTH? BRANDING AND CONTENT

What On Earth? is one of the Science Channels’ most watched shows which explores mysterious sightings from thousands of satellites in orbit around our big blue planet. The origins of these natural and man made phenomenon are investigated by experts from all over the world. 9 Limits worked with the team at WAG Entertainment designing and creatively directing a graphics package for the show including series titles, part bumpers & stings, globe graphics, locators and supporting graphics for a multitude of weird and wonderful stories.

A set of UI locator graphics were designed to mark and pinpoint the exact locations in question.

An exciting challenge during the project was creating a bespoke globe asset that could be used throughout the show as establishing locator shots for every story in the series. Devising a procedurally built globe asset was essential to tackle the 100+ locators and globe shots that appear throughout. By using the ultra high resolution Blue Marble images from NASA we were able to create a CGI globe containing detailed textures, land & sea topography, clouds and night light data.