MANIAC

NETFLIX

Maniac takes place in a retro, dystopian fantasy.  Two strangers, played by Jonah Hill and Emma Stone, are used in a Japanese experimental lab, where they undergo therapy through unconscious hallucinations.  The computer animations suggest that the lab has gained consciousness (or maybe the technicians are hallucinating). A playful tone had already been developed through the script and the production design, which gave us the liberty to just play and help discover this maniacal world.

Research was a big part of this process.  We looked at early operating systems from the 70s and 80s, and the animations and menus from early video games.  Everything was funneled into a tricked out Flash file, so the onset playback operators were able to interact and trigger different animation at will.

PRODUCTION DESIGN ALEX DIGERLANDO
RESEARCH LEANNE MACOMBER
ADDITIONAL ANIMATION KEITH ENDOW
SERIES GRAPHIC DESIGNER ANDREA BURRELL