Boxing Day 2004 saw the deadliest recorded tsunami of all time hit the coast of South East Asia. 

Nat Geo’s Tsunami: A Race Against Time, sets out to tell unheard stories from the people who were caught up in the devastating natural disaster, with many sharing their experiences for the very first time. With such distressing subject matter, the main priority was to enable the survivors, scientists, journalists and rescuers to tell their stories in an accurate and sensitive way. Sharing stories of loss, but also of hope, of those who helped in the rescue effort. 

We created titles and content graphics in the form of data driven tsunami wave maps, which acted as a narrative driver. Real life data was used to create the wave, enabling the audience to visually see the tsunami’s movement and impact across the region.

Lux Aeterna

VFX Creative Director: Steve Burrell

VFX Supervisor: Paul Silcox

Executive VFX Producer: Emma Kolasinska

VFX Line Producer: Tish Marsh

VFX Coordinator: Tommy Reeday

3D Artist: James Venn

Junior Pipeline Technical Director: Ben Coath

Blast Films

Producer/Director: James Parris

Producer/Director: Daniel Bogado

Production Manager: Laura Miller

Post Production Supervisor: Charlotte Hawkins

Production Coordinator: Lily Harvey