Cosmos – A Spacetime Odissey

Main Titles

Studio: BBDG
Creative Director: Curtis Doss/Shaun Collings
Executive Producer: Troy Miller
Client: FOX

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey main title sequence by BigBlock

Initial treatment frames. Already the main idea about transitions was becoming apparent.

Another early concept was based on a scientists table.
Photography of real life objects, filled with space imagery brought down to a macro scale.
“The Architect” footage was used here as reference.
This would have been actually a good option, as the show has moments like these occasionally.

Final concept frames