Rebel Hearts

GRAPHIC DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION & MOTION GRAPHICS

In 1960’s Hollywood, the Sisters of Immaculate Heart, a trailblazing group of nuns, bravely stood up to the patriarchy of the Catholic Church; their bold acts of faith, defiance and activism turned the Church upside down, helping to reshape the role of women in contemporary Christinanity.

The visual design of the film looked to the rich, graphic legacy of iconic pop-artist, Sister Corita Kent, one of the Immaculate Heart sisters and chair of the Art Deptartment at the Immaculate Heart College. Blending Corita-inspired pop graphics with archival elements, we created motion graphic collages that spoke to the radical nature of these rebellious sisters.

CREDITS
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Director: Pedro Kos
Producer: Judy Korin

Editor: Erin Barnett, Yaniv Elani
Animation: Una Lorenzen

Motion Graphics: Emma Berliner, Juan Delcan, Spencer Haley, Daniel Claridge, Olivia Sebeski, and Hanbi Sung

Key Art Design: Emma Berliner}

MAIN TITLE DESIGN

^{(Main Title concept, design and animation by Emma Berliner & Juan Delcan)}

My role as the motion designer began during the creation of the initial sizzle reel – working closely with Director, Pedro Kos, and Producer, Judy Korin, to establish the overarching graphic look of the film at an early stage. Once the film secured financing, I worked closely with animator Una Lorenzen, to marry the graphic language with character animations her team were creating. Throughout the edit process, I animated multiple graphic sequences which appeared in the final film. The culmination of this work was designing the film’s opening title sequence – a synthesis of the graphic and motion language to convey the narrative tone.

MOTION GRAPHICS

^{(Selection of two scenes that I animated within the film)}

KEY ART

The film’s key art captures the feeling of the sixties: mixing bright, saturated elements borrowed from pop art with the ripped paper and tactile immediacy of social justice graphics.

A variety of sources provided inspiration for the film’s key art, including: Milton Glaser’s iconic Bob Dylan poster, The Irregular Bulletin, a publication designed and produced at Immaculate Heart College Art Department, Psychedelic Posters spawned from California’s rock concert scene and the Protest Art of the 1960s social movements.

^{The Final Theatrical Poster}

SKETCHES

Rebel Hearts

In 1960’s Hollywood, the Sisters of Immaculate Heart, a trailblazing group of nuns, bravely stood up to the patriarchy of the Catholic Church; their bold acts of faith, defiance and activism turned the Church upside down, helping to reshape the role of women in contemporary Christinanity.

The film’s key art captures the feeling of the sixties: mixing bright, saturated elements borrowed from pop art with the ripped paper and tactile immediacy of social justice graphics.

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