![]() ![]() The structure of the sequence is based on demonstrating to the viewer that a tenuous broadcast connection can span early 21st-century America to far-future London – a strange land of monuments and empty streets. The Peripheral Photo: Amazon Studios If you know the work of speculative fiction writer, William Gibson, then you know hes the guy who predicted in his prose so much of the tech and media that we have integrated into our lives today. “This was then combined with a healthy dose of tech distortion to create a look that straddled hand-crafted and digitally disrupted. ![]() The resulting aesthetic was developed by Raoul Marks to make use of machine learning-based techniques that could bring a painterly interpretation to CGI renders. “So, we realized the solution needed both tech credentials and hand-crafted humanity. “At the heart of the story is a device whose signal can transcend time, transcend dimensions BUT the HEART of the story is a girl struggling with challenges of life in the American south – a sick mother, a low-wage job, a small town existence. Patrick Clair: “I’ve been a fan of William Gibson since reading Neuromancer at the age of 18 – he defined the cyberpunk we grew up on, hell he defined the internet! To work on a series based on his book was an honor and a privilege. Applying painterly machine learning techniques to CG renders, Antibody’s Raoul Marks and Patrick Clair set a menacing tone for the Amazon series The Peripheral, the first screen adaption of a William Gibson novel since the 90s. ![]()
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