For a series like Apple TV+ ’s Dark Matter , creating a main title is a daunting challenge. Main title designer Ronnie Koff needed to capture the mind-bending nature of the series while also creating a sequence that alludes to the scope of the story.
Dark Matter follows Jason (Joel Edgerton), a man abducted into an alternate version of his life, as he embarks on a journey through all the lives he could have lived while trying to get back to his real family. The box, which allows for interdimensional travel in the show, served as the main point of inspiration for Koff’s design. While the end result is a box, the pieces being puzzled together are representing the complex journey of the main character.
DEADLINE: Is the main title we see onscreen the original concept, or did it ev