The Magician’s Elephant

2023 Netflix Animation Director: Wendy Rogers Production designer: Max Boas Art director: Iuri Lioi

Art direction. The premise for the look of the film was to create a cinematic experience of an illustrated storybook, turning the story into a fable about hope, a fairy tale where anything can happen. The style draws from the liberties and abstractions of traditional media: lost and found, suggested detail, imperfect lines, all with the goal of reconstructing a world through an artist’s point of view rather than a photographic portrait.

The Magician’s Elephant, still 1 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 2 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 3 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 4 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 5 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 6 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 7 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 8 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 9 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 10 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 11 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 12 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 13 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 14 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 15 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 16 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 17 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 18 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 19 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 20 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 21 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 22 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 23 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 24 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 25 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 26 of 27

The Magician’s Elephant, still 27 of 27