Far East LA Title Sequence

(
2026
)

Docuseries about intersecting cultures in Los Angeles

Credits

Title Sequence Director: Lorenzo Mercanti Title Design: Elisabetta Vedovato, Lorenzo Mercanti Illustration: Elisabetta Vedovato Animation: Lorenzo Mercanti Music: Tangelene Bolton

Location

Los Angeles, California

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Far East LA was directed by Rubén Guevara and Jun Shimizu, produced by Natsu Furuichi and Rubén Guevara.

What we did

Motion, Title Design, Type Design

Industry

Art & Culture, Entertainment

Title Sequence and series logo for Far East LA, a docuseries narrating stories of intersecting cultures between the Los Angeles neighbourhoods of Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights. Mixing influences of Chicano and Japanese-American culture and creating unique views where personal identity blurs the boundaries. We created four unique animated sequences, a different one for each episode, focusing on the main characters, environments and themes of every episode’s story. Fully human-made frame by frame animation that gave us the opportunity to have fun with colors, crafted compositions, quick rhythm and transitions. The title design is a mix of three coexisting lettering styles in a compact, graffiti-like, block composition, that in itself is representing of the cultural mix of LA.

The first episode features MoNa a.k.a Sad Girl and Maceo Hernandez:
A japanese-born and Los Angeles-based rapper and singer whose passion and commitment toward Chicano culture created a unique voice.
A Chicano taiko drummer whose love for the traditional Japanese instrument took him on a dramatic journey to Japan and back, now part of East LA Taiko.