Sounak Baidya

Clips: ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 Intro Swipe to see clips from the global opener ➡️ We got the opportunity to create the opening sequence for the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026. This year, the idea was to capture the fiery spirit of the cricketers and the burning passion that drives them to compete at the highest level of the game. The tournament brings together the best players in the world in one of the most intense and prestigious stages in cricket. To reflect this energy, we used the element of fire throughout the sequence, aligning it with the official branding colours of the season to create a visual language that feels both powerful and cohesive with the tournament packaging. Here are some of our favourite moments from the intro we created. It’s always a privilege collaborating with the ICC and JioStar, and contributing once again to a global celebration of cricket. 🏏🔥 Credits – Studio: @stray.motion Director: @jishnuchatterjee Producer: @tarungupta_27 Editor: @roshanwajela Compositor: @baidyaism CG Generalist: @fl3vi AI Artist: @aalsiyoulater Music & SFX: @graysparkaudio #ICC #T20WorldCup #Cricket #SportsAnimation #TitleSequence straymotion

Title Sequence for Maharani Season 4 (@sonylivindia Series)
 The series follows Rani Bharti, played by @iamhumaq , a former homemaker who rises to become the Chief Minister of Bihar. In Season 4, she begins her second term and grows into a national contender, she clashes with a Prime Minister struggling to keep his coalition together, setting up a high-stakes battle for power.
 For the title sequence, we framed Rani’s rise as a David vs Goliath moment. Using the metaphor of chess, she appears as a lone Queen advancing toward a towering King backed by an entire army. This symbolic showdown unfolds across a miniaturised Delhi, built from the architectural landmarks that represent the country’s political seat of power. We crafted this world entirely in CG, designing custom models, landscapes and textures to capture the scale of the system she is up against and the resolve it takes to stand alone within it.
 None of this would be possible without @dkh09 ma’am bringing us on board to work on this massive series made by @kangratalkies ! Grateful to the director of this season, @nirdeshak , for trusting our team to pull this off. Title Sequence Credits:
Studio – @stray.motion 
Creative Director – @jishnuchatterjee 
Producer – @tarungupta_27 
CG Lead – @_karanworkjari 
Lead 3D Modeller – @amishjain225 
Additional 3D Assets – @montrec_inc 
Compositing & Edit – @baidyaism 
Storyboards – @_deedhiti_ #MaharaniSeason4 #SonyLiv #TitleDesign #MainTitle #TitleSequence #straymotion

Kull — Title Sequence Breakdown The idea for this title sequence was to reflect a legacy caught between past, present, and an uncertain future. Each member of the Raisinggh family carries a part of that weight, even as it begins to tear them apart. We approached the title as an object of inheritance—ornate, constructed, and embedded with crests and symbolic elements drawn from the narrative. Among them, the dagger emerges as a quiet but central motif. The fractures were integral from the start. Not added as effect, but as a narrative gesture—signalling the slow unraveling within the family. Custom 3D motifs, combined with controlled lighting and texturing, helped us balance regal presence with a sense of decay. Client: @jiohotstar Production house: @studioblink.in Director: @jishnuchatterjee Creative producer: @blink_itup Storyboard & concept art: @_potarto_ Cg Gernalist: @realityx_light @alokit.pathik @divyanshu_s___ 2D Design: @jayeshkunjirr Compositor: @baidyaism Project manager : @allthingskudrat #Kull #TitleDesign #Breakdown #MotionDesign #3DDesign DesignProcess

KULL - Title Sequence We crafted this title sequence for @jiohotstar in 2025 The idea was to portray the royal legacy of the Raisingghs as something grand yet on the verge of collapse. Just as the family members embody the past, present, and future of their dynasty, the fractures within their relationships begin to tear that legacy apart. We explored this through a typographic approach, creating an ornate title embedded with royal crests and symbolic elements tied to the story, such as the dagger that becomes a murder weapon. Cracks running through the otherwise majestic facade foreshadow the betrayal and unraveling at the heart of the series. Client: @jiohotstar Production house: @studioblink.in Director: @jishnuchatterjee Creative producer: @blink_itup Storyboard & concept art: @_potarto_ Cg Gernalist: @realityx_light @alokit.pathik @divyanshu_s___ 2D Design: @jayeshkunjirr Compositor: @baidyaism Project manager : @allthingskudrat #titlesequencedesign #titles #cinema4d #houdini #artist

Title Sequence for Mrs. Deshpande (@jiohotstar Series) Starring @madhuridixitnene , Mrs. Deshpande follows a convicted serial killer who assists the police in tracking down a copycat murderer who uses the same green rope as the murder weapon. This series was directed by @nageshkukunoor and produced by @applausesocial . For the title sequence, the idea was to place the viewer in the final moments of the victim. An endless length of green rope weaves through a void, slowly forming shapes that resemble hands, feet, and eventually a face. The rope finally reveals the face of the killer herself, Mrs. Deshpande, the last thing the victim sees before everything fades out. The entire sequence exists in an abstract limbo space, somewhere between life and death, giving the visuals a dreamlike, almost fever-dream quality. Creating the rope animation and sculptural forms required a mix of different CG techniques, along with careful simulation and compositing work. We also shot a live-action plate of the incredible Madhuri Dixit specifically for the title sequence, which was a rare and very exciting opportunity for us. Title Sequence Credits: Studio – @stray.motion Creative Director – @jishnuchatterjee CG Leads – @chandparaaa , @_karanworkjari CG Modeller – @amishjain225 Compositing & Edit – @baidyaism Post Producer – @shreedharbhende Storyboards – @_potarto_ #mrsdeshpande #titlesequence #motiondesign #straymotion

Making Of: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Intro Here’s a peek into our process for designing the official opening sequence for the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026. This year, the idea was to capture the fiery spirit of the cricketers and the burning passion that drives them to compete at the highest level of the game. We used the element of fire as the core visual motif, aligning it with the official branding colours of the season to create a look that feels intense, energetic and true to the tournament. The sequence was built using a mix of CG animation, digital compositing and motion graphics to harmonise the brand assets with the fire elements. We created custom CG shots of the ball, bat and trophy inside the stadium to give the intro a cinematic scale and sense of spectacle. A lot of time also went into shaping the edit with the music, making sure every cut, hit and transition carried the dynamism and momentum that a World Cup opener demands. Always an honour collaborating with the @icc and @jiostar , and being part of a project that celebrates cricket at the biggest stage. 🏏🔥 Credits-�Studio: @stray.motion �Director: @jishnuchatterjee �Producer: @tarungupta_27 �Editor: @roshanwajela �Compositor: @baidyaism �CG Generalist: @fl3vi �AI Artist: @aalsiyoulater �Music & SFX: @graysparkaudio BTS Edit: @flattech26 #T20WorldCup #Cricket #TitleSequence #motionprocess #straymotion

Ghats, galis, and a heart full of gratitude. Blessed to witness the magic of Kashi by your side. #varanasi

If love had a form, it would look like you… from my Him to the Him we built a life around...🧿🫶🏻

Title Sequence: KANNEDA For @jiohotstar The title sequence we created for Kanneda captures the dual existence of its protagonist, Nimma, an Indian singer-songwriter and survivor of the 1984 riots now living in Canada. Designed as a gritty, emotional, and cinematic visual poem, the sequence explores the tension between roots and reinvention, memory and modernity, faith and ambition. It draws the viewer into a mind caught between homeland and an adopted world, allowing the design to remain unpolished, unsettled, and deeply human -Client: Jio Hotstar @jiohotstar -Creative Producer / Director: Harsh Patel @blink_itup -Compositor & Editor: Sounak Baidya @baidyaism -2D Designer: Jayesh Kunjir @jayeshkunjirr -Project Manager: Diya Chanchani @allthingskudrat

To the Nick to this Judy — still figuring it out, still showing up, still choosing kindness. Happy New Year, peeps! Here’s to messy dreams, brave hearts, and becoming a little more ourselves in the year ahead. 🫶✨

’Tis the season of remembering and holding on.🧿

Tile Sequence Breakdown: Maharani Season 4 (@sonylivindia )
 Here’s a look at how we created the title sequence for Maharani Season 4 👑 The concept was to frame Rani Bharti’s rise as a clear David vs Goliath moment. Using the metaphor of chess, she becomes a lone Queen advancing toward a towering King and his army, set against a stylised miniature version of Delhi that represents the seat of political power. The entire sequence was built in CG from scratch. Every structure, landscape and prop was designed to feel like a hand-crafted miniature, complete with scaled textures, precise surface detailing and controlled imperfections that give the world its tactile charm. We pushed the lighting heavily, using sharp contrasts and pockets of shadow to evoke the cloak-and-dagger nature of politics and to heighten the sense of tension within the environment. We also sculpted detailed CG likenesses of eight key characters from the series, including @iamhumaq , @vipin.sta and others, to ground the metaphor in the personalities driving the story. Huge thanks to @dkh09 for bringing us on board for this massive series by @kangratalkies , and to @nirdeshak for trusting our team throughout the process. Couldn’t have asked for a better collaboration! Title Sequence Credits:
Studio – @stray.motion 
Creative Director – @jishnuchatterjee 
Producer – @tarungupta_27 
CG Lead – @_karanworkjari 
Lead 3D Modeller – @amishjain225 
Additional 3D Assets – @montrec_inc 
Compositing & Edit – @baidyaism 
Storyboards – @_deedhiti_ #MaharaniSeason4 #SonyLiv #TitleDesign #MainTitle #TitleSequence #motionprocess #bts #breakdown #straymotion