Concept and creative process
In the return of ‘The Curious Gardeners’ for a second season, garden designers Gordon Taylor and Guy Cooper explored and explained some of the fundamentals of garden design. The pre-title and title sequence made extensive use of digital technology and post-production techniques to create a lively colourful introduction to the show. The pre-title featured participants in the programme, replicated in split screens in a multiscreen sequence of them, voicing their opinions about the use of materials in the garden from fibre optics to metal. The title sequence that followed paid homage to the works of Gilbert and George in its composition, colouring and the juxtaposition of elements. It featured Gordon and Guy in specially posed stills in the style of Gilbert and George, digitally woven into a digital tapestry of garden imagery.