It's March 2020. COVID-19 has overwhelmed the globe. Netflix's "Tiger King" premieres in this time of crisis as must-see TV. Online, it's dubbed "Redneck Game of Thrones." It energizes my curiosity: "What does a 'redneck Game of Thrones' intro look like?" Over five weeks, I use all my free time, in between working for the most consequential election cycle of our lifetime, to sketch, animate, watch tutorials, reset crashing Adobe CC programs, and revise, revise, revise. And I created this.

“A masterwork.”—Mashable

“Well done to Jed, we are now going to re-watch both Tiger King and Game of Thrones.”—Metro UK

“A contamination in the common imagination.“—Wired Italy

“Marvelous; the product of someone who studied the original opening for Game of Thrones.”—Elite Daily

“Everything about this is great.”—Winteriscoming.net

Here’s a concept video breaking down my creative process.