David Badounts is a Creative Director for major brands.
Mob City is based on a true story of a conflict that lasted decades between the LAPD and ruthless criminal Bugsy Siegel. The series is set in 1947, which was a time of flashy cars, newly minted movie stars and new beginnings.
The corruption of the LAPD and the murderous rampage created by the mafia allowed us to set the backdrop of the show’s Neo-noir visual style as a tool of storytelling to weave the show’s live action footage with a custom developed large live action shoot with the actors of the show.
A major influence for the approach was the photography of Weegee.