directed by
Jan Xavier and Gabriela Zaneti


client
Riot Games Global Marketing

valorant

Valorant Console Announce

Brace yourselves, because Valorant is making its way to consoles! Get ready to dive into the intense tactical gameplay, master your favorite agents, and unleash your skills on a whole new platform.

The excitement is real! Valorant has invited us to create the 2D animation intro, ending, and vignettes for this amazing welcome trailer. Co-produced with the great folks from Dark Burn Creative and Mutiny Gaming Agency, we really brought home the hype for Valorant’s new era!

Since Valorant’s cinematics are mesmerizing in terms of art direction and animation, our challenge was to maintain the highest standard of quality for all the character designs and their personalities, especially Phoenix’s. Fire took on a character-like role, with its personality and presence artfully woven into each scene.

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crew

Client: Riot Games Global Marketing

Game: Valorant

Creative Direction: Drew Stauffer

Producers: Stephen Ellis, Nathan Hower & Courtney Carreiro

Video Director: Christopher Eaton

Writers: Shannon Denton & Dylan Bates

Art Direction: Brandon Meier & Ke Su

Agency: Mutiny

 

Produced by Histeria! and Dark Burn Creative

 

Animation Production

Directors: Jan Xavier and Gabriela Zaneti

Story by: Drew Stauffer, Christopher Eaton and Jan Xavier

Executive Producers: Marcelo Moreno

Producers: Lívia Quintanilha, Mauricio de Andrade and Marcelo Moreno

Social Media: Sibelle Lobo

 

Art Directors: Jeff Biglia and Igor Muniz

Storyboard/Animatic: Tony Neto

Concept Art / Styleframe: Bruno Medeiros, Igor Muniz, Jeff Biglia, Marcos Kenji Uchima

Modelsheet: Marcos Kenji Uchima

Character Layout: Carol Caporrino, Francine Gonzales, Giovanna Jahjah, Marcos Kenji Uchima, Mila Queiroz, Rodrigo Yokota, Shun Izumi and Flávia Passos (Estúdio Casa Locomotiva)

Concept VFX: Mateus Carvalho and Felipe Simões 

Layout 3D: Igor Muniz and Cláudio Marques

Backgrounds: Igor Muniz and Guilherme Lascasas

Design: Igor Muniz and Bruno Medeiros

Animation Director: Felipe Simões

2D Rough Animation and Tiedown: Felipe Almeida, Gabriel Chagas, Geovani Angelo, Lena Franzz, Robb Reis

2D Clean Up and Color Supervisor: Mila Queiroz

2D Clean Up and Color: Andressa Taucei, Carol Caporrino, Denis Bargos, Francine Gonzales, Gabriela Bosco,  Giovanna Jahjah, Mila Queiroz, Pedro Spaolonzi, Ton Presley.

VFX Animation: Alexandre Logeais, Duc Vu, Jonatha Santos, Mateus Carvalho, Pierre Mez, Satenik Manukyan

 

Post Production and Motion Graphics Direction: Gabriela Zaneti

Motion Graphics: Gabriela Zaneti, Samantha Oda, Saulo de Castro, Vinícius Ricardo

Compositing: Gabriela Zaneti, Larissa Garcia, Renato Montoro, Samantha Oda, Saulo de Castro, Tamires Campos

Post Production: Gabriela Zaneti, Larissa Garcia, Renato Montoro, Saulo de Castro, Tamires Campos

 

Edit

Sizzle Reel Production: Dark Burn Creative

Creative Director: Noah Cooper

Associate Creative Director: Mitch McCarthy

Senior Producer: John Quick

Creative Producer: Nathalie Maciel

Associate Producer: Christine Park

Assistant Producer: Jonathan Yuan

 

Audio

Sound by Riot Audio Post Production

Music Supervision by Riot Music Group