Client: Riot Games, Axis Studios
Directors: Jeremy Thompson, Dustin Wicke, Daniel Stolzman
Role: Art Director
Between 2020 and 2022 I was approached to art direct a total of 8 Short Films, Cinematics and Trailers for Riot Games various IPs, working closely with Riot Games’ directors and the team at Axis to bring to life the worlds of “League of Legends: Tales of Runeterra” cinematics, "The Ruined King, a League of Legends Story" game trailer and "Valorant: Duality" cinematic.
I helped to craft the creative direction and supervised the different departments, lighting, composting, FX, assets, dmp, texture / environment and look development teams. I also created color scripts, concepts, storyboards and matte paintings. In my time there I also carried out recruiting duties, training, bidding, press releases and master classes.
League of Legends
- Targon Cinematic -
Watch TARGON Cinematic here
Joining forces with Riot’s Director Daniel Stolzman and Art Director Annis Naem, we crafted the Color Script for this piece that I had the pleasure to execute. We tried to represent the themes of love and hate, darkness and light, in this dual fight between the Lunari and the Solari. Demigods fighting amidst ancient ruins built by the forgotten gods of the past, with staircases to heaven and aurora borealis which showcases Mount Targon in its full glory.
League of Legends
- Yordles Cinematic -
Watch SENTINELS OF LIGHT Cinematic here
We pushed the painterly stylized look of 2d animation with the flexibility of 3d assets, hitting moody lighting and grounded cinematography in one of the most emotionally packed cinematics. I also got the chance to help with storyboards and designs on environments and FX.
In collaboration with Riot’s creative director Mike Berry, and Riot's director Jeremy Thompson, we aimed to craft an epic fight between light and darkness. Tense, dark and gritty sequences on the Shadow Isles, the land of the King, ruined, destroyed and cursed, would contrast with a poetic and beautiful reveal for his wife Isolde coming back to life in Camavor, the lost forgotten kingdom they once ruled upon.
League of Legends
- Sentinels of Light Cinematic -
Watch BIDGEWATER Cinematic here
I started working as an Assistant Art Director in this title with the great Bram Sels and the director at Riot Jeremy Thompson.
In addition I had the chance to help out for a couple of weeks doing some matte paintings. Here a couple of the backgrounds I painted for them.
League of Legends
- Bildgewater Cinematic -
Credits
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Senior team
Jeremy Thompson, Dustin Wicke, Daniel Stolzman: Director
Traci Tufte: Executive Producer
Sophie Robeson: Producer
Steven Barbour: CG Supervisor
Almu Redondo: Art Director
Full Credits
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Abigail Barr, Adrien Douay, Agatha Vermeil, Alan MacEachern, Amy Paterson, Anastasia Shiyankova, Angus Dunn, Anna Cowan , Aurelien Hulot, Bader Badruddin, Baptiste Groazil, Benoit Filippin, Bram Sels, Camille Fourniols, Carlo Kasongo, Chloe Paton, Chris Ostrowski, Claudio Quarra Sacco, Coline Siega, Craig Herbertson, Csaba Baity, Daniel Morante Ortiz, David Lewander, Duncan Formosa, Ekaterina Pushkarova, Eliza Suipik, Emma Townsend, Femke Schaars, Francesco Quarta, Harry Houghton, Huy Ho, Imran Sajid, Jayden Paterson, Jens Wisser, Joan Buhigas, John Wilde, Jose Domato, Joseph Nixon, Kevin Poveda, Lara Cores, Laura McMaster, Lee Croudy, Liam Corrie, Lukas Gecas, Luke Smith, Marco Doerner, Nicole Rothermol , Olivier Montero, Pablo Bosch, Paween Sarachan, Philip Buschauer, Raphael Cancellier, Robert Connor, Roxanne Nathan, Rudy Bourgoin, Sara Vineis, Sofia Hansson, Stephen Cunningham, Sunrise Ishimwe, Tamas Sarffi, Xabier Urrutia
More Projects
Watch YORDLES Cinematic here
We worked with Riot director Dustin Wicke and art director Annis Naem to shape this wild adventure, present our characters and the new Yordle Expedition event.
Travelling through their magical portals, we discover their homeland, Bandle City and revisit Piltover and Bilgewater as Tristana, Lulu and Corki team up to save the imprisoned Teemo and pet a soul-devouring sea worm, landing Graves and Twisted Fate in trouble on the way...
One of the funniest projects we have done, it was a pleasure to craft the Yordles adventures in this gorgeous cinematic and illustrative style with Axis' stellar team.