Here’s a short little promo for Resistance 2 that asks you where you were when the aliens attacked…. apparently this poor sap was at his high school graduation. Anyhow, check it out for yourself. It’s an interesting little piece for the video-game.
Credits:
Title: Graduation BBQ
Client: Resistance 2
Agency: TBWA, London
Creative Director: Al Young
Creatives: Lee Tan, Graeme Bowman, Senan Lee
Agency Producer: Esme Fisher
Production Company: Joyrider, London
Director: Reuben Sutherland
Producer: Spencer Friend
DP: Jonas Mortenson
Editor: Reuben Sutherland, Joyrider
3D Animation: Matt Westrup, Russell Boyd, Joyrider
Compositing: Reuben Sutherland, Joyrider
Grading: Joyrider & The Mill
Here’s an update on the Mercenaries 2 commercial that I talked about last week on this site. Apparently the people in charge over at DraftFCB have been watching you guys and liked the response that they’ve been seeing over the music used in the spot.
They recently went back to the Wojahn Brothers in Los Angeles (the folks who created the original music score) and had them create a full length version of the song, which is now available for free download on the recently added download section of the game’s website. Or you can click on the direct link to the song here: Mercenaries 2 - Oh No (Full Length).mp3
Also included is a ‘making-of’ video (found above), showing what went into the production of the commercial thanks to the team over at Shilo.
Fancy that, an agency that is pro-activly responding to consumer feedback! Nice work.
A big ‘tip of the hat’ goes out to Colin McRae + Isaac Clemens from DraftFCB for the update.
Not far behind last weeks Mercenaries 2 spot comes the new trailer for Sony Playstation’s first person shooter Resistance 2.
Not much to comment on this trailer other than “amazing!” It’s a video game about an alternate world history. Don’t worry, eventually everyone will be counting on you to save the world from evil…that’s for certain.
The folks from Playstation had this to say about the spot:
The brief was to create a promo outlining key moments in our ‘twisted’ history of the Resistance universe. Where most first-person shooters are based in either a Sci-fi or World War II context, Resistance blends the two with a story set in an alternative version of the 20th Century. In this reality WWII never happened and there was no Nazi enemy. Instead, humanity is threatened by brutal invaders, the Chimera. And the situation is looking desperate… [source]
Here’s the latest commercial for the upcoming Mercenaries 2 video game. The music selection is uniquely awesome. We’re so use to seeing combat games being dressed up with special effects and a dark soundtrack that this one immediately stands out….High School Musical style. Also, THIS IS THE DIRECTORS CUT! Enjoy! (Original “on-air” version is posted below)
Draft/FCB, San Francisco was the agency responsible for this spot with Dan Watson as the Senior Broadcast Producer.
The folks over at Shilo directed this spot with co-founder Jose Gomez as Creative Director. Gomez, along with Curtis Doss, was also Lead Designer. Nate Davies, Eugene Gauran Ed Laag, Jon Lorenz and Curtis were the 2D Animators. Tamir Sapir, Cody Smith, Blake Guest and George Longo did all the 3D Modeling. Blake Guest, Trentity DeWitt, Nate Davies and George Longo also did all the 3D Animation. Kiel Figgins, Blake Guest, Jorma Auburn and Bren Wilson did the Character Animation.
Santino Sladavic and Jake Hibler were the Executive Producer/Producer team for this piece with Dara Norris as the Sound Producer for Wojahn Bros Music. Scott and Rojer Wojahn were the composers for the on-air version of this cheery-yet-badass soundtrack. You may have noticed that the music used in the directors cut is different from what was used in the “on-air” version, it’s because the directors cut audio was created by a team from Beacon Street Studios. Special arrangements for that song’s use were made between Shilo and Beacon Street for that release.
