Empires & Puzzles is a RPG created by Small Giant Games for mobile platform.
Campaign
Small Giant recently released a major game update for their game Empires & Puzzles, and our task was to spice up their campaign by developing a series of cinematic scenes. Our approach focused on creating modular and visually striking sequences, rather than delivering a full trailer. These scenes were designed to work both independently or in combination, allowing the Small Giant marketing team to mix and match sequences based on their specific needs and campaign goals.
Campaign
Small Giant recently released a major game update for their game Empires & Puzzles, and our task was to spice up their campaign by developing a series of cinematic scenes. Our approach focused on creating modular and visually striking sequences, rather than delivering a full trailer. These scenes were designed to work both independently or in combination, allowing the Small Giant marketing team to mix and match sequences based on their specific needs and campaign goals.
Empires & Puzzles
Client
Production Co.
Director
Audio
Audio Comp
Voice Over
Small Giant Games
Milford
Antonio Deiana
Fortress Sound
Viljami Mehto
Rebecca Ward
Creating Emotional Depth
Our goal was to enhance the emotional depth of the characters, particularly Elena. We focused on humanizing her, shifting her from a detached hero to a character with stronger emotional ties to the dragons and the environment around her.
Visuals
For the visuals, we employed painterly techniques on 3D models, treating them as canvases rather than relying on realistic textures. By incorporating painted shadows and applying camera-based painting methods, we aimed for a more artistic and stylized look for the scenes.
Creating Emotional Depth
Our goal was to enhance the emotional depth of the characters, particularly Elena. We focused on humanizing her, shifting her from a detached hero to a character with stronger emotional ties to the dragons and the environment around her.
Visuals
For the visuals, we employed painterly techniques on 3D models, treating them as canvases rather than relying on realistic textures. By incorporating painted shadows and applying camera-based painting methods, we aimed for a more artistic and stylized look for the scenes.
Empires & Puzzles
Client
Production Co.
Director
Audio
Audio Composer
Voice Over
Small Giant Games
Milford Animation Studio
Antonio Deiana
Fortress Sound
Viljami Mehto
Rebecca Ward
Creating Emotional Depth
Our goal was to enhance the emotional depth of the characters, particularly Elena. We focused on humanizing her, shifting her from a detached hero to a character with stronger emotional ties to the dragons and the environment around her.
Visuals
For the visuals, we employed painterly techniques on 3D models, treating them as canvases rather than relying on realistic textures. By incorporating painted shadows and applying camera-based painting methods, we aimed for a more artistic and stylized look for the scenes.
Empires & Puzzles
Client
Production Co.
Director
Audio
Audio Composer
Voice Over
Small Giant Games
Milford Animation Studio
Antonio Deiana
Fortress Sound
Viljami Mehto
Rebecca Ward
Creating Emotional Depth
Our goal was to enhance the emotional depth of the characters, particularly Elena. We focused on humanizing her, shifting her from a detached hero to a character with stronger emotional ties to the dragons and the environment around her.
Visuals
For the visuals, we employed painterly techniques on 3D models, treating them as canvases rather than relying on realistic textures. By incorporating painted shadows and applying camera-based painting methods, we aimed for a more artistic and stylized look for the scenes.
Empires & Puzzles
This is the first full cinematic trailer produced for the game, and we had the pleasure to work in close collaboration with Small Giant Games, writing the script, developing the designs and of course directing, animating and producing the whole film.
This is the first endeavour for Milford to produce a cinematic trailer for a game, and marks a distinct new direction in terms of look and storytelling for the studio. The film is produced entirely in key-frame animation as opposed to motion-capture, since this allowed for more versatile acting and nuanced animation that fit the design and narrative better.
Client
Production Co.
Director
Small Giant Games
Milford
Adam Marko-Nord
Official Trailer
This is the first full cinematic trailer produced for the game, and we had the pleasure to work in close collaboration with Small Giant Games, writing the script, developing the designs and of course directing, animating and producing the whole film.
This is the first endeavour for Milford to produce a cinematic trailer for a game, and marks a distinct new direction in terms of look and storytelling for the studio. The film is produced entirely in key-frame animation as opposed to motion-capture, since this allowed for more versatile acting and nuanced animation that fit the design and narrative better.
Client
Production Co.
Director
Small Giant Games
Milford
Adam Marko-Nord
Empires & Puzzles
Client
Production Co.
Director
Small Giant Games
Milford
Adam Marko-Nord
This is the first full cinematic trailer produced for the game, and we had the pleasure to work in close collaboration with Small Giant Games, writing the script, developing the designs and of course directing, animating and producing the whole film.
This is the first endeavour for Milford to produce a cinematic trailer for a game, and marks a distinct new direction in terms of look and storytelling for the studio. The film is produced entirely in key-frame animation as opposed to motion-capture, since this allowed for more versatile acting and nuanced animation that fit the design and narrative better.
