The Elastic team worked hand-in-hand with The Coalition to create the sequence which takes the player on a visceral CG odyssey through the interior of Kait's body. The piece serves two purposes. Firstly, it's the opening titles for the new game in the Gears of War series - Gears5, and secondly, it's a narrative device. The film depicts a dream that Kait, the game's main protagonist, is having. The game itself starts when she wakes from the nightmare.

The aim was to create something that was visually beautiful, but also unsettlingly unpleasant. The whole piece takes place in the human body. We start on a macro level, and gradually expand out to reveal recognizable parts of the body, all under attack from a voracious virus. We could really explore this beauty / horror juxtaposition. Roiling seas of bodily fluids - Clusters of glittering amber crystal.

Credits:

Client:
Microsoft

Agency:
The Coalition

Game Director:
Rod Fergusson

Cinematics Director:
Greg Mitchell

Art Director:
Aryan Hanbeck

Producer:
Laura Kippax

External Development Manager:
Carla Rylance

Brand Manager:
Nicole Fawcette

Franchise Narrative Lead:
Bonnie Jean Mah
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VFX & Post Production Studio:
Elastic

Creative Director:
Noah Harris

Art Director:
Nadia Tzuo

Designer:
James Levy

Storyboards:
Julian Bishop

Editors:
Doron Dor, Rachel Fowler, Andrew Young, Jessica Ledoux

CG Supervisor:
Kirk Shintani

CG Lead:
Andrew Romatz

2D VFX Artists:
Peter Sidoriak, Krystal Chinn, Greg VanZyl, James Gorman, Chris Russo

3D Artists:
Jordon Gonzales, Colton Smarz, Josh Dyer, Mike Dupree, Michael Cardenas, Mikey Rodgers, Daniel Jenson, Danka Chiang, Jun Kim, Miguel Salek, Weiyo Sha, Mason Dash, Michael Bettinardi, Chris Meek, Caleb Ollivant, Ariana Ziae-Mohseni, Aemilia Mariani Widoddo, Ian Ruhfass
Previz Artists: Chris Leone, Paulo De Almada, Chris Clyne

Online Editors:
Jim Pierce, James Buongiorno

Producer:
Ashlie Iacocca

Coordinator:
HJ Kim

Pitch Producer:
Sarah Gamazo

Executive Producer:
Luke Colson

Head of Production:
Kate Berry

Managing Director:
Jennifer Sofio Hall
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Color Studio:
a52 Color

Colorist:
Paul Yacono

Color Assistant:
Corey Martinez

Color Producer:
Jenny Bright

Executive Producer:
Thatcher Peterson