Champions League 24/25 Promo
I was tasked with creating a retro game themed promo ahead of this year’s Champions League draw for the 24/25 season. I collaborated with the studio team to create this playful animation showcasing Raiola’s european talent. I used a 3D foosball table and added textures to the table, players and ball. After rendering each scene, I used the camera to place the background in the 3D space and added lens flares for depth.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
Kit Design - Matt Beling
3D Animation/compositing/video edit - Richard Chambers
Chelsea vs Bournemouth Promo Social
For this exciting promo I invested lots of time making this as this was for final day of a successful Premiership season for Justin Kluivert. I used the theme of the London underground for this promo which required lots of 3D animation.
I created a rough edit with Justin’s best goals as a guide for the pacing and used each goal as a texture in Cinema 4D. I used a model and created textures like the Piccadilly line map using Bournemouth’s recent form as the line map. I modelled the station using lots of repeated geometry and lights. I used lots of reference images to create the station and train interior and used redshift’s ‘post effects’ to create a LED lit scene.
I took the render from Cinema 4D and added some color correction in After Effects before adding the sound edit in Premiere. I used the Premier League theme tune, match commentary and sound effects from the London underground.
Gianluigi Donnarumma x Jordan Dawson - Adidas Football
In this collaboration with Jordan Dawson and Adidas, this video celebrates Gianluigi Donnarumma’s European 2020 themed football boots. I was supplied the footage from Jordan and added audio, light leaks and grain.
Milan vs PSG Social Promo
I love it when a plan comes together! Inspired by Spiderman: Far from Home’ and Marvel, the studio team had a tight deadline ahead of this fixture and with a team effort, we came together to create this cute homage to the friendly neighbourhood Spiderman.
We sourced images from the San Siro and the Champs-Élysées and I created a Doctor Strange themed vortex as a transition between the two cities. I sourced a 3D object of the Eiffel Tower and added Champions League lighting to make the tower darker on a champions league night. I animated the 3D type in Cinema 4D using the movie poster as a reference. Using the illustrations, I composited the elements for the scene and used a Marvel themed audio for the video.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
Design - Matt Beling
Motion/video Edit - Richard Chambers
Donnarumma's Return to Wembley
I worked alongside an illustrator for this promo, reliving Donnarumma’s historical penalty save from the Euro 2020 Final. Using the illustrations, I comped 2D crowd into the stadium and added stock 2D footage for the anime elements. I edited the shots together with Italian commentary as the audio track and designed the matchday graphic as the endframe.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
Compositing and edit - Richard Chambers
Champions League 23/24 Opening Night Social
Inspired by the Marvel intro, I used illustrations of Raiola’s champions league players mixed with comic page loops for the background and created a camera move revealing the illustrated players with ink bleed transitions.
I then created an exploded type animation with footage set inside the letters before the camera rests in front of the Raiola logo.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
3D/Motion - Richard Chambers