God of War From Ashes

Trailer for Sony Entertainment
Since being deceived into murdering his wife and child, the warrior Kratos has endlessly sought to avenge the deed he was tricked into committing. His pain and rage are made vivid in the “From Ashes” trailer that aired during Super Bowl XLVII to promote the upcoming God of War: Ascension.

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what we did

When asked, “what drives a warrior to relentless brutality?” We answered with this trailer. It was important to capture everything in live action, so we worked with Quantum Creation FX to cast Kratos and humanize his features.

 
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Watch the VFX breakdown below to see what was done in post-production.

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credits

  • director: karin fong

  • producer: jon hassell

  • line producer: adam lawson

  • designers: theo daley, grant lau, karin fong, jeremy cox

  • animators: nate homan, josh delaney

  • editor: zach kilroy

  • concept artists: alan williams, max strizich, steven lee, lindsey mayer-beug

  • compositors: jeremy cox, chase massingill, brian houlihan, adam levine, andrew chung

  • vfx supervisor: jeremy cox

  • senior vfx artist: allan mckay

  • matte painter: marco lozzi

  • color: damien van der cruyssen

  • director of photography: trent opaloch

  • 2nd director of photography: dallas sterling

  • 1st assistant director: travis gold

  • production designer: bruce mccloskey

  • music: ellie goulding - "holding on"

  • original remix: will benoit

  • executive producer: gabriel marquez