Promo cinematic for VCT Champions 2025
Client: Riot Games
Role: Cinematic Director, Lead Lighting/Rendering/Compositing.
Credits:
Storyboard
Zhi Kang — Storyboard artist
Animation
Laura Ruiz Chóliz — Lead Character Animator
Cintia Sabater Vilchez — Character Animator
Adrian Lim — Character Animator
Rory Marchant — Character Animator
DMP
Chris Ostrowski — Background and Color Key Artist
Gabriel dos Anjo — Background artist
Zhi Kang — Storyboard artist
Animation
Laura Ruiz Chóliz — Lead Character Animator
Cintia Sabater Vilchez — Character Animator
Adrian Lim — Character Animator
Rory Marchant — Character Animator
DMP
Chris Ostrowski — Background and Color Key Artist
Gabriel dos Anjo — Background artist
Illustration
Eric Xie — Illustrator
Lighting, Rendering, Compositing
Slava Leshchenko — Lead Lighting/Compositing
Aurélien Thuillier — Compositing
Eric Xie — Illustrator
Lighting, Rendering, Compositing
Slava Leshchenko — Lead Lighting/Compositing
Aurélien Thuillier — Compositing
2D Animation & Motion
Caique Oliveira — Motion Designer and 2D Animator
João Renato Nicoli — Motion Designer and 2D Animator
Caio Muranaka — 2D Animator
Caique Oliveira — Motion Designer and 2D Animator
João Renato Nicoli — Motion Designer and 2D Animator
Caio Muranaka — 2D Animator
Massive assembly
Jason Yeh — Executive producer
Jeanha Park — Line producer
Slava Leshchenko — Cinematic Director / Creative Producer
Jason Yeh — Executive producer
Jeanha Park — Line producer
Slava Leshchenko — Cinematic Director / Creative Producer
Rigging and pipeline support
Company: Twisted Mountain
Chris Nelder
Brittany Moore
Kyle Holmsen
Rafael Pacheco
Company: Twisted Mountain
Chris Nelder
Brittany Moore
Kyle Holmsen
Rafael Pacheco
2D FX
Company: Unkai
Peter Antoniew — Producer
Erwin Rieffel — 2DFX supervisor
Julie Capmas — 2DFX animator
Company: Unkai
Peter Antoniew — Producer
Erwin Rieffel — 2DFX supervisor
Julie Capmas — 2DFX animator
Riot
Score: Raven
Story: Dylan Bates
Producer: Adam Watson
Score: Raven
Story: Dylan Bates
Producer: Adam Watson