On the continent of Arad, threatened by forces from the void, heroes gather to stand together. Echoing their battles, the heroines of the ID group sing their rise, turning victories into myth and music
At Ninoc, bringing worlds to life through drawing is our raison d’être, and 2D remains our playground of choice. When Tencent approached us to create a music video for a virtual K-pop group set in the Dungeon Fighter universe, with full creative freedom, we embraced the opportunity without hesitation, even for a hybrid project blending 2D with 3D characters.
The 3D production was entrusted to our friends at Circus, while Ninoc handled the direction, storyboard, and final compositing.
THE TEAM
PRODUCTION COMPANY: NINOC STUDIO
DIRECTORS: Simon ANDRIVEAU & Romain BARRIAUX
PRODUCER: Matthieu LEENHARDT
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Iris MALARTRE
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: Clorinde BALDASSARI
TRANSLATORS: Tichila JUNKLIN, Yae-ji SHIM
IP CONSULTANT: Pierre SESMAT
STORYBOARD: Simon ANDRIVEAU & Romain BARRIAUX
STORYBOARD INTERN: Benjamin DELABAYS
MOODBOARD : Moïse HERGAUX-ESSAME
CONCEPTS: Simon ANDRIVEAU, Romain BARRIAUX
STYLE FRAME: Gerald PAREL
CHARA DESIGN : Dong KYU KIM, Sebastian DIAZ, Luz DANAEE MATEOS, Paul KWON, Victor MAURY, Tsukasa YOKOYAMA
BACKGROUNDS DESIGN: Nikita KUKOLEV, Simon ANDRIVEAU, Romain BARRIAUX
PROPS DESIGN : Nikita KUKOLEV
2D ANIMATORS: Simon ANDRIVEAU
COLORSCRIPT: Nikita KUKOLEV
2D FXs: Romain BARRIAUX
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTION: POTION PROJECTS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Viranda TANTULA
CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Viranda TANTULA, Nathan ROMERO
PRODUCER: Nathan ROMERO
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Tori GRANGER
OPERATIONS LEAD: Michael POLIER
MUSIC: POTION PROJECTS
MUSIC RIGHTS MANAGEMENT: Noah GLADSTONE, Jeff BECKER
A&R LEAD: Josh WHITE
SONG WRITERS: EJAE, Alex KARLSON, T-MA
ARRANGEMENT: T-MA, JONO
PRODUCERS: T-MA, Alex KALRSON, Nathan ROMERO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Viranda TANTULA, Michael POLIER, Noah GLADSTONE
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Tori GRANGER
MIXING: T-MA
MASTERING: T-MA
FEATURED ARTISTS: I-D, R.E.D, Jason RICHARDSON
GUITAR SOLOIST: Jason RICHARDSON
CHOREOGRAPHY: Addy CHAN & Mike SONG
PUBLISHING COMPANIES: TENCENT GAMES & NEOPLE
PROJECT PLANNING: Ivy LU, Jinny
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Mingmei LI, Bobi XU
COORDINATOR: Janice HU
ANIMATION SUPERVISOR: Lewis DJZLIU
NARRATIVE SUPERVISORS: Jane YU, Daily JIANG
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mercury LEE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Samuel FENG
Animation services provided by: CIRCUS ANIMATION STUDIO
CHIEF EXECUTIVES: Julien Villanueva & Jérôme Bacquet
CG SUPERVISOR: Jean-Baptiste Azière
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Manon Massacci
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Natacha Bartnicki
ART DIRECTORS: Léonard Plata & Sarry Long
HR SUPERVISOR: Julie Verweij
OFFICE DIRECTOR: Loïc Etienne
MODELING ARTISTS: Nicolas Rozet, Malcolm Hunt, Laura Chabani & Raphaël Guez
SURFACING ARTISTS: Cécile Floucat, Nathan Prunier & Anders Rajoelina
RIGGING SUPERVISOR: Jean-François d’Izarny
LEAD RIGGING ARTIST: Romain Tortillon de Clercq
RIGGING ARTISTS: Thomas Godechot, Kenzo Talma & Félicia Poggi
LAYOUT ARTIST: Pauline Charpentier
ANIMATION SUPERVISOR: Jonathan Perez
SENIOR ANIMATORS: Moïse Hergaux-Essame & Léa Chervet
ANIMATOR: Avril Zundel
VFX ARTISTS: Marika Deudon, Romain Gaumont & Lenny Le Valant
MATTE PAINTING SUPERVISOR: Sébastien de Louvigny
BG LAYOUT ARTISTS: Anthony Jean & Bertrand PIOCELLE
BG LAYOUT & MATTE ARTISTS: Romain Barriaux & Simon Andriveau
MATTE PAINTING ARTISTS: Alexis Liddell, Nikita Kukolev, Oliver Ryan & Khang Le
FINAL ASSEMBLY SUPERVISOR: Quentin Sanhes
LIGHTING & COMPOSITING ARTISTS: Maxime Gental, Alexia Portal & Jeremy Cisse
CTO: Arnaud Pisani
PIPELINE SUPERVISOR: Adrien Meynard
SENIOR DEVELOPER: Quentin Masingarbe
DEVELOPERS: Yoann André, Léa Vasselle-Bossy & Martin Chailloux
IT ENGINEER: Erwan Baroz
IT JUNIOR: Marwane Vignot
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/CONCEPT /KEYSHOTS /STORYBOARD /ANIMATIC
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/CONCEPT /KEYSHOTS /STORYBOARD
Hexagoon
/FULLY CRAFTED IN-HOUSE
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