Honkai Star Rail - "Tick-Tock! Let’s Dream Together!"
June 7th 2024
New collaboration with the esteemed director Salvador Simó for creating a Rubber Hose-inspired short film promo titled "Tick-Tock! Let’s Dream Together!"
This promotional piece is dedicated to MiHoYo's space fantasy role-playing video game, Honkai: Star Trail.
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In pursuing visual storytelling excellence, we engaged Salvador Simó, a Goya Awards winner, and partnered with the distinguished French production service house Appetit. Together, we embarked on a creative journey and collaborated internationally with teams in China, France, Spain, and Argentina, resulting in a truly unique and visually compelling short film.
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Honkai: Star Rail, the subject of our film, is a gacha game where players employ in-game currency to acquire items, obtainable through gameplay or real-world funds.
"Tick-Tock! Let’s Dream Together!" unfolds a guided exploration of the Penacony planet, a grand megastructure featuring the exquisite Hotel Reverie and our central character, "Clock Boy."
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Clock Boy, A.K.A Clockie adds a dash of style to this tour by riding his skateboard and, sometimes, riding on some pizza slices, too! A Master of Ceremony who possesses the super power skill to rewind time by turning back the key in its head.
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Additionally, a psychedelic beverage advertisement within the storyline enhances the overall visual experience, characterized by 60s aesthetics and the tagline: "One bubble, your wishes shine bright; one sip, and your dreams take light!"
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Credits:
Name: Honkai: Star Rail "Tick Tock! Let's Dream Together!"
Client: MiHoYo
Production Co: Final Frontier
Director: Salvador Simó
Executive Producers: Eric Zheng, Gabriel Murgue, Gus Karam and Juan Manuel Freire.
Production Service: Appétit
Line Producer: Mechi Serrano
Projet Manager: Wei Zhou (Keira)
Account Manager: Catherine Fong
Coordinator: Sarah Bariset
Supervisor & Compositing Lead: Antoine Quairiat
Visual Development Artist: Charlotte Cousquer
Storyboard & Animatic Artists: Iman Kaguirova & Desi Garrido Romero
Background Design: Diego Cambrian, Alexane Rich, Charlotte Cousquer & Edouard Pitula
Character Design: Océane Payan
Animation Artists: Louis Holmes, Lae Appollonia, Florian Perron, Fernando Corrales Linares, Julien Marret, Peter Lowey, Lise Legiers, Mario Serrano & Océane Payan.
Clean-up Supervisor: Paula Burdiel
Clean-up Artists: Emeric Venière, Alvaro García Del Pulgar, Tom Cottais, Eva Lagrange, Manon Dubreuil
Sofia Fernandez, Javier Saavedra, Manon Drouet, Alexis Giraud, Tonin Contour & Timon Chapelon.
FX Artist: Lewis Barr
Compositing Artists: Antoine Quairiat, Vadim Lorrain & Vicente Ziegler