Outlier Games & DreamHarvest Games contracted me to make this trailer to announce Mars Attracts ! a roller-coaster/zoo-Tycoon type game, where trapping humans is actually what you're expected to do hehe.
Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/
Website:
https://www.marsattracts.com/
Art direction: Sammy Khalid
Outlier gave me a precise storyboard, and assets from the game for the final shot, along the rigged Martian model.
I mocked up the shots with 3d assets to validate the final film, before baking the lighting on cleanly unfolded geometry, and painting over everything. I designed the atronaut from a CC4 base, while doing the facial mocap in iClone 8. Humans & Martian bodies where keyframed.
Sammy provided support on stylisation to match closely the art direction of the game.
Most viewed Gamescom 2024 game trailer on IGN youtube, even in front of STALKER 2 !!
Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/
Website:
https://www.marsattracts.com/
Work in progress halfway throught the production, with some experiments on the atronaut design and facial mocap. The chubby version haha.