{"id":141,"date":"2026-07-31T08:16:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/index.php\/work\/league-of-legends-giants\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:16:28","slug":"league-of-legends-giants","status":"publish","type":"eliz_project","link":"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/index.php\/work\/league-of-legends-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants \/ League of Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>London, England<\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@thelinestudio.com\">info@thelinestudio.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><button><\/button><\/p>\n<nav>\n<div>\n<ul><!--[--><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/\"><span><\/span><span>Home<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/work\"><span><\/span><span>Work<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/entertainment\"><span><\/span><span>Entertainment<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/about\"><span><\/span><span>About<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/blog\"><span><\/span><span>Feed<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/podcast\"><span><\/span><span>Podcast<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/contact\"><span><\/span><span>Contact<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/shop\"><span><\/span><span>Shop<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<p><!--]--><\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><em>\/<\/em> Let&#8217;s Talk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@thelinestudio.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\"><span>info@thelinestudio.com <!--&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"912\"><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\n<div><span>00<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>24<\/span><span>\u00a0fps<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-b402eb9f>\n<div data-v-b402eb9f>\n<div data-v-b402eb9f><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>24FPS <span><em>\/<\/em>\u00a03:18<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>Branded<\/li>\n<p><!--]--><\/ul>\n<p><span><\/span>3:18<\/p>\n<p>October \u201819<\/p>\n<p>THE LINE \u00a9 MMXXVI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1><span>Giants <em>\/<\/em> League of Legends <\/span><\/h1>\n<div><button><span>The Crew <!--&gt;<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n\n<button><\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>[--><!--]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--&gt;<span><\/span>]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-b402eb9f>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><span>In early 2019, we were invited to collaborate with Riot Games on a music video for \u201cTrue Damage,\u201d a virtual, global hip-hop collective composed of characters recast from the League of Legends universe. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>Behind the line<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>\n<p>Director<\/p>\n<p><span><!--[--><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/work\">Max Taylor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/work\">Tim McCourt<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/work\">Wesley Louis<\/a><!--]--><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Client<\/p>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<p>Riot Games<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<p><!--]--><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--[--><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div><video playsinline muted autoplay loop><\/video><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><button><!--[--><!--]--><\/button><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Giants \/ League of Legends <\/div>\n<p><span><\/span> 3:18<\/p>\n<p>THE LINE \u00a9 MMXXVI<\/p>\n<div>Play<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><video playsinline controls autoplay><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><\/span><!--]--><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Their debut song, \u201cGIANTS,\u201d would feature the vocal stylings of Becky G, Keke Palmer, Soyeon of (G)I-DLE, Duckwrth, and Thutmose. Despite the fact that all the characters in the film are animated, we knew we needed to bring a layer of realism and believability to the world, so we decided to approach it as if it were a live action music video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-b402eb9f><!--[--><\/p>\n<div><!--[--><\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"3600\"><\/figure>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>THE STORY<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Each champion in the video inhabits a different location within a sprawling urban city. As we travel from location to location, we learn more about our crew and the places that make them who they are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>Character Design<\/h2>\n<h3><span>Model Sheet<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--&gt;\n\n<div>\n\n<div>[--><\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1417\"><figcaption><em>\/<\/em> \u00a9 Designs Copyright Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1417\"><figcaption><em>\/<\/em> \u00a9 Designs Copyright Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1417\"><figcaption><em>\/<\/em> \u00a9 Designs Copyright Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1417\"><figcaption><em>\/<\/em> \u00a9 Designs Copyright Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1417\"><figcaption><em>\/<\/em> \u00a9 Designs Copyright Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>MEDLINE FANTASY AND REALITY <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>We worked closely with Riot to develop a piece of work that would seamlessly weave together real and fantasy elements while feeling authentic to both the game and the musical genre. Despite the fact that all the characters in the film are animated, we knew we needed to bring a layer of realism and believability to the world, so we decided to approach it as if it were a live action music video. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div><video playsinline muted autoplay loop><\/video><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>We teamed up with choreographer Suzette Brissett to create a library of performance reference that would help our animators bring the characters to life as authentically as possible. To represent League of Legends&#8217; groundbreaking partnership with Louis Vuitton, we included the Prestige version of Qiyana, designed by Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re, Louis Vuitton\u2019s Artistic Director of Women\u2019s Collections, to further bridge the gap between fantasy and reality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--&gt;<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>[--><\/p>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>ART DIRECTION<\/h2>\n<h3>Colour Script<\/h3>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"5998\" height=\"3325\"><\/figure>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>EPIC SCALE<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The project was directed at The Line in close collaboration with Riot. We brought together a team of over 70 artists and production staff from around the world to make the film a reality, making use of 2D animation, 3D animation, VR cameras, hand painted backgrounds, as well as live action footage, shot in Paris\u2014the site of the League of Legends 2019 World Championships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--&gt;\n\n<div>\n\n<div>[--><\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"2248\" height=\"1071\"><!--&gt;<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"2248\" height=\"1071\">--><\/figure>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"2248\" height=\"1071\"><!--&gt;<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"2248\" height=\"1071\">--><\/figure>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"2248\" height=\"1071\"><!--&gt;<\/figure>\n\n]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--[--><\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"845\"><\/figure>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>\/\u00a0<\/span>Behind the curtain<\/h2>\n<h3><span>The Crew<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>\u25cf Production Company<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0The Line in collaboration with Riot Games\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Directors<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Wesley Louis\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Max Taylor\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Tim McCourt\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Executive Producer<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0James Duveen\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Sam Taylor\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Producer<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Hanae Seida\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Production Managers<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Billie Segal\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Isobel Stenhouse\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Editor<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Max Taylor\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Storyboards<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Mohamed Fadera\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Tom Fox\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Louis Kynd\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Venla Linna\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Tim McCourt\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Gervais Merryweather\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Michael Schlingmann\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Ditte Wad\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Art Director<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Antoine Perez\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Concept Art<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Bjorn-Erik Aschim\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Richard Anderson\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Mohamed Fadera\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Igor Piwowarczyk\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Character Design<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Phil Bourassa\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Chase Conley\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Chris Copeland\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Yino Huan\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Venla Linna\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Wesley Louis\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Jules Rigolle\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0LeSean Thomas\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Ditte Wad\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf 3D Generalist<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Tom Flavelle\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf 3D Layout<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Luke Gibbard\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Neal Petty\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Paul Rice\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf VR Camera Setup<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Simon Legrand at The Mocap Studio\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Animation<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Bruno Cohen Castelnuovo\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Maxime Delalande\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Yino Huan\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Amanda Jespersen Holm\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Venla Linna\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Wesley Louis\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0L\u00e9a Rey-Mauzaize\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Diego Porral\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Pierre Rutz\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Michael Schlingmann\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Andrea Simonti\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf FX Animation<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Hozen Britto\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Sam Taylor\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Animation Assist Lead<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Denise Dean\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Setareh Seto\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Animation Assist<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Liam Engels\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Francisco Moutinho de Magalh\u00e3es\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Shadow Animation<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Ludivine Berthouloux\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Ryan Fairbanks\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Pam Hansel\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Colour Assist<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Victoria Budgett\u00a0<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>\u00a0Skye van der Walt\u00a0<\/span><b>\u25cf Cleanup &amp; 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