Activision Asks You to Save Lattes, Puppies and Binge Watching in Funny Destiny 2 Trailer
72andSunny Created Hyper-Localized Films for Different Markets
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Activision's new trailer for its "Destiny 2" game (released Sept. 6.) asks players to imagine, in a hilarious way, that everything in the world they cherish has gone. That includes skinny no-foam vanilla lattes, binge-watching, the Grand Canyon and puppies.
At the start of the game, Lord Ghaul and the Red Legion have taken everything and forced Guardians from their own homes. To make this relevant to players' everyday life, Activision and agency 72andSunny's global team used cultural research to produce a list of beloved local items in cities such as Munich, Paris, London, Los Angeles, and more, and featured each in hyper-localized trailers for these markets.
Hollywood director Jordan Vogt-Roberts ("Kong: Skull Island") of RSA Films helmed the films, with VFX provided by Framestore. The L.A. trailer, seen here, includes surprise parties, ketchup and mustard, love songs, late night texts and Taco Tuesdays, all of which are seen being blown up in slo-mo in front of their eyes. (In other territories, the lists are quite different: the U.K., for instance, can't bear the thought of losing slippers, fry-ups and roasts, while the French cherish saucisson, tartiflette, bread and macarons, and the Germans currywurst, weisswurst and garden gnomes.)
It's all done with a deft comedic touch; for example, the Grand Canyon explosion hardly touches the place, and the adorable puppies are what gets the hardended warriors all emotional. The Beastie Boy's "Sabotage" provides an energetic soundtrack.
Credits
- Date
- Aug 31, 2017
- Agency :
- 72andSunny
- Brand :
- Activision Destiny 2
- Client :
- Activision Destiny 2
- Director :
- Jordan Vogt-Roberts
- Production Company :
- RSA Films
- Chief Executive Officer :
- Eric Hirshberg
- Chief Marketing Officer :
- Tim Ellis
- Senior Vice President, Consumer Marketing :
- Todd Harvey
- Vice President, Consumer Marketing :
- Matt Small
- Consumer Marketing Director :
- Alonso Velasco
- Senior Manager of Consumer Marketing :
- Pam Piscitello
- Associate Manager of Consumer Marketing :
- Edgar Gamez
- Chief Executive Officer :
- Matt Jarvis
- Founder :
- Glenn Cole
- Creative Co-Chair :
- Glenn Cole
- Creative Co-Chair :
- John Boiler
- Founder :
- John Boiler
- Group Creative Director :
- Matthew Curry
- Creative Director :
- Rob Teague
- Designer :
- Rob Teague
- Creative Director :
- Tim Wolfe
- Writer :
- Tim Wolfe
- Senior Writer :
- Samuel Moore
- Senior Writer :
- Armando Samuels
- Senior Designer :
- Juri Zaech
- Senior Designer :
- Chase Madrid
- Chief Production Officer :
- Tom Dunlap
- Senior Producer :
- Jeff Yee
- Film Producer :
- Lydia Sullivan
- Film Producer :
- Nick Phillips
- Director, Strategy :
- Bryan Smith
- Director, Strategy :
- Daniel Teng
- Strategist :
- Jake Watt
- Brand Director :
- Simon Hall
- Senior Brand Manager :
- Travis Cross
- Brand Coordinator :
- Christina Nordin
- Partnerships and Legal Director :
- Kallie Halbach
- Partnerships and Legal Manager :
- Jesse Sinkiewicz
- Partnerships and Legal Coordinator :
- Kelsey Buehler
- Destiny World and Characters Created by :
- Bungie
- Production Company :
- RSA Films
- Director :
- Jordan Vogt-Roberts
- Editorial :
- Cut + Run
- Visual Effects/Telecine :
- Framestore
- Finishing :
- Jogger Studios
- Costumes :
- Legacy Effects
- Recording Studio/Mix :
- Lime Studios
- Sound Design :
- Formosa Group
- Track :
- Sabotage
- Performer :
- Beastie Boys
- Writer :
- M. Diamond
- Writer :
- A. Horovitz
- Writer :
- A. Yauch
- Courtesy of :
- Universal Music Group
- Managing Director :
- James Razzall
- Creative Director :
- Alex Thomas
- Senior Visual Effects Producer :
- Rachel Mariscal Creasey
- Visual Effects Supervisor :
- James Healy
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