ESPN - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Emmy Award nominated show open created for ESPN’s broadcast of the 2022 National Championship between Alabama’s Crimsome Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs. Principle photography was shot in Miami, Florida at the Hard Rock Stadium and in studio in Los Angeles, California featuring WWE and Mandolorian star Sasha Banks. Over 50 shots of 9 different styles were supervised and creatively run by META who led a global team of artists using Houdini, Maya, C4D and Nuke.

Portals, 3D trophy builds, particle based systems and HUD animations connected the Star Wars/Avengers inspired open. A single piece of confetti, left over from the prio year’s championship motivates the build of this year’s trophy. Creative inception by producer Aimee Stokes was brough to life by directors Mike Sciallis and Martin Khodabakhshian working with DP Michael Bollacke. VFX on set and in studio supervision by John Cameron. Producers: Julie MacGlone, Aimee Stokes, Martin Khodabakhshian, Amanda Paschal. Music: Neil + Matt De Luca - Figure and Groove