Champions League 24/25 Promo
I was tasked with creating a retro game themed promo ahead of this year’s Champions League draw for the 24/25 season. I collaborated with the studio team to create this playful animation showcasing Raiola’s european talent. I used a 3D foosball table and added textures to the table, players and ball. After rendering each scene, I used the camera to place the background in the 3D space and added lens flares for depth.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
Kit Design - Matt Beling
3D Animation/compositing/video edit - Richard Chambers
Match Day and Transfer Graphics
Here are a selection of Matchday graphics and transfer graphics I created in Photoshop. Using player action and media day shots, I was tasked with creating cool and dramatic match day graphics for upcoming fixtures for Justin Kluivert, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Luca Pellegrini and the transfer graphics for Calvin Stengs, Micky Van De Ven and Mitchel Bakker.
Gianluigi Donnarumma x Jordan Dawson - Adidas Football
In this collaboration with Jordan Dawson and Adidas, this video celebrates Gianluigi Donnarumma’s European 2020 themed football boots. I was supplied the footage from Jordan and added audio, light leaks and grain.
Milan vs PSG Social Promo
I love it when a plan comes together! Inspired by Spiderman: Far from Home’ and Marvel, the studio team had a tight deadline ahead of this fixture and with a team effort, we came together to create this cute homage to the friendly neighbourhood Spiderman.
We sourced images from the San Siro and the Champs-Élysées and I created a Doctor Strange themed vortex as a transition between the two cities. I sourced a 3D object of the Eiffel Tower and added Champions League lighting to make the tower darker on a champions league night. I animated the 3D type in Cinema 4D using the movie poster as a reference. Using the illustrations, I composited the elements for the scene and used a Marvel themed audio for the video.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
Design - Matt Beling
Motion/video Edit - Richard Chambers
Donnarumma's Return to Wembley
I worked alongside an illustrator for this promo, reliving Donnarumma’s historical penalty save from the Euro 2020 Final. Using the illustrations, I comped 2D crowd into the stadium and added stock 2D footage for the anime elements. I edited the shots together with Italian commentary as the audio track and designed the matchday graphic as the endframe.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
Compositing and edit - Richard Chambers
Champions League 23/24 Opening Night Social
Inspired by the Marvel intro, I used illustrations of Raiola’s champions league players mixed with comic page loops for the background and created a camera move revealing the illustrated players with ink bleed transitions.
I then created an exploded type animation with footage set inside the letters before the camera rests in front of the Raiola logo.
Illustration - Sasha Balan
3D/Motion - Richard Chambers