ABOUT
WORK
ABOUT
WORK
The production for TGS2023×CR CUP STREET FIGHTER 6 opening video. This event was held offline on the main stage ofTokyo Game Show 2023.
Crazy Raccoon Cup is a gaming tournament organized by the pro-gaming team “Crazy Raccoon” for the purpose of expanding the world of esports. It is an online event that features those active in various fields of work such as pro-gamers, streamers, creators, and talents.
Crazy Raccoon Cup is a gaming tournament organized by the pro-gaming team “Crazy Raccoon” for the purpose of expanding the world of esports. It is an online event that features those active in various fields of work such as pro-gamers, streamers, creators, and talents.
Hold that pressure. Speak with your fist.
This work is centered around a fist monument that symbolizes Crazy Raccoon Cup Street Fighter 6.
The story goes on to tell how the hype around the first tournament lead to the creation of a floating land.
The story goes on to tell how the hype around the first tournament lead to the creation of a floating land.
Power, battles, victory. The monumental figure of a fist to commemorate the history of street fighter is placed in the center of this grand world scape to tell the impact of its glory.
“Hold that pressure. Speak with your fist”, is a phrase that was based on the protagonist of Street Fighter, Ryu. The project’s theme lines with the quote, “Carrying your pride, your teammate and fan’s supports alike all on your own is quite the pressure, but with that pressure, is how you get to the top”.
The great land of memories
“The great floating land is created by the memories and images of people on earth. The crystals that make up the land dissolves once people's memories fade.
To create a new land will require the memory to stay with the people. But such feat will hardly occur in a world of peace. So, in order to maintain its shape, the celestial world drops a seed of war on land. Giving people a false sense of hope that those who emerge victorious with the crystals would be able to enter the realm of the floating land.”
To create a new land will require the memory to stay with the people. But such feat will hardly occur in a world of peace. So, in order to maintain its shape, the celestial world drops a seed of war on land. Giving people a false sense of hope that those who emerge victorious with the crystals would be able to enter the realm of the floating land.”
We gave the effect of the crystal growing as the players aim for victory.
Instead of a simple and pure texture on the crystal, we gave it an icy look to show the coldness of the environment.
“Thus, the crystals formed, carrying the memories of those who fought through intense battles, sculpting their bravery. Those that emerged victorious in their battles most certainly ended up in the great land, as a form as a stone statue.”
We carved in reactions of the victors from the first tournament, as well as using sounds sampled from metal parts to enhance the texture of the stones.
We use strobe light to shine the abstract space covered in crystals.
“However, such memories are not eternal, and the statue of those victors crack with time, the land barren with only the fist remaining. Seeking for more memories, parts of the fist are thrown onto land once again. The battles resumes.”
The dynamic expressions that are used in between the gaps are created through rigid body simulation, aiming for a dramatic and cinematic climax.
The destroyed monument and shattered space, beams of light illuminating the city, shining crystals, these are some of the elements used to saturate and express this scene.
The city that's lighted through unique color scheme in this final shot is one that is cinematic and serious, yet still giving a playful and a sense of freedom in this world building.
The Aura of the Champion of Disorder
Our goal through the typography was to show the “aggressiveness of street culture” and the “formalities of a stage”. The graffiti art we used is a style called tagging and was used to design the tags for the participating teams.
Our animations on the other hand has an elegant touch to it as per the design and the concept used in some of the words on screen. The tagging typography are then spotlighted through speed and creating them out from the rest.
Our animations on the other hand has an elegant touch to it as per the design and the concept used in some of the words on screen. The tagging typography are then spotlighted through speed and creating them out from the rest.
The music in this project was composed with the idea of the game and culture in mind, using Trap EDM as a base. In order to heighten the anxiety in the beginning, the soundtrack is inspired by the game’s BGM using synth sound and a deep echo.
When parts of the floating land falls to the land, we added in a melodic dubstep to emphasize the extraordinary powers. The hard beating rhythm with the moving Melody represents the determination of the challengers.
When parts of the floating land falls to the land, we added in a melodic dubstep to emphasize the extraordinary powers. The hard beating rhythm with the moving Melody represents the determination of the challengers.
Production Credits
Production
nim
Direction + Edit + Post Effects
Nate
3D Direction + 3D Design
NXTERIUM
3D Composite
NXTERIUM, Takuan Paradise
Graphic Design
Kaoru Miyazaki
2D Motion Design
Tatsuya Suga, Nate
Music + Sound Design
Mameyudoufu
Script
Nate, NXTERIUM
Script
Iori Shiro
Special Thanks
Seedless Watermelon, Hamaryo, Jun
etc.
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