Psyop teamed up with Finnish game developer Next Games on “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land,” the cinematic trailer for their upcoming mobile game based on AMC’s critically acclaimed TV series “The Walking Dead.” The trailer premiered at AMC’s The Walking Dead booth at San Diego Comic Con International on July 23rd and has already become an online sensation among fans and gamers alike, with conspiracy theories abounding around Psyop’s latest cinematic.
Developed by Next Games in close collaboration with AMC, the game will feature themes familiar to the TV series, where characters fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic, walker-infested world.
Marie Hyon and Marco Spier of Psyop directed the trailer.
Credits
Client Next Games/The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land Production Psyop Marie Hyon, Marco Spier, directors; Christian Bach, TD; Lucia Grillo, EP; Ryan Mack, Nick Read, producers; Lauren Indovina, Eunice Kim, Anh Vu, designers; Todd Akita, Christian Bach, VFX; Oliver Castle, Bryan Eck, Briana Franceschini, Kwan Au, modelers; Michael Altman, rigger/3D animator; Kwan Au, Oliver Castle, Briana Franceschini, Jonathan Lee, lighters; Ben Chan, storyboard artist; Bo Kim, Tobey Lindback, Danica Parry, Max Kornev, compositors; Joerg Liebold, VFX supervisor. 3D Scanning Another World Studios Music Song: Maggie Greene-”The Parting Glass” Sound Design/Mix Ari Pulkkinen. Editorial Jonathan Vitagliano, editor.
The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.
This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.
