ASSASSIN’S CREED STORIES PART II, 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION – VOD PRESENTATION
THE PROJECT
Ubisoft launched Assassin’s Creed Stories in 2021; a home for their Assassin’s Creed transmedia initiative, where articles, novels, webtoons, comics, videos and other types of content regarding the AC expanded universe could be found.
THE CHALLENGE
Ubisoft asked us to create a 30-minute VOD for Assassin’s Creed Stories Part II. The video had to feature Assassin’s Creed’s content creators, promote the expanded universe, and raise awareness of the title’s 15th anniversary celebrations.
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TAKEOFF'S SOLUTION
Due to global travel restrictions, social distancing measures and other challenges brought by COVID-19, it made sense to organise a ‘faux-live’ VOD, in that context. Hosted by Assassin’s Creed Community Developer, Sebasteann Barradas, he spoke live with five content creators, recording the interactions, over video conferencing software.
Sebasteann spoke with Ubisoft Lead Writer, Alex Harakis; Script Writer, Alexander Freed; Podcast Producer, Clément Lesaffre; Senior Transmedia Content Manager, Etienne Bouvier; and Author, Kate Hartfield.
We took each of Sebasteann’s interview segments and edited them together to create a ‘live’ narrative interview, where each creator was able to discuss their projects in-depth.
Importantly, this format allowed the viewer to not only see the upcoming projects for the Assassin’s Creed expanded universe, but also showed the richness of and depth of Ubisoft’s transmedia initiative. As well as organising the interviews, editing, optimising sound and image quality, TAKEOFF also subtitled the video and created a GFX package and assets, including static and animated AC key art.
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