Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Audio/Visual Campaign

DETAILS

This project was a Clio-winning audio/visual launch campaign done with the exceptional team at We Are Royale. Adventure-travel was the theme for the launch campaign, and it leveraged Rhys Darby as it's hilarious pitchman for the Tural "Board of Turalsim", a tourism board who wanted to welcome players new and old to the shores of Tural a mysterious tropical island, and the next destination for Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion, Dawntrail.

For this project, I was a Senior Art Director / Creative lead and was responsible for or several elements, including overall campaign look and feel, motion design, game trailer, and the campaign microsite & ARG elements. This project was one of the highlights of my career, and awesome to work with so many talented people.

PROJECT AWARDS

Integrated Campaign
Audio Visual Campaign
Use of Influencer & Talent

ART DIRECTION & MOTION DESIGN

Tapping into the tourism/resort look and feel was a hallmark of the campaign. That resonated through everything, starting with the art direction and motion design toolkit

LAUNCH CAMPAIGN WITH RHYS DARBY

Having a comedic talent like Rhys Darby act as the Board of Turalsim Deputy Director was the best pitch man a creative team could ask for. He was the perfect match for the campaign’s adventure/tourism angle and fans LOVED it.

INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN

The integrated campaign elements were cromprised of a “Board of Turalism” microsite styled after tourism sites, as well as an ARG component that wove a hidden map throughout the entire site. With clues hidden in blog posts, site content, and even a chatbot, the ARG enticed would-be adverture enthusiats to come to Tural by completing the puzzle and assembling an illustrated map  that was misplaced by the board’s intern.

BOARD OF TURALISM: MICROSITE

ALL WEBPAGES

BOARD OF TURALISM: ARG COMPONENTS

HIDDEN ILLUSTRATED MAP

CREDITS

AGENCY: We Are Royale

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Brien Holman

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Loren Judah

CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Amanda Hanig

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR: Markus Walker

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR: Steven Kirklys

EDITORS: Ted Neckar, Maggie Ramsey

AWARDS

Integrated Campaign
Audio Visual Campaign
Use of Influencer & Talent