EA aims to Win as One
A frenetic, colourful dive into the collective competitive spirit engendered when you don’t just play to win, but you play to Win as One.
A new campaign for the release of FIFA 21, narrated by and featuring French footballer Kylian Mbappé, has been launched.
The film, called Win as One, was created by adam&eveDDB London and is directed by Terence Neale of Park Pictures, in partnership with VFX and design studio Black Kite.
The ad follows football crews around the world as they get together to play FIFA 21, and the campaign moves the EA game away from the competitive ‘winner takes all’ attitude and taps into the spirit of collaboration that defines the next generation of creative football fans.
The spot showcases teams around the world, from street footballers who play to stand out, to teams united by fashion, and highlights that nothing beats the feeling of winning with your squad by your side, whoever you are, and at whatever level you play.
Neale directed the action remotely, with DP Kaname Onoyama shooting exclusively on iPhone. “Unique is a pretty over-used word when it comes to shoots, but the experience of making this film is that,” said Neale. “We shot in a new country almost every day with small, dedicated teams who pulled through in ways I could never imagine. I won’t say that remote shooting wasn’t a huge challenge at times, but when those moments of magic did happen – the payoff was unbeatable.”
Credits:
CLIENT: EA SPORTS
VP BRAND: David Jackson
HEAD OF MARCOM CREATIVE: Paul Marr
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Alex Elms
GLOBAL MARKETING STRATEGY LEAD: Ben Prout
GROUP SENIOR PRODUCER: Anthony Doyle
PRODUCER: Andrew Gillooley
PRODUCER: Natasha Shepherd
AGENCY: adam&eveDDB
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER: Richard Brim
CREATIVE DIRECTOR/S: Genevieve Gransden & Selma Ahmed
COPYWRITER: Selma Ahmed
ART DIRECTOR: Genevieve Gransden
HEAD OF FILM: Ben Sharpe
AGENCY PRODUCER/S: Hannah Needham
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER: Martin Beverley
PLANNER/S: David Mortimer
JOINT CEO: Mat Goff
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/S: George Fox
ACCOUNT MANAGER/S: Jake Gidley
DESIGNER/TYPOGRAPHER: Alex Fairman
MEDIA AGENCY: m/SIX Global
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Park Pictures
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Stephen Brierley / Sophie Hubble
PRODUCER: Rozanne Rocha Grey
DIRECTOR: Terence Neale
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kaname Onoyama
CINEMATOGRAPHER: (Paris unit)
ART DIRECTOR: Will Boyes
EDITING COMPANY: Trim
EDITOR: Paul Hardcastle
POST PRODUCTION: Black Kite
POST PRODUCER: Amy Richardson
VFX SUPERVISOR: Adam Crocker
2D ARTIST: Adam Crocker, George Brunt, Christopher Fraser, Lucie Brant
COLOURIST: George Kyriacou
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Raphaella Lima [EA]
SOUNDTRACK NAME AND COMPOSER: ‘She Di King’, by The N3w N3w
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION: Factory
SOUND DESIGN & MIX: Anthony Moore & Dan Beckwith
AUDIO PRODUCER: Lucy Spong
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