Shotopop and Riot team up for a show stopping opener in Vegas

Riot kicked off their Teamfight Tactics event in Las Vegas with an epic show opener from Shotopop.

London based studio, Shotopop (via US reps Psyop), have continued their creative collaboration with Riot Games on another explosive event film for their TFT Vegas Open which took place on 8th-10th of December. A few months prior, the team crafted the visuals for the Masters leg of the 2023 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), which took place in Tokyo.

This time, Teamfight Tactics megastars Pengu and Choncc have had a Las Vegas makeover. Enter, Vegas Pengu and Vegas Choncc.

Riot Games – Teamfight Tactics Vegas Open

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Creative Director Carin Standford
Creative Director Casper Franken
Animation Director Dipankar Sengupta
Sound/Music Riot Music
Producer Donna Marie Howard
Art Director Mike Hughes

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The film sees TFT’s VIP players and hosts arrive at the MGM Grand in Vegas, ready for a one of a kind, supreme esport event.

Stylistically, Shotopop were challenged to depict each player’s personality and make their walkout moment unique to each of them. They created brief moments of aesthetic shifts to highlight the players’ identities and individuality, while also using those moments to accentuate TFT attributes and pop in some easter eggs for the TFT community.

Shotopop said “We love collaborating with Riot. The team truly worked collaboratively with us always aiming to bring more interesting solutions to the table to push the project forward. Excited for more collaborations in the future!”

Shotopop are all about the details. From character references to the neons featured throughout, everything delivered under their masterful eye is carefully considered, and it’s these details that also inspired TFT Vegas Open merchandise and various branding touchpoints for the event. And now we wait for the next collaboration...