SAB KHILADI
Free Fire India
Character Design & Background Art
Medium
Mixed Media
Launch Date
26 August 2021
Client
Isha Mangalmurti
The sound of gunfire above brought our attention to the skies. A parachute gently glided towards the studio, carrying a tiny package with a strange emblem on it. As we watched, it landed in our balcony… and exploded.
It was a small, mostly harmless explosion, but we can still remember the crackling and hissing as ash filled the air. The smoke eventually cleared to reveal, at the site of the explosion, an invite from Isha Mangalmurti to help out on Free Fire India’s 4nniversary music video - Sab Khiladi!
Our tasks were simple -
Character Design
We took on a total of eight characters, four on each side.
On the protagonists' side, four new characters from the game had to have their designs simplified for animation, and be given the likeness of the four rappers from the music video - Rahul Rahi, Maze, Noor, and Naveen.
For the antagonists, we had to simplify existing character designs from the game to be better suited for animation.
Background Art
The story was set in a fictional rendition of the slums of Dharavi, splashed with colour and vibrance to match the feel of the game and characters. We adopted a style suited to the video and the project timeline, but one where we could spend a good amount of time filling up the smaller details on frame.
Full Team
Character Designs:
Sailesh Gopalan
Character Sheets:
Sailesh Gopalan
Preetham Gunalan
Background Layouts:
Derek Domnic Dsouza
Vibhav Singh
Background Clean-up:
Preetham Gunalan
Sailesh Gopalan
Background Painting:
Derek Domnic Dsouza
Vibhav Singh
