LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLDS ‘21:
QUARTER FINALS

League of Legends Worlds is the largest esports event by viewership in the world. In 2021, the event drew over 73 million peak concurrent viewers. The Quarterfinals stage marks a shift from the earlier round-robin format to high-stakes best-of-five (Bo5) team matchups, where every game is a fierce head-to-head battle.

To capture the intensity of the League of Legends Worlds Quarterfinals, we created a high-octane film trailer that framed each match-up like an epic clash in a battle arena. Riot challenged us to make this the most intense, competition-focused video of the entire campaign—something that felt raw, visceral, and uncompromising.

Client: Riot Games
Year: 2021

Director, Writer: Josh Frackleton
Executive Producers: Nick Brown & Josh Frackleton
Producers: Douglas Kerr, Nick Brown
Director of Photography: Daniel Williams
2nd Unit Director: Dorian Tocker
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Adam Coleman
Production Design: Arae Webner
Construction: Ögmundur jónsson
SFX Supervisor: Haukur Karlsson
SFX Senior Technician: Davíð Geir Jónasson
Gaffer: Siggi Bahama
Bolt Cam: Julian Hermannsen
Production Coordinator: Karl Magnus
HMU: Kassandra Karr, Spusi Tscherney
Editors: Minh Bui, Aaron Greenbaum
Post Producer: Minh Bui
VFX: Calvin Serrano, Dylan Donaldson, Marc Nogle, Dustin Diyo, Josh Frackleton, Joshua Galindo
Colorist: Daniel Williams
Production Company: Good Boy & Hero Iceland