Helldivers 2

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Goodbye Kansas Studios was thrilled to create the intro-cinematic for HELLDIVERS 2 and pleased to bring you this cinematic breakdown to show all the work that went into this project by our incredible team alongside our friends, Arrowhead Studios.

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Role: Lead Character Artist

Art Contribution: Groom main Character

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Contributors

Goodbye Kansas Studios

Director: Fredrik Löfberg
VFX Supervisor: Kristian Zarins
CG Supervisor: Martin Aufinger
Art Director: Gustaf Holmsten
Animation Director: Jonathon Tyler
Executive Producer: Anton Söderhäll
Senior Producer: Calum Hart
Production Coordinator: Anna Thenberg, Thomas Oger, Emma Lindqvist

Lead Character artist: Jonas Skoog, Axel Flovin
Character Modeling: Axel Flovin, Brett Sinclair, Claudio Tuminati, Madina Chionidi, Fabian Zackrisson

Lead Facial Modeler: Jonas Törnqvist
Facial Modelers: Anneli Larsson, Hedda Peterson

Character Look Development: Axel Flovin, Brett Sinclair, Claudio Tuminati, Madina Chionidi, Fabian Zackrisson
Lead Environment Artist: Jesper Bardhamre
Assets Modelers: Tony Alamo, Wojtek Piwowarczyk

Lead Environment Look Development: Jesper Bardhamre
Look Development Artists: Tony Alamo, Wojtek Piwowarczyk

Lead Asset Artist: Fabian Zackrisson
Asset Artist: Lasse Hansen
Lead Asset Look Development : Fabian Zackrisson

Groom Artists: Axel Flovin, Jonas Skoog
Lead Rigging: Peter Jemstedt
Rigging Artists: Ben Lillieström, Stephanie Holder
Lead Character FX : Viktor Lanner
Character FX Artists: Charlie Filmberg

Lead Facial Rigging: Nils Lerin
Facial Rigger: Mattias Nygren

Layout: Souvik Mitra, Marijane Klaassen
Scene Assembly: Souvik Mitra, Marijane Klaassen

Realtime Lead: Tim Hermes
Realtime Artists: Mica Olsson, Henrik Melsom, Victor Saftoiu

Key Animation Lead: Jonathan Skifs
Animators: Mikael Ohlson
Facial Animation Supervisor: Goran Milic
Facial Animators: Antonija Milic, Dylan O'Rourke
Lead Body Animation: Benjamin Brenneur
Body Animators: Guillerme Martins, Thomas Obrecht, Emiliano Nanfaro, Emmet Mörk, Marko Marinkovic

FX Lead: Martin Aufinger
FX artists: Filip Orrby, Pawel Jasinski, Robert Reinschedl

Lead DMP and Concept Artist: Gustaf Holmsten
DMP Artists: Mikael Widegren, Kevin Decatoire
Concept Artists: Gabriel Björk Stiernström, Phillip Scherer, Ellie Cooper
Storyboard Artist: Thierry Rivière

Lead Lighting Artist: Sean Kalamgi
Lighting and Rendering: Ivor Da Silva, Guillaume Ritt, Anna Hilding

Lead Compositing: Calle Granström
Compositing Artists: Fredrik Larsson, Lukasz Przybytek, Guillaume Ritt, Hanna Myllyoja

Conform: Caio Simbula, Conor Byrne, Mathias Löfquist

Head of Pipeline: Erik Johansson

Pipeline: Dane Bettis, Albert Cervin, Stephen Hada, Sakarias Johansson, Linus Fredriksson, Karin Reidarman, Nils Lerin, Joakim Johansson, Dan Englesson
System Administrators: Thomas Eriksson, Tiffany Johansson, Gabi Gharib, Armin Cero, Emil Ferdinandsson, Hampus Robertsson, Johan Agurén, Kaja Michalak

Grading: Martin Steinberg

Goodbye Kansas Studios Capture Department
Head of Capture: Chris Jestico
Head of Motion Capture / Motion Capture Supervisor: Samuel Tyskling
Motion Capture Lead: David Grice
Shoot Coordinator / First Assistant Director: Franziska Ewigleben, Axel Gärkman
Motion Capture Data Artist: Nils Aulin, Jan Germala, Oskar Olsson, Andrew Hutchinson
Motion Capture Operator: Oskar Olsson, Ed Reeler
Database Operator: Ed Reeler, Oskar Olsson
Props & Staging: David Sagesen
Facial Capture Operator: Eva Lindgren
Audio Engineer: Oskar Gyllenhammar
Stunt Coordinator: Johan Lindqvist
Head of Scanning / FACS Director: David Connely
Scanning Technical Lead: Roger Sundberg
Scan Assistant: Eva Lindgren
Make-Up Artist: Ingela Larsson
Production Assistance (GBK Frontdesk team): Harrison Ryder, Felicia Brolin, Kara Ingram, Emma Appelgren

Motion Capture Performers:
Lead Performer: Craig Thomas
Additional Performers: Johan Lindqvist, Nicklas Hansson, Nilla Hansson, Lukas Larsson

Client: Arrowhead Studios
Creative Director: Mattias Snygg
Production: Evan Nickel, Alex Bolle
Music: Loic Couthier, Nick Raynor
VO: Craig Thomas