‘New Here’ explores the augmented reality the game creates, focusing specifically on collaboration and imagination. By incorporating elements which are faithful to the game, the film gives a genuine peek into the experience it brings by following around the “new girl in town.” Players can legitimately Minecraft the world around them, placing digital builds in their community that are viewable through a player’s mobile device, encouraging collaboration and community involvement. The game allows players to team up with others to craft amazing creations and explore the world around them to uncover builds other players have created.
‘New Here’ launched on May 17th, 2019, the 10-year anniversary of the original Minecraft, on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Minecraft.net. A limited beta of Minecraft Earth will be launching this summer in cities around the globe.
Client: Microsoft / Minecraft (Mojang)
Head of Marketing: Jessica Freeman
Senior Product Marketing Manager: Emily Orrson
Senior Director, Global Marketing: Taylor Smith
Director, Marketing Communications: Fergus Lynch
Marketing Communications Manager: Melissa Jenkins
Principal Art Director: Brad Shuber
Chief Brand Officer, Mojang: Lydia Winters
Brand Manager, Mojang: Nicolette Suraga
Head of Marketing Communications, Mojang: Thomas Wiborgh
Director of Creative Communications, Mojang: Owen Jones
Agency: 215 McCann
Chief Creative Officer: Scott Duchon
Creative Director: Neil Bruce
Associate Creative Director Alper Kologlu
Senior Copywriter: Andy Holdeman
Director of Integrated Production: Mandi Holdorf
Senior Producer: Gabby Gardner
SVP, Group Strategy Director: Brian Wakabayashi
Strategy Director: Cassidy Wilber
Strategist: Christian Stewart
Account Director: Peter Goldstein
Account Supervisor: Ben Blaska
Assistant Account Executive: Dylan Williams
Director of Business Affairs: Mary Beth Barney
Production Company: Rattling Stick
Director: Pablo Maestres
EP: Joe Biggins
EP: Jeff Shupe
Head of Production: Richard McIntosh
Producer: Joey Zadwarny
Editorial: Work Edit
Editor: Stewart Reeves
Assistant Editor: Leah Turner
Executive Producer: Marlo Baird
Producer: Grace Rehorn
Music Composition: Human
Composer: John Barnes
Executive Producer: Kamea Anderson
Creative Director: Craig DeLeon
Audio Mix/Sound Design: Lime
Audio Mixer: Jeff Malen
Audio Assistant: Meg Ochs
Executive Producer: Susie Boyajan
VFX/Finish: Moving Picture Company
Executive Producer: Lexi Stern
VFX Producers: Therese Mayer, Sanchit Soi
VFX Coordinators: Justin Rogers C de Baca, Meghna Shetty
Executive Producer, Color: Meghan Lang
Colourist: Ricky Gausis
Color Assist: Dimitri Zola
VFX Supervisor: Jim Spratling
CG Supervisors: Tim Kafka, Zhenya Vladi
CG Artists:
Zhenya Vladi
Andrew Price
Dan Fine
Tim Kafka
Nate Skeen
Annie Zhao
Joey Sila
Gretchen Asmar
Jaspreet Dua
Compositing Leads:
Jim Spratling
Rajesh Kaushik
Vivek Tekale
Compositors:
David Ince
Jon Rogala
Peter Ulukpo
Hector Cabrera
Navid Sanati
Ravindra Gowda
Rajinikanth R
Geetesh Tari
Vaishali Awaghade
Digital Matte Painting
Gowri Shankar Velusamy D
Winnie Sharma
Mohan Rao
Matchmove
Sivapriyan Seetharaman
Sathya Narayanan
Vishal Darkunde
Suhas Bhat
Earnest Victor
Cleanup
Silambarasan R P
Jayakumar
Maneesh Kumar
Akhil K.P.
Trishul Phani Mishra