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Beoplay Portal Advertising Campaign by Carlos Cabrera

Beoplay Portal Advertising Campaign

Platinum A' Design Award Winner 2023

Imagine standing at the edge of a misty shore during twilight hours when the world transitions between day and night, the air thick with cool moisture and the light diffused through atmospheric haze, all rendered in a comprehensive palette of teal and turquoise tones that suggest the deep coolness of winter twilight or the mysterious quality of moonlit fog. Scanning from the bottom edge upward and from foreground through middle ground to background, the immediate lower portion of the scene spanning roughly the bottom fifth presents a rough shoreline or flooded terrain covered with scattered debris, weathered wooden posts emerging from the ground at irregular angles like the ribs of broken boats or remnants of old structures, stones and rocks of various sizes scattered across the muddy or sandy surface with textures suggesting rough weathered mineral surfaces cool and damp to the touch, organic matter including what might be driftwood or tangled vegetation, and most prominently in the lower right corner a small campfire burning with warm orange and yellow flames that would feel intensely warm against your skin and cast flickering dancing light across nearby surfaces, the fire's warmth providing stark contrast to the overall coolness pervading the rest of the environment. Moving into the central zone occupying roughly two-fifths of the composition, an expansive body of water or flooded plain stretches horizontally across the scene, its surface rendered so smoothly it suggests either perfect stillness or a thin layer of mist hovering just above the water, the color a pale teal that would feel cool and silky if you could touch it, with subtle gradations suggesting depth and atmospheric moisture, the horizontal expanse creating a sense of vast open space and serving as visual breathing room between the detailed textured foreground and the complex background. Standing in this middle ground slightly left of center and seen from behind, a solitary human figure appears as a dark silhouette, the person standing upright facing toward the distant structures, appearing to be an adult based on proportions though specific features are not visible, wearing what seems to be simple clothing, the figure's presence measuring perhaps one-tenth the total height of the image, providing essential human scale reference that emphasizes how monumentally large the distant architectural complex truly is, the person's posture suggesting contemplation or patient observation, perhaps having just arrived at this location or preparing to continue a journey. Rising dramatically in the upper right portion of the composition and extending leftward across roughly the upper half, a massive architectural complex emerges from the misty atmosphere, dark silhouettes of castle or fortress structures featuring multiple towers, spires, and turrets of varying heights creating an irregular jagged skyline against the lighter sky, the architecture suggesting medieval or fantasy castle design with pointed Gothic elements and imposing verticality, the dark forms pierced by numerous small rectangular windows glowing with warm golden and orange light that would suggest candlelight or firelight burning within inhabited spaces, these illuminated windows scattered across the structure at different levels creating a pattern of warm accent notes that enliven the dark silhouette and suggest life and activity within the otherwise mysterious fortress, the architectural forms layered with some towers appearing closer and more defined while others recede into atmospheric haze suggesting the complex extends back into deep space. The surrounding atmosphere throughout is thick with mist or fog that softens edges and creates graduated visibility from clearer foreground to increasingly obscured background, the sky area in the upper portion presenting slightly lighter teal tones with subtle cloud formations barely visible through the haze, the overall lighting diffused and directionless suggesting either the soft illumination just before sunrise or just after sunset when natural light comes equally from all directions rather than from a single source, creating an envelope of cool gentle luminosity throughout the environment punctuated only by the warm concentrated glow of fire and window illumination, the temperature of the light overall suggesting coolness you would feel on your skin like a damp autumn or winter evening while the fire and building lights would offer suggestion of warmth and shelter, the atmospheric moisture almost palpable as though you could feel dampness in the air and see your breath forming visible clouds, the overall scene conveying vast scale, mystery, solitude, and quiet contemplative drama as the lone figure regards the distant monumental structures across the misty expanse.

It is a campaign to promote its Beoplay Portal headphones. The streamers shared the production to make it go viral. Under the claim Sound that shapes your world, they had to create 5 scenarios alluding to categories of the video game industry. In addition to having a great visual impact, the experience was elevated to a competition for the location of fetish objects hidden in each frame. The team was faced with a multi-scenario design in which the protagonist was the product and the experience of using it.