Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II (2024)
Learn directly from the team at Naughty Dog about what it took to bring the acclaimed sequel The Last of Us Part II to life, with a new behind-the-scenes look at development.
Directors: Cesar Quintero, Ryan O'Donnell, Matt Chandronait, Jason Bertrand.
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Neil Druckmann as Self - Director, Co-Writer, Vice President |
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Kurt Margenau as Self - Co-Game Director |
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Anthony Newman as Self - Co-Game Director |
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Ashley Johnson as Self - Voice & Motion Capture - 'Ellie' |
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Emilia Schatz as Self - Lead Game Designer |
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Shawn Layden as Self - President and CEO, SCEA |
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Halley Wegryn Gross as Self - Narrative Lead / Co-Writer |
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Troy Baker as Self - Voice & Motion Capture - 'Joel' |
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Joe Pettinati as Self - Lead Editor |
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Izzy Fiacco as Self - Game Designer |
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Arnaldo Licea as Self - Game Designer |
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Patrick Goss as Self - Lead Quality Assurance Tester |
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Rob Krekel as Self - Lead Audio |
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Christian Gyrling as Self - Programming Director |
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Waylon Brinck as Self - Technical Art Direction |
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Sandeep Shekar as Self - Lead Programmer |
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Travis McIntosh as Self - Programming Director |
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Eben Cook as Self - Lead Visual Effects Artist |
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Frank Tzeng as Self - Lead Character Artist |
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Evan Wells as Self - President |
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Ashley Swidowski as Self - Lead Character Concept Artist |
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Laura Bailey as Self - Voice & Motion Capture - 'Abby' |
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Sid Shuman as Self |
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Jim Ryan as Self - President and CEO - Sony Interactive Entertainment |
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MarlonGamingNation as Self (archive footage) |
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O.C. Deidre as Self (archive footage) |
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John Sweeney as Self - Art Director |
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Eric Baldwin as Self - Lead Cinematic Animator |
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Matt Neapolitan as Self - Head of Cinematography |
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Sam Prince as Self - Associate Video Editor |
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Daniel Harrison as Self - Game Designer |
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Artem Kovalovs as Self - Programmer |
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Jeremy Yates as Self - Lead Animator |
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Pete Ellis as Self - Game Designer |
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Michael Barclay as Self - Game Designer |
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Matthew Gallant as Self - Lead Systems Designer |
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Paul Lane as Self - Accessibility Consultant |
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Brandon Cole as Self - Accessibility Consultant |
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Ryan Chan as Self - Cinematic Camera Animator |
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Beau Anthony Jimenez as Self - Sound Designer |
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Eddie Vedder as Self - Musician - Pearl Jam (archive footage) |
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Annie Wersching as Tess (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Geoff Keighley as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Pedro Pascal as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Bella Ramsey as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Craig Mazin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Nick Offerman as Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Murray Bartlett as Frank (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Storm Reid as Riley Abel (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Merle Dandridge as Marlene (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Nico Parker as Sarah Miller (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Shannon Woodward as Self (uncredited) |
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Claudia Black as Self (uncredited) |
| Directing | Cesar Quintero | Director |
| Directing | Ryan O'Donnell | Director |
| Directing | Matt Chandronait | Director |
| Directing | Jason Bertrand | Director |
| Production | Ashley Jane Morrow | Producer |
| Camera | Keith Pikus | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Wayne Simbro | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Sebastian Johnson | Gaffer |
| Art | Ryan O'Donnell | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Matt Chandronait | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Talia Chriqui | Producer |
| Editing | Jason Bertrand | Colorist |
| Camera | Ryan O'Donnell | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Ryan O'Donnell | Editor |
| Editing | Cesar Quintero | Editor |
| Camera | Matt Chandronait | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Ryan O'Donnell | Colorist |
| Sound | Gustavo Santaolalla | Music |
| Art | Jason Bertrand | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Alejandro Gonzalez | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alex Charlow | Producer |
| Lighting | Brandon Dod | Gaffer |
| Production | Matt Chandronait | Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Ambers | Producer |
| Editing | Matt Chandronait | Colorist |
| Production | Tanner Schaul | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Peter Hathaway | Producer |
| Lighting | Chad McClellan | Gaffer |
| Camera | Kevin Stewart | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jason Bertrand | Editor |
| Editing | Matt Chandronait | Editor |
| Camera | Jason Bertrand | Camera Operator |
| Art | Cesar Quintero | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Brandon Dod | Grip |
| Production | Ryan O'Donnell | Producer |
| Camera | Cesar Quintero | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Chris Camacho | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Cesar Quintero | Producer |
| Sound | Andrew Roth | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | David Kim | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Cesar Quintero | Colorist |
| Sound | Eddie Vedder | Music |
| Production | Jason Bertrand | Producer |