Ntropic served as VFX/animation house on this deftly produced and conceived Diet Coke spot directed by Daniel Askill of @radical.media for CAA Marketing. The piece shows a woman's quest and extended reach for Diet Coke, a refreshing libation now housed in assorted differently designed bottles.
Visual Effects/Animation: Ntropic LA Nathan Robinson, executive creative director; Michelle Hammond, exec producer; Ron Moon, head of production; Simon Mowbray, creative director/Flame; James McCarthy, art direction/CG; Kirsten Collabolletta, producer; Patrick Vidal, Kevin Ta, compositors; Eugene Goryachev, pre-vis; Jerome Knight, Flame assist; Michael Bennett, EP/dir of business development; Marshall Plante, colorist; Kristy Navarro, color assist (Toolbox: Cinema 4D, Maya, Vray, Flame, After Effects, Nuke) Agency: CAA Marketing, Los Angeles; Production: @radical.media, bicoastal Daniel Askill, director
The Best Work You May Never See: NFL Playoff Momentum Builds As Canadian Fans Change Writing On The Walls From “No” To “Go Bills”
Mosaic North America has been named Canadian agency of record for the Buffalo Bills. The partnership focuses on growing the NFL football team’s fan base in Canada, with Mosaic leading strategy and creative in-market, and deepening the team’s connection with Bills Mafia north of the border.
Mosaic’s debut work for the team is a Toronto-wide playoff activation that transformed familiar “Post No Bills” signage into bold “Go Bills” rally cries across the city. Launched overnight following the end of the regular season, the campaign replaces hoarding walls with large-scale street tags across Toronto — from Queen West and Little Italy to the Distillery District and the West Don Lands — creating a mysterious, highly visible rally cry tied to the Buffalo Bills’ playoff push.
Each installation features a QR code that drives fans to a dedicated landing page, where they can sign up for Buffalo Bills Canada communications and enter a playoff contest offering flights, hotel, and game tickets. One winner is selected each weekend for every round the team remains in the postseason, allowing the campaign to evolve in real time alongside the playoff run.
The work taps into a long-standing truth about the franchise: Ontario is already a meaningful part of the Buffalo Bills’ fan base. On any given game day, Ontarians accounted for an estimated 20% of attendees at Highmark Stadium, home to the Bills. With the NFL encouraging northern teams to expand their fan bases beyond the U.S., Mosaic’s mandate is to build fandom and engagement in Canada by meeting fans where they already show up.
“The goal with this campaign was to create a kind of love letter to fans, from fans. Something they could feel part of,” said Dan Berzen, creative... Read More