An orchestra plays “Singing in the Rain” while the camera moves in through the vines to show a jungle in the rain. An energetic elephant tap dances across the screen, blasting his trunk as the other animals look on from the trees. Some tropical birds become excited and start singing along as the elephant jumps into a pool of clear water. The narrator reveals the reason for all this excitement is the efforts of GE to build cleaner jet engines, trains and power plants that run cleaner. This effort is called “ecoimgination” the drive to build more environmentally friendly technologies. The commercial ends by displaying the GE logo and the phase “imagination at work.”
CreditsAgency: BBDO North America, Atmosphere BBDO David Lubars, chief creative officer; Don Schneider, executive creative director; Ted Shaine, senior creative director/art director; Tom Darbyshire, senior creative director/copywriter; Regina Ebel, executive producer; Rachel Seitel, producer; Rani Vaz, director music/radio production. Production Company: PYTKA Joe Pytka, director/DP; Tara Fitzpatrick, executive producer; Linda Masse, producer. Shot at Universal Studios Stages, Universal City, Calif. Editorial: Crew Cuts Sherri Margulies and Matt Shapiro, editors. Postproduction: Nice Shoes Chris Ryan, colorist. Visual Effects: Semerad Johnnie Semerad, animation director/visual effects supervisor; Amy Taylor and Steve Holiner, executive producers; Boris Ustaev and Anderson Ko, lead animators; Sandor Toledo, Sam Cuttriss, Chip Lotierzo, Michael Lasker and Steve Parish, animators; Kris Rivel, CGI supervisor/technical director; Dave Bernkopf, assistant set supervisor; Steve Koenig, Kim Harv
Apple, Director Aoife McArdle “Capture” Cinematic Slow-Motion Filmmaking On iPhone 16 Pro
Aptly titled โCapture,โ this spot from Appleโs in-house creative ensemble shows the high caliber mobile filmmaking of which the iPhone 16 Pro is capable. Directed by Emmy and DGA Award nominee (for Severance) Aoife McArdle via production company SMUGGLER--and lensed by cinematographer Edu Grau--the commercial captures the iPhoneโs ability to record in 4K120fps ProRes and then adjust playback speed after capture in the Photos app to create cinematic slow-motion filmmaking. This breathtaking imagery is showcased in a wide range of circumstances--from epic action to intimate moments.
The tagline: โHollywood in your pocket.โ
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