The directorial duo Mindcastle–consisting of Danielle Krieger and Casey Warren–from production house Sanctuary has teamed with effects studio a52 on a spot for Microsoft Mesh, which enables presence and shared experiences via mixed reality applications.
This resourceful technology which facilitates meaningful collaboration and connection is showcased in this client-direct commercial, aptly titled “Mesh.”
Client Microsoft David Wolfe, John Nguyen, creative directors; Dave Carleson, concept artist. Production Company Sanctuary, Culver City, Calif. Mindcastle, director; Pat Scola, DP; Noah Thomason, live-action producer; Melissa Myers, production designer; Preston Lee, founder/exec producer. VFX/Animation a52, Santa Monica, Calif. Jesse Monsour, Urs Furrer, VFX supervisors; Kirk Shintani, art director/CG supervisor; Richard Hirst, Andrew McKenna, Matt Sousa, Steven Wolf, John Valle, Michael Vaglienty, Enid Dalkoff, Flame artists; Dustin Mellum, Ariana Ziae Mohseni, Aemilia Widodo, Weiyo Sha, Bryan Cox, Josh Dyer, Jose Limon, Jade Smrz, Joe Paniagua, Mike Di Nocco, Derek Friesenborg, Joseph Chiechi, Mike Bettinardi, Christoffer Bjerre, Haram Jung, Lusine Arakelyan, 3D artists; Jeff Han, design art director; Carlo Sa, Christoffer Bjerre, designers; John Valle, online editor; Niki Love Goodwin, sr. producer; Sara Dotson, production coordinator; Stacy Kessler-Aungst, head of production; Michael Steinmann, head of CG production; Patrick Nugent, Kim Christensen, EPs; Jennifer Sofio Hall, managing director. (Toolbox: Flame, Maya, Vray, SpeedTree, Houdini, Nuke, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Cinema4D, After Effects). Color Primary, Santa Monica, Calif. Daniel De Vue, colorist; Corey Martinez, color assistant; Jenny Bright, color producer; Thatcher Peterson, exec producer. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Ted Guard, editor; Michel Shugarman, assistant editor; Sasha Grubor, producer; Shada Shariatzadeh, exec producer; Dre Krichevsky, head of production; Eve Kornblum, managing director. Music Future Perfect John Connolly, composer/partner; Maxwell Gosling, partner; Nathalie Cordoba, producer.
The Most Interesting Man in the World has rediscovered his most interesting self--and as a result, the beloved Dos Equis spokesman and his tongue-in-cheek sense of humor have returned as LePub NY rolls out a campaign which includes this hero spot set to debut on the College Football Championship Game on Monday, January 19. Actually the Most Interesting Man is back due to popular demand. The star of the “Stay Thirsty” campaign which became a cultural phenomenon rode off into the sunset in 2016. Now, 10 years later he’s back--as explained by Alison Payne, chief marketing officer, Heineken USA. “We knew the public thirst was massive: Our research found that 83% of people exposed to the original campaign wanted to see it return, and the old ads drove an incredible 97th percentile brand recall in recent testing,” said Payne. “While this campaign has been off the air for nearly a decade, the love for The Most Interesting Man in the World never faded. That’s why we’re relaunching the ‘Stay Thirsty’ campaign to drive excitement among fans and inspire a new generation to be bold, be curious, and stay thirsty for new adventures because an interesting life is full of stories, ones that you will want to tell your friends about over a beer--preferably Dos Equis of course.” Ivan Zacharias of production house SMUGGLER directed the spot, which opens up opportunities across varied marketing fronts, some of which were explored in a teaser campaign in which our protagonist is the Least Most Interesting Man before his memory is jogged--by a bottle of Dos Equis-- as to who he really is. Among the teaser premises is one in which our hero is mired in the mundane, picking plain yogurt as his favorite. Jim Curtis, chief creative officer at LePub New York, said,... Read More
