This film brings to life the silhouette of a methodical speedskater crystallizing into icy form as the competitor rounds the oval. As velocity increases, the ice shatters, revealing a human form in Under Armour’s new speed skin design.
Visual effects house on the client-direct job was Zoic Studios. Piece was co-directed by Megan Oepen of Under Armour and Haley Geffen of BODEGA.
Client Under Armour Megan Oepen, co-director/EP, head of content house Visual Effects Zoic Studios, Culver City, Calif. Chris Jones, executive creative director; Ian Unterreiner, EP/head of production; Jeff Blodgett, EP; Derek Johnson, producer; Kevin Montenegro, coordinator; Julien Brami, VFX supervisor; Tim Hanson, CG supervisor; Mike Degtjarewsky, 2D supervisor; An Dang, Flame assist (Toolbox: Maya, ZBrush, Vray, Mantra, Houdini, Nuke, Flame) Production BODEGA Haley Geffen, co-director; Clint Goldman, exec producer; Grayson Bithell, Jordan Tarazi, producers Editorial Northern Lights Chris Carson, editor; Robin Hall, exec producer; Terry-Anne Alexander, producer. Audio SuperExploder Jody Nazzaro, sr. sound designer/mixer; Meredith Nazzaro, sr. producer.
Living with Parkinson’s disease means becoming a prisoner of a body that no longer feels like your own. In France, more than 270,000 people live with Parkinson’s disease, and thousands of new cases are diagnosed each year. Yet it’s a disease that is largely misunderstood by the general public. In fact, 7 out of 10 French people are unable to identify its most disabling motor symptoms: movements that become painfully slow until the body completely locks up. On the occasion of World Parkinson’s Day on April 11, France Parkinson launched a communication campaign, created by TBWA\Paris, to confront public perception and reveal the true reality of the disease. A reminder of the urgent need to support research. At the heart of the campaign is a powerful image: a body caught in a latex material that slowly tightens, suffocating every attempt to move. It embodies what patients experience: a body that slows, hardens, locks, and ultimately stops responding. The campaign includes this film--directed by Lucie Bourdeu via studio HIERSOIR--which pushes the feeling of confinement to its most extreme expression, making visible what is usually unseen. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://wp-shoot.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/17012836/FRANCE-PARKINSON-PRISONER.mp4"][/video] Read More
