1: The Best Work You May Never See: Bosch’s “Llama Drama” From Director Matt Swanson, Scored By Yessian, INFECTED, Hamburg
Client Bosch Agency Jung von Matt/Next Alster, Hamburg, Germany. Production Markenfilm Hamburg Matthew Swanson, director; Stephan Brockmann, Lena Schultz, producers. 3D/Animation Studio INFECTED GMBH, Hamburg Music Yessian Music, Hamburg Christopher Carmichael, composer; Ingmar Rehberg, executive producer/managing director; Helena Schmitz, Lukas Lehmann, producers; Brian Yessian, chief creative officer; Michael Yessian, head of production. Sound Design INFECTED GmbH, Hamburg Hannes Hönemann, sound designer. Audio Post INFECTED GmbH, Hamburg Hannes Hönemann, mixer.
2: Director Ringan Ledwidge, Woodwork Music, Sonic Union Become “Followers” For Miller Lite, DDB Chicago
Client Miller Lite Agency DDB Chicago Ari Weiss, chief creative officer, worldwide; John Maxham, chief creative officer, Chicago; Myra Nussbaum, SVP, group creative director; Diane Jackson, chief production officer; Keith Jamerson, executive producer. Nick Howard, Nick Stoner, associate creative directors; Eric Zuncic, chief strategy officer, North America; Tricia Russo, chief strategy officer, Chicago; Alec Stern, director of music. Production Rattling Stick, Santa Monica, Calif. & London Ringan Ledwidge, director; Adam Arkapaw, DP; Joe Biggins, partner/exec producer; Jeff Shupe, exec producer. Editorial Work Editorial Rich Orrick, editor; Theo Mercado, assistant editor; Marlo Baird, exec producer; Brian Sharwath, producer. Music/Sound Woodwork Music, Salford, UK Phillip Kay, composer. Sound Design Sonic Union, New York Steve Rosen, sound designer. Audio Post Sonic Union, New York Steve Rosen, mixer. VFX/Post Blacksmith Iwan Zwarts, VFX supervisor; Tom Bussell, creative director; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Bindy St. Leger, producer; Mikey Pehanich, colorist.
3: Top Spot of the Week: GS&P, Director Michel Gondry Reimagine a Holiday Classic with “The 12 Days of Real Time” For HP
Client HP Agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners Rich Silverstein, creative co-chairman and co-founder; Will Elliot, creative director; Daniel Righi, Kurt Mills, associate creative directors; Sydney Lindsey, copywriter; Jelena Kolomejac, art director; Ryan Self, design director; Pedro Zuccolini, Nero Chen, designers; Leila Gage, director of broadcast production; Stephanie DeNatale, executive producer; Rachel Saxon, broadcast producer. Bonnie Wan, head of brand strategy; Marisa Perazelli, sr. brand strategist; Briana Patrick, brand strategist. Production Partizan Michel Gondry, director; Raffi Adlan, producer; Lisa Tauscher, managing director/exec producer; Kelly Martin, head of production; Shawn Kim, DP; Maxwell Orgell, production designer; Florence Fontaine, stylist. Production Services Company Division Productions. Editorial Exile Kirk Baxter, editor; Rex Lowry, assistant editor; CL Weaver, exec producer; Michael Miller, post producer. Color/Graphics/VFX/Finishing The Mill LA Glynn Tebbutt, creative director/VFX supervisor; Jason Mortimer, CG lead & CG FX artist; Lenz Kol, Daniel Thuresson, Nicholas Tayler, Roman Yavorsky, Dylan Strieff, Scott Johnson, compositors; Matthew Choy, CG artist; Jacob Bergman, animation supervisor; Andy Wheater, matte painter; Sasha Vinogradova, Maxim Goudin, graphic design/art directors; Adam Scott, sr. colorist; Blake Rice, Jessica Amburgey, color production; Erin Hicke, sr. VFX producer; Dan Roberts, exec producer; Jena Bodel, production coordinator. (Toolbox: Flame, Nuke, Houdini, Maya, Arnold, C4D, After Effects) Music/Sound Squeak E. Clean Studios, Los Angeles & Sydney Sam Spiegel, executive creative director; Lydia Davies, Lucas Cantor, arrangers & composers; Karla Henwood, executive creative producer (Sydney); Christina Carlo, executive producer (L.A.); Drew Fischer, sound designer & mixer; Lena Gabriel, choir director; Chelsea Ramsden, licensing manager; Blade Thornton, producer; Colby Smalzel, production coordinator. Audio Post Squeak E. Clean Studios, Los Angeles & Sydney Drew Fischer, mixer.
4: Top Spot of the Week: Jim Jenkins Directs, Q Department Scores “A Cautionary Tale” For Squarespace
Client Squarespace Agency In-House Creative, Squarespace David Lee, chief creative officer; Ben Hughes, director of brand creative; Leilanni Todd, Tim Scales, creative/sr. art directors; Matt McCarron, creative/sr. copywriter; Sandra Nam, director of creative production; Amy Kommatas, head of production/brand; Jen McKenzie, creative producer. Production O Positive Jim Jenkins, director; Stuart Dryburgh, DP; Julian LaVerdiere, production designer; Marc Grill, executive producer/line producer. Editorial Arcade Geoff Hounsell, editor; Jeff Lopus, assistant editor; Sila Soyer, exec producer; Andrew Cravotta, producer. Finishing/VFX Method Studios Doug Luka, VFX supervisor; Steve Morris, lead VFX artist; Graham Dunglinson, exec producer; Irka Seng, producer. Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, color producer. Music/Sound Design Q Department, New York Audio Post Digital Arts, New York Josh Heilbronner, mixer.
5: Director Noam Murro, BBDO NY Open FedEx Holiday “Gift Box”
Client FedEx Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, worldwide chief creative officer; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Greg Ketchum, Tom Godici, EVPs/executive creative directors; Greg Gerstner, SVP, sr. creative director; Banks Noel, Fred Covey VPs, creative directors; Eric Goldstein, VP, sr. creative director; Natalie Taylor, project manager; David Rolfe, EVP, director of integrated production; Alex Gianni, VP, group executive producer; Melanie Cornish, sr. producer; Melissa Chester, executive music producer. Production Biscuit Noam Murro, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Jeff McDougal, exec producer; Rachel Glaub, Mercedes Allen-Sarria, heads of production; Jay Veal, unit production manager; Jen Berry, production supervisor; Rodrigo Prieto, DP; Brock Houghton, production designer. Editorial Work Editorial Rich Orrick, editor; Erica Thompson, exec producer; Chris Delarenal, producer; Audrey Weiner, cutting assistant. Telecine Color Collective Alex Bickel, telecine artist; Claudia Guevara, producer. VFX/Conform/Finishing Blacksmith Eliza Randall, VFX supervisor; Jamie Scott, 2D lead/compositor; Jacob Coy, Meggen Burdick, Jacob Slutsky, Yebin Ahn, compositors; Olivier Varteressian, Tuna Unalan, Rick Walia, Vitaliy Burov, CG artists; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Tina Chen, VFX producer. Music Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, composers; Leslie DiLullo, producer. Audio Post Sound Lounge, New York Tom Jucarone, Peter Holcomb, engineers; Becca Falborn, producer.
6: Traktor, The&Partnership Open “Book Of Dreams” For Argos
Client Argos Agency The&Partnership London Yan Elliott, Micky Tudor, executive creative directors; Danny Hunt, creative director; Ludo Thomas, Arthur Harry, creatives; Andy Roberts, sr. producer; Alfie Glover-Short, producer. Production Stink Films Traktor, director; Joost van Gelder, DP; Nick Foley Oates, Eva Vento, production designers; Richard Ulfvengren, producer (Traktor); Millen Nickolov, producer (Icon Films) Editorial Final Cut Ryan Beck, editor. Postproduction/VFX MPC Jean-Clement Soret, colorist; Kamen Markov, shoot supervisor; Jake Nelson, VFX supervisor; Phil Whalley, producer. Music Song: “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” Artist: Simple Minds Music Supervision Leland Music, London Codie Childs, music supervisor; Chris Hill, music arranger; Brad Webb, drum supervisor. Sound Design Grand Central Recording Studios (GCRS), London Munzie Thind, sound designer. Audio Post Grand Central Recording Studios (GCRS), London Munzie Thind, mixer.
7: R/GA, Director Adam Donald Get Ready To Run In NYC For Nike
Client Nike Agency R/GA, New York Leah Alfonso, copywriter. Production The Custom Family, Brooklyn, NY Adam Donald, director; Larry McCrudden, exec producer; Jacob Wasserman, producer; Real Sprauge, DP. Editorial Uppercut, New York Paul La Calandra, editor; Nick Ljubicich, assistant editor; Nick Crane, post producer. Music Racket Club, New York Nick Crane, composer. Sound Design Rainhouse Music & Sound Design, bicoastal Alex Britten, sound designer. Audio Post Rainhouse Music & Sound Design, bicoastal Alex Britten, mixer. Color Forager, NY Brett Price, colorist
8: The Best Work You May Never See: Frederic Planchon Directs Love Story For Renault UK, Publicis•Poke
Client Renault UK Agency Publicis•Poke Dave Monk, executive creative director; Colin Byrne, group creative director; Rob Butcher, Tom Genower, creative directors; Miranda Ross, Calvin Lyon, strategists; Colin Hickson, head of film production; Joss Haynes, assistant producer. Production Academy Films Frederic Planchon, director; Stephane Fontaine, DP; Dulcie Kellett, Simon Cooper, producers. Editorial Assembly Rooms Sam Rice-Edwards, editor. Postproduction MPC Jean-Clement Soret, colorist; Timo Huber, VFX. Audio Post Wave Studios Parv Thind, mixer. Music Soundtree, London Luis Almau, composer; Jay James, producer. Sound Design Wave Studios, London Parv Thind, sound designer
9: PSOne, Director Andreas Nilsson Bust 1850 Coffee Users In Tongue-in-Cheek Cop Dramedy
Client The J.M. Smucker Company/1850 Coffee Agency PSOne, New York (Publicis Groupe’s Power of One) Andy Bird, chief creative officer; Erica Roberts, executive creative director; Alan Wilson, associate creative director/copy; Peter Defries, associate creative director/art; Jenny Read, director of integrated production; Lauren Schneidmuller, executive producer; Kathryn Lemke, associate producer; Jennifer Baldwin, strategy director; Jessica Neira, strategist. Production Biscuit Filmworks Andreas Nilsson, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Holly Vega, exec producer; Jay Veal, unit production manager; Mercedes Allen-Sarria, Rachel Glaub, heads of production; Larkin Seiple, DP; Alexis Ross, production designer. Editorial Mackcut, New York Ian Mackenzie, editor; Cooper McLane, assistant editor; Gina Pagano, exec producer. Music Christoffer Berg, composer. Sound Design/Audio Post Super Exploder, New York Jody Nazzaro, sr. sound designer/mixer. VFX The Mill London Tom Manton, producer; Jonathan “Wes” Westley, executive creative director; Seamus O’Kane, colorist; Brad Wood, 2D lead; Peter Atack, 2D artist
10: MJZ’s Juan Cabral Directs “Read Yourself Better” For The Wall Street Journal, The&Partnership
Client The Wall Street Journal Agency The&Partnership New York Justin Ruben, executive creative director; David Tomkins, art director; Simon Philion, copywriter; Veronica Jeronimo, designer; Kevin Wilson, head of integrated production; Niki Polyocan, producer; Colm Murphy, chief strategy officer. Production MJZ Juan Cabral, director; Emma Wilcockson, exec producer; Roman Vasyanov, DP. Production Partner Labhouse Flora Fernandez Marengo, managing director; Natalia Mussolana, producer; Patricia Rzeznik, production manager; Esteban Gomez, 1st AD; Micala Saeigh, Maria Battaglia, art directors; Florencia Tellado, stylist. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Mikkel EG Nielsen, editor; Alex Liu, assistant editor; Eve Kornblum, managing director. VFX Framestore Murray Butler, executive creative director; Jordi Bares Dominguez, VFX supervisor; Sarah Hiddlestone, director of production; Raul Ortega, 2D lead; Greg Gaskins, Kieran Walsh, Flame team; Steve Drew, Zavier Mojica, Matt Pascuzzi, Nick Tanner, Terner Thompson, Brad Moon, compositing team; Sue McNamara, sr. VFX producer; Beau Leon, colorist; Andy McLintock, sr. color producer; Evan Reinhard, Nabil Moo, color assists. (Toolbox: Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, Flame, Nuke, Baselight) Sound Wave Studios NY Chris Afzal, Aaron Reynolds, sound designers/mixers; Vicky Ferraro, exec producer; Eleni Giannopoulos, associate producer. Music Mort Garson, “Plantasia” Voiceover Boyd Holbrook.
