1: Ringan Ledwidge Directs “Last Days” For Jose Cuervo, CP+B LA
Client Jose Cuervo Agency CP+B LA Kevin Jones, chief creative officer; Paddy Fraser, creative director; Jeff Dryer, associate creative director/art director; Andrew Jasperson, associate creative director/copywriter; Aymi Beltramo, VP/executive integrated producer; Jennifer Malki, integrated producer; Andy Hamm, music supervisor; Benny Thomas, executive strategy director; Melissa Cabral, associate creative director. Production Rattling Stick Ringan Ledwidge, director; Adam Arkapaw, DP; Greg Haggart, line producer; Joe Biggins, Jeff Shupe, exec producers; Richard McIntosh, head of production. Editorial Work Editorial, Culver City, Calif. Rick Orrick, editor; Ben Foushee, assistant editor; Brandee Probasco, editorial producer; Marlo Bird, editorial exec producer. Post/VFX Electric Theatre Collective (ETC), Santa Monica, Calif. Louisa Cartwright, post sr. producer; Therese Mayer, post line producer; Daniel Marum, post creative director/TD; James Sindle, Remi Dessinges, Tommy Smith, shoot supervisors; Jamie O’Hara, Mark Sullivan, post concept/DMPs; Tommy Smith, 2D lead; Adam Watson, Fefo De Souza, Gretchen Capatan, Flame artists; Kevin Jones, Dave Damant, Brendan Smith, Joseph Zaki, Krystal Chinn, Nuke artists; Remi Dessignes, Corinee DeOrsay, CG leads; Steve Beck, Nate Lapinski, Arrev Chantikian, Katie Schiffer, Jared Broddle, Huisoo Lee, Ali Rizvi, Charlie Deogracias, CG team. Audio Mix Lime Studios, Santa Monica Mark Meyuhas, audio engineer; Peter Lapinski, audio assistant engineer. Music Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Telecine Company 3, NY Tom Poole, colorist; Claire Movshon, telecine producer.
2: Evony’s “Battle of Evony”
Music/sound: Q Department, New York Audio Post: One Union Recording Studios, San Francisco Eben Carr, mixer Agency: BSSP, Sausalito, Calif. John Butler, chief creative officer; Keith Cartwright, Tom Coates, executive creative directors; Mark Krajan, Chris Toffoli, creative directors; Sinan Dagli, Luke Zehner, associate creative directors; Lydia Dunay, sr. art director; Nick Zacher, sr. copywriter; Vince Genovese, director of integrated production; Lori Pisani, sr. producer. . Production: Furlined, Santa Monica, Calif. Henry Hobson, director; Diane McArter, president; Ben Davies, executive producer/director of business development; Aris McGarry, producer; Alwin Kuchler, DP. Editorial Work Editorial Stewart Reeves, editor; Josh Sasson, assistant editor; Lynne Mannino, producer; Marlo Baird, exec producer. VFX Method Ben Walsh, VFX supervisor; Mike Zavala, VFX producer; Stephanie Gilgar, sr. exec producer; Lee Carlton, CG supervisor; Chris Bankoff, comp supervisor; Toma Bowen, compositing lead; Kyle Leonard, VFX coordinator. Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist.
3: Nat Geo’s “Genius”
Client National Geographic/Genius Music/sound: JSM Music, New York Music supervision Joel Simon, chief creative officer Song: “Bad Romance” written by Lady Gaga and RedOne. Audio Post: Soundsquare, Prague Karel Havlicek, mixer Agency: McCann New York Production: Smuggler, bicoastal/international Ivan Zacharias, director
4: Levi’s “Sea of Blue”
Music/sound: SOUTH Music+Sound Design music supervision Song: “Nothin’ Like This” by The Phantoms Audio Post: Barking Owl, West Los Angeles Patrick Navarre, mixer Agency: FCB West, San Francisco Production: Pulse Films, bicoastal/international Mike Piscitelli, Michael Haussman, directors
5: Top Spot of the Week: The Recording Academy/GRAMMY Awards’ “Come Down Gospel” From TBWAChiatDay
Client The Recording Academy/GRAMMY Awards Agency TBWAChiatDay Stephen Butler, creative chairman; Linda Knight, executive creative director; Jason Karley, creative director; Stephanie Johnson, art director; Paula Henzel, copywriter; Brian O’Rourke, director of production; Anh-Thu Le, executive producer; Kaitlin Moore, sr. producer. Production Sanctuary Content Natalie Rae, director; Andy Catarisano, DP; Preston Lee, exec producer; Adam Litt, head of production; Javier Solija, line producer. Editorial Cut+Run Sam Ostrove, editor; Lee Bacak Jr. assistant editor; Michelle Eskin, managing director; Amburr Farls, exec producer; Jared Thomas, sr. producer. VFX Jogger David Parker, creative director; Shauna Prescott, lead Flame artist; Andy Brown, Flame artist; Jorge Tanaka, Flame assistant; Rich Rama, exec producer; James Howell, producer. Color MPC Ricky Gausis, colorist; Meghan Lang, exec producer; Rebecca Boorsma, color producer. Music “Come Down” performed by Anderson .Paak; Tony Louis Cottrell, co-writer. Label: OBE, Steel Wool, ArtClub; Adrian Miller, Kevin Morrow, Ketrina “Taz” Askew, exec producers. Publishing: DJ Hi Tek Music Publishing, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Watch and Learn Publishing; Anderson .Paak, J’rese Mitchell, original music arrangement; J’rese Mitchell, musical director; Camille Timan, gospel choir leader. Sound Design/Audio Post Beacon Street Studios Rommel Molina, mix/sound design engineer; Vivi Rojas, mix assistant; Adrea Lavezzoli, exec producer; Kate Vadnais, mix producer.
6: The Lincoln Motor Company/Harman’s “Cord”
Client The Lincoln Motor Co./Harman Music/sound: Yessian Music & Sound, New York Marlene Bartos, EP; Gerard Smerek, mixer/recordist/producer; Andy Grush, creative director; Michael Yessian, head of production; Brian Yessian, CCO; Weston Fonger, sound designer. Song: “The Healing”; Gary Clark Jr., artist. Audio Post: Yessian NY Weston Fonger, mixer Agency: Hudson Rouge, New York Production: RadicalMedia, bicoastal/international Josh + Xander, directors
7: Tide’s “Comeback”
Client Tide Music/sound: Nylon Studios, New York Adam Moses, composer; Rob Ballingall, sound designer; Hamish Macdonald, global EP; Christina Carlo, NY EP. Audio Post: Heard City, New York Philip Loeb, mixer Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi New York Production: Anonymous Content, Culver City, Calif. Max Sherman, director
8: Duracell’s “Ear Hair”
Client Duracell Music/sound: Butter Music + Sound, bicoastal Audio Post: Mackenzie Cutler, NY Sam Shaffer, mixer Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, New York Production: MJZ, bicoastal/international Steve Ayson, director
9: University of Phoenix’s “Carlos”
Client University of Phoenix Music/sound: stimmung, Santa Monica, Calif. Matt Powell, music; Gus Koven, sound designer; Rory Doggett, creative director; Kristina Iwankiw, exec producer. Audio Post: Eleven, Santa Monica Mike Franklin, mixer Agency: 180LA Production: The Corner Shop, Santa Monica, Calif. Peter Thwaites, director
10: Vodafone’s “Get Closer”
Client Vodafone Music/sound: Bang Europe, Prague Steve Walsh, Viliam Béreš, Brad Stratton, composers. Audio Post: Soundsquare, Prague Marek Hart, mixer Agency: McCann, Prague Production: Savage, Prague/New York Vojta Kotek, director