CLIENT
American Honda Motor Co.
PRODUCTION CO.
Cucoloris Films, Venice, Calif.
Richard Kizu-Blair, director; Bill Bennett, DP; Linda Stewart, executive producer; Chris Whitney, producer. Shot on location in Fontana, Calif.
AGENCY
Rubin Postaer and Associates, Santa Monica.
Joe Baratelli and David Smith, creative directors; Nick Yen, art director; Carrie Talick, copywriter; Gary Paticoff, executive producer.
EDITORIAL
Terminal, Santa Monica.
Mark Goodman, editor; Rebecca Beluk, assistant editor; Michael Gresch, executive producer; Barbara Bowen, producer.
POST
Company 3, Santa Monica.
Stefan Sonnenfeld, colorist; Missy Papageorge, producer.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Radium, Santa Monica.
Aladina Debert, visual effects supervisor/lead artist; Mark Holmes, Inferno artist; Tom Briggs and Val Sinlao, CG artists; Anastacia Feldman, executive producer; Kathy Cogar, producer.
AUDIO POST
Eleven, Santa Monica.
Jeff Payne, mixer.
MUSIC
Elias Arts, bicoastal.
Jimmy Haun, composer; Ann Haugen, producer.
SOUND DESIGN
740 Sound Design, Santa Monica.
Eddie Kim, sound designer; Scott Ganary, creative director.
THE SPOT
"Internal Engine" (:30) opens on a Honda racecar as it zooms along a speedway. Richard Dreyfuss notes in voiceover, "Inside every race is a lesson." The camera then dips inside the airbox of the vehicle to take a sweeping internal view of the engine. Dreyfuss continues: "Inside every lesson is a way to win." Next, the camera shoots out through the tail pipe, providing a view of the racecar as it accelerates into the sunset. The spot ends with the Honda logo and the tag, "The power of dreams."
Spot broke in August.