Adam Hashemi of Furlined directed this spot which plays like a heist film, building suspense until the very end when the impending caper turns out to be a mundane slice of life. Turns out when you’re behind the wheel of an Audi S8, it’s natural to heighten every moment–even when you’re just waiting at the curb for your gal to buy a cup of coffee.
Titled “Suspect,” the commercial broke during tonight’s NFL regular season opening game telecast pitting the New York Giants against the Dallas Cowboys. Agency is Venables Bell & Partners, San Francisco.
The Venables Bell team included executive creative directors Paul Venables and Will McGinness, creative directors Erich Pfeifer and Tyler Hampton, art director Matt Miller, copywriter Matt Keats, director of integrated production Craig Allen and producer Mandi Holdorf.
Toby Irwin was the DP. Editor was Russell Icke of The Whitehouse.
VFX house was The Mill LA.Here’s “Suspect”:
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