Director David LaChapelle of HSI, record producer Tony Visconti and The Mill present Daphne Guinness’ new music video “Evening In Space,” the first single from her upcoming debut album set for release next month.
Executive creative director Phil Crowe, 2D lead artist James Allen and colorist Greg Reese led The Mill’s collaboration with LaChapelle to create the piece which has a hyper-real look that blurs the boundaries of reality.
Client Recording artist Daphne Guinness Production HSI David LaChapelle, director; Tony Visconti, record producer; Rebecca Skinner, exec producer; Ron Mohrhoff, producer; Morgan Susser, DP. Editorial Spencer Susser, editor. Post/VFX The Mill Sue Troyan, sr. executive producer; Jordan Sharon, producer; Phil Crowe, shoot supervisor; James Allen, 2D lead artist; Josh Hatton, 3D lead artist; Asif Haque, Becky Porter, Ben Smith, Dag Ivarsoy, Don Kim, Gareth Parr, Jason Bergman, Kevin Flores, Lisa Ryan, Martin Karlsson, Remedy Huynh, Robert Murdock, Steve Cokonis, Tim Bird, Timothy Crabtree, 2D artists; Carl Harders, Chris Goodrich, Josh Elmore, Martin Rivera, Milton Ramirez, Phil Mayer, 3D artists; Itai Muller, Gizem Ersavas, matte painting; Greg Reese, colorist; Jefferis Gray, production coordinator.
Director Marc André Debruyne--who’s handled by production house Open Swim for U.S. representation--brings Coca-Cola’s legacy of celebrating holiday traditions to life in this campaign spotlighting Filipino Balikbayan boxes. The spot--out of Toronto agencies Taxi and VML--features Tita Rosita, owner of the oldest Filipino-Canadian grocery store in Toronto, whose much-adored shop was wrapped like a massive Coca-Cola-themed Balikbayan box as she prepared hundreds of boxes for customers to send their loved ones, with Coca-Cola paying for the boxes and the cost of shipping them to the Philippines. The spot is a testament to the brand’s prevailing facilitation of cultural and generational connectivity, especially during the holiday season.
The collaborative project--produced by Toronto production company MOWAD--was particularly special for Debruyne, who’s Filipino, because of the large presence of Filipino crew members on set. “It’s a totally surreal feeling when a work project crosses over into your personal life. It’s not too often that happens,” shares Debruyne. “The number of Balikbayan boxes I’ve sent home since I was a child, being surrounded by so many Filipinos on set – both crew and cast, and even being served pancit by Tita Rosita for lunch (and getting yelled at after because I didn’t have seconds) brought back so many wonderful memories of my mom. It was such a fun vibe on set. This wasn’t even a job, it was truly something special.”
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