CLIENT
Anheuser-Busch/Budweiser.
PRODUCTION CO.
A Band Apart Commercials,
Los Angeles.
Rent Sidon, director; Andrzei Sekula, DP; Michael Bodnarchek and Lawrence Bender, co-presidents; Sean Hobbs, producer. Shot on location in Ventura County, Calif.
AGENCY
DDB Chicago.
Don Pogany, senior VP/group creative director; Vinny Warren, associate creative director/copywriter; Chuck Taylor and Justin Reardon, art directors; Greg Popp, executive producer; Gary Bass and Ken Kwiatt, producers.
EDITORIAL
The Lookinglass Company,
Santa Monica.
Livio Sanchez, editor; Cory Livingston, assistant editor.
POST
Riot, Santa Monica.
Beau Leon, colorist; Nigel Randall, online editor.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Rhythm & Hues Studios,
Los Angeles.
Sahara Voelker, lead artist; Bill Kroyer, animation director; Roberto Smith and Mike Swofford, animators; Debbie Paskhoff, lighting director; Ian Dawson, producer.
AUDIO POST
Margarita Mix de Santa Mónica.
Jimmy Hite, mixer.
MUSIC
Music Forever, Hollywood.
Anthony Marinelli, composer; Mark Curry, engineer; Kendall Marsh, producer.
THE SPOT
A retriever shows his appreciation for his faithful master with a Bud in "Only the Best for Fred." The :30, shot as a parody of conventional dog food ads, ends with the tag, "Give him the best!"
Spot broke Jan. 30.