We open on a young girl hanging out in her bedroom. She’s going about her business when she hears something hit her window. Immediately we assume it’s a boy suitor or a gal pal slinging a pebble against the glass to get her attention. And that assumption proves correct–kind of.
Indeed a young male has thrown a pebble against the window. But the camera reveals that she lives in a high-rise city apartment complex and hitting the window with anything represents a Herculean feat in terms of arm strength and accuracy.
Turns out the young lad grew up to be Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Alex Rios who we see in game footage rocketing a throw to nail a base runner. These Jays have some exciting young guns, another reason to turn out to the ball park.
“Pebble” is one of three spots in a campaign directed by James Haworth of The Partners’ Film Company, Toronto, for agency Publicis, Toronto.
Aerin Barnes served as executive producer/producer for Partners’, with Stanny Park serving as producer. The DP was Tico Poulakakis.
The agency team consisted of creative director Duncan Bruce, group creative directors Tim Kavander and Bill Newbery, art director Mark Spalding, copywriter Miles Markovic and producer Erica Metcalfe.
Editor was Leo Zahartos of Blue Highway, Toronto. Visual effects artist was Alex Boothby of Technicolor, Toronto.
Beyoncé’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day
Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.
Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.
She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."
The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.
The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.
Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.
Beyoncé's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The... Read More