By Christine Champagne
We all have our favorite traveling companion. For many of us, it’s a best friend or a spouse. But for one woman featured in a new Delta Air Lines commercial, it’s her seat. Yes, you read that right. Created by BrightHouse, Atlanta, and directed by the mono-monikered Jaume of bicoastal/international Partizan, "The Seat" (:30) tells the oddly endearing tale of an airline passenger and her upholstered friend.
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CLIENT
Delta Air Lines.
PRODUCTION CO.
Partizan, bicoastal/international.
Jaume, director; Chris Soos, DP; Sheila Stepanek, executive producer; Simon Barrett, producer. Shot on location in New York and Fort Lee, N.J.
AGENCY
BrightHouse, Atlanta.
Markham Cronin, chief creative officer/copywriter/art director; Danica Walker, producer.
EDITORIAL
FilmCore, San Francisco.
Doug Walker, editor; Brian Lagerhausen, assistant editor; Peter Jarit, producer.
POST
Company 3, Santa Monica.
Steve Rodriguez, colorist; Shara Martin, producer.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Vendetta Post, Santa Monica.
Pete Mayor, Henry/Flame artist; Henry Baker, visual effects shoot supervisor; Sandy Beladino, executive producer; Shauna Prescott, producer.
AUDIO POST
Admusic, Santa Monica.
Paul Bessenbacher, mixer.
MUSIC
Admusic.
Paul Bessenbacher, composer; Korbin Kraus, executive producer; Paul Schultz, producer.
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