It’s one thing to get trained cats or dogs to act on cue. It’s another thing to get a hummingbird to perform. Just ask Daniel Barber. Throughout his career, the director, who is represented stateside by Striper Films, New York, and in the U.K. by Rose Hackney Barber, London, has worked with almost every animal you could think of-lions, tigers, giraffes, elephants, monkeys, horses, cows, chickens, and dogs. The list goes on. But he found working with hummingbirds during a shoot for the Infiniti’s "Hummingbird," out of TBWA/ Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, incredibly tough. Shoot Online subscribers may read this week’s Top Spot of the Week in full by accessing the Current Issue in the Members Area.
CLIENT
Infiniti Division of Nissan North America/Infiniti I35.
PRODUCTION CO.
Striper Films, New York.
Daniel Barber, director; Stephen Blackman, DP; Pete Christy, executive producer/line producer; Peter Yacavone, production manager. Shot at Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, and on location in Spokane, Wash.
AGENCY
TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles.
Rob Schwartz, executive creative director; Erich Funke and Eric Grunbaum, creative directors; Sherry Datwyler, art director; Barry Fiske, copywriter; Helen Erb, producer; Julie Rousseau, assistant producer.
EDITORIAL
Venice Beach Editorial,
Los Angeles.
Dan Bootzin, editor.
POST/VISUAL EFFECTS
The Mill, London.
Jason Watts, Flame artist; Jean Clement, colorist.
AUDIO POST
Margarita Mix de Santa Monica.
Jimmy Hite, engineer.
MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN
Elias Associates, Bicoastal.
Christopher Kemp and David Wittman, composers; Danny Hulsizer, sound designer; Ann Haugen, producer.
