Holding on to the last bit of holiday cheer as we enter the new year, this offbeat stocking stuffer features a very different sort of Santa. Dressed in black, he rumbles into town behind a pack of thunderous black Harley motorcycles harnessed by chains.
Our bad ass Santa dude steps into a house bearing a black sack of gifts–such as boots and exhaust pipes–which he places under the family Xmas tree. He even has a treat for the home’s menacing Doberman, an oversized bone.
The question “How bad have you been this year?” followed by “Shop Harley for badness sake” complete the spot followed by the Harley-Davidson logo and website shopping address.
Marcus Nispel of bicoastal/international MJZ directed “Hells Bells” for Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis.
Lisa Margulis exec produced for MJZ with Vincent Oster serving as producer. The DP was John Stanier.
The Carmichael Lynch creative ensemble included chief creative officer Mike Lescarbeau, executive creative director Jim Nelson, writer Heath Pochucha, art director Bob Berken, director of broadcast Joe Grundhoefer and producer Tara Mulholland.
Einar of Union Editorial, Los Angeles, edited the commercial.
Visual effects house was Los Angeles-based resolution with Todd Iorio serving as VFX supervisor/senior VFX artist.
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More