A man just says the word and his wishes come true in this Mercedes-Benz spot directed by Noam Murro of Biscuit Filmworks for Merkley + Partners, New York.
Blacksmith, New York, and ATK PLN, Dallas were the primary VFX houses on the visually ambitious spot simply titled “Say The Word.”
Client Mercedes-Benz Agency Merkley + Partners, NY Andy Hirsch, chief creative officer/partner; Chris Landi, EVP/group creative director; Kirk Mosel, creative director; Gary Grossman, director of broadcast production; Alex Kobak, sr. producer. Production Biscuit Filmworks Noam Murro, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Jeff McDougall, exec producer; Simon Duggan, DP. Editorial Bug Editorial Andre Betz, editor/owner. VFX Blacksmith, New York Iwan Zwarts, VFX supervisor, 2D Flame lead; Daniel Morris, VFX supervisor; Oliver Varteressian, Tuna Unalan, CG supervisor; Charlotte Arnold, EP; Bindy St. Leger, VFX producer; Jacob Slutsky, Robert Bruce, Yebin Ahn, compositors; Joey Deady, Flame compositor; Vitaliy Burov, CG generalist; Sauce Vilas, CG animator; Rick Walia, Junle Jegede, Mitch Deoudes, FX artists. (Toolbox: Maya, Houdini, Zbrush, Substance Painter, Mari, Flame, Nuke) Character Animation ATK PLN, Dallas Patton Tunstall, VFX supervisor; Jon Speer, technical supervisor; Justin Skerpan, producer; Darrell Vasquez, animation. (Toolbox: Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Arnold) VFX BOT VFX, Chennai, India PJ Torrevillas, character/creature effects (CFX) supervisor; Rawan Alhosani, CFX artist; Daniel Ries, model/surfacing; Tony Fan, TD; Jim Riche, TD. VFX Yannix Studios, Bangkok, Thailand rotoscope & tracking. Music Elias Audio Heard City Phil Loeb, mixer/sound designer. Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist.
Lead agency Serviceplan’s new cross-media campaign for Lufthansa, “All it Takes is a Yes,” includes this short film which follows a protagonist who is magically transported from her daily office life to dream destinations with just a simple tap on the Lufthansa app. We accompany her on a wonderful journey, discovering inspiring local experiences along the way. We see her at a dumpling shop in Shanghai, swimming in the turquoise waters near Rio de Janeiro, grabbing a sandwich at a New York deli, exploring the bustling streets of Mumbai, dancing at a wedding party in Rome and marvelling at the desert in South Africa. Along the way she connects with a character who’s seemingly following her. Inspired by magical realism, director Niclas Larsson via production house Iconoclast has crafted a stunning visual journey that perfectly blends reality and dream. The campaign was developed and implemented by an international Serviceplan team under the creative lead of Serviceplan Germany chief creative officer Till Diestel, and global executive creative directors Erick Barrios Hernández and Wolfgang Warzilek. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://wp-shoot.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22164533/All-it-takes-is-a-Yes.-Lufthansa.mp4"][/video] Read More
