Laurence Fishburne reprises his Matrix role as Morpheus in this Super Bowl spot. He even breaks into operatic voice to herald the new luxury embodied in the Kia K900. Carl Erik Rinsch of MJZ directed, with visual effects from Digital Domain.
Credits
Music/Sound HUM Music & Sound Design, Santa Monica, Calif. Rearrangement of Giacomo Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma” Jeff Koz, president Debbi Landon, exec producer; Scott Glenn, creative director; Greg Chun, arranger; Dan Hart, sound designer. Audio Post Margarita Mix, Santa Monica Nathan Dubin, mixer.VFX/Animation Digital Domain, Venice, Calif. Eric Barba, VFX supervisor/CCO; Rich Flier, president, advertising & games; Scott Gemmell, EP/head of production; Tiffani Manabat, sr. producer; Rachel Mariscal, VFX producer; Alex Michael, VFX coordinator; Paul Lambert, DFX supervisor; Greg Teegarden, CG supervisor; Dan Akers, compositing supervisor; Carlos Morales, Holly Horter, John Bowers, Joe Silva, Nitant Karnik, Kym Olsen, Travis Wade, compositors; Rick Glenn, Nye Warburton, animators; Brian Creasey, Daisuke Nagae, David Liu, Lee Carlton, digital artists; Eric Ebling, Andy King, FX artists; David Wilson, Hilery Johnson, Keith Weilmuenster, Dawn Gates-Wells, Cynthia Trevino, roto/paint artists; Adrian Diamond, TD; Jesse James Chisholm, on-set data/integration lead; Vikki Chan, on-set/data integration; Som Shankar, Edith Clara, data integration; Jeff Heusser, Flame artist. (Toolbox: Nuke, Maya, Houdini, VRay, Heiro, Flame) Agency David&Goliath, El Segundo, Calif. Production MJZ, bicoastal/international Carl Erik Rinsch, Colin Jeffery, directors
Comcast’s Xfinity, GS&P Take A “Wicked” Turn With Short Featuring Cynthia Erivo, Ariane Grande and The Magic Of Oz
Comcast and Xfinity have released this short, “Stay Connected to Your Dreams,” to celebrate the November 22 release of Universal Pictures’ feature film Wicked.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, based on the generation-defining blockbuster stage musical, stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. This short follows their journeys from childhood to present day, where they take on the iconic roles of Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. Along the way, Wicked fans will be delighted by Easter eggs, including props from the film and Broadway show, and will experience emotional, real-life moments featuring the two stars. The short film was unveiled today (11/12) on Erivo and Grande’s social channels and can be viewed across television, social media and on an Xfinity site.
“Stay Connected to Your Dreams,” which is directed by Wicked DP Alice Brooks, ASC (via production house Superprime) in collaboration with Wicked director Jon M. Chu, taps into the power of connection, friendship and achieving your dreams. It begins with Grande and Erivo’s childhoods, and how Wicked fueled their love for music and film. It then moves through their teen years and into adulthood where Grande shared the fateful tweet in 2011 that playing Glinda in Wicked would be her dream role. The short film concludes with the actual footage from the videoconferencing call back in 2021, where both women learned they’ve been cast in the coveted roles of Elphaba and Glinda.
In addition, the short film will be the first-ever 4DX spot shown across the country. Theater-goers will feel the magic of Oz, complete with an immersive cinema experience combining on-screen visuals with synchronized motion seats... Read More
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