Baker Smith of harvest directed this newscast-style spot in which an airplane with a damaged landing gear manages to make a safe landing thanks to a Nisan Frontier truck. The Frontier’s bed serves as a smooth landing spot for the front gear. Agency is TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles. Visual effects house is Zoic Studios.
Credits
Agency: TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles Rob Schwartz, chief creative officer; Tito Melaga, creative director, Americas; Jason Locey, Nik Piscitello, associate creative directors; Richard O�Neill, executive director of integrated production; Elaine Hinton, executive producer; Katie Lambrecht, producer; Katie Johnson, assistant producer. Production Company: harvest Baker Smith, director; Chris Soos, DP; Rob Sexton, head of production; Bonnie Goldfarb, Scott Howard, executive producers; Vincent Oster, producer; Tanya Stephens, production supervisor; Melanie Melnyk, assistant production supervisor; Brad Stevenson, assistant director; Patrick Farrell, second assistant director; Lisa Byall, first AC; Carrie Lazar, second AC; Brandon McKenize, DIT. Editorial: Venice Beach Editorial Rich Shambaugh, editor; Hunter Conner, exec producer; Eric Rusch, assistant editor. Visual Effects: Zoic Studios Chris Jones, executive creative director; Ian Unterreiner, Erik Press, executive producers; head of product
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Vienna Tourist Board, Jung von Matt DONAU and Director Bart Timmer “Waltz into Space”
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II, the Vienna Tourist Board is launching an intergalactic premiere. The “Waltz into Space” mission will send Strauss’s masterpiece “The Blue Danube” into deep space.
For decades, “The Blue Danube” has been considered the unofficial “Anthem of Space,” famously immortalized in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Yet, surprisingly, this iconic Waltz by the famous Viennese composer was not included on either of the Voyager Golden Records--a collection of humanity’s greatest achievements, including a selection of 27 songs, that was sent by NASA to reach potential extraterrestrial life back in 1977.
On May 31 2025, Vienna will be setting the record straight in a campaign by agency Jung von Matt DONAU that amplifies its reputation as the city of music. In collaboration with the “Wiener Symphoniker” (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) and the European Space Agency (ESA), “The Blue Danube” Waltz will be broadcast to the farthest reaches of the universe, creating a timeless musical bridge between humanity and potential extraterrestrial life.
“The Blue Danube”, performed by the “Wiener Symphoniker” in Vienna at a special concert at Vienna’s MAK Museum on May 31, will be digitized and transmitted via the European Space Agency’s deep space communication facilities at Cebreros, Spain. The signal will continue indefinitely, traveling at the speed of light, and will surpass Voyager 1 in about 23 hours and 3 minutes.
To create awareness ahead of the mission, Jung von Matt created this humorous film that speculates on why “The Blue Danube” was not included on the Voyager Golden Records. The story revolves around the mission director (played by Adam... Read More
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