1: Stacy Wall Directs “Short A Guy” For Nike, Wieden+Kennedy
Client Nike Agency Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore. Chris Groom, Stuart Brown, creative directors; Derek Szynal, copywriter; Jason Campbell, art director; Ross Plummer, producer; Matt Hunnicutt, executive agency producer; Mark Fitzloff, Joe Staples, executive creative directors; Andy Lindblade, Brandon Thornton, Reid Schilperoort, strategic planning. Production Imperial Woodpecker, bicoastal Stacy Wall, director Doug Halbert, exec producer; Matt Wersinger, line producer; Jon Lynch, DP. Editorial Work, LA Rich Orrick, editor; Clay Doggett, assistant editor; Mario Baird, post executive producer. VFX Joint Editorial, Portland Alex Thiesen, VFX supervisor; Katrina Salicrup, Flame artist; Rebekah Korebel, VFX producer. Music/Sound Song: “Surfin’ Bird,” The Trashmen Barking Owl, West Los Angeles Michael Anastasi, sound designer; Kelly Bayett, creative director; Whitney Fromholtz, producer.Audio Post Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Loren Silber, mixer; Susie Boyajan, producer.
2: Grey NY, Director Hiro Murai “Shave Forth” For Gillette
Client Gillette Agency Grey New York Tor Myhren, president and global chief creative officer; Andreas Dahlqvist, New York CCO; Jeff Stamp, Leo Savage, group creative directors; Asan Aslam, Noah Will, creative directors; James McPherson, sr. VP/associate director of film production; Jason Heller, producer; Megan Swan, assistant producer; Josh Rabinowitz, EVP/director of music; Zachary Pollakoff, VP/music producer. Production Ninja Hiro Murai, director; Danielle Hinde, owner/exec producer; Jason Colon, producer. Editorial Cut+Run Akiko Iwakawa, editor; Ellese Jobin, producer; Rana Martin, exec producer; Joe Simons, assistant editor. VFX The Mill Adam Isidore, exec producer; Katie Kolombatovich, producer; Fergus McCall, colorist; Michael Schaeffer, design; Gavin Wellsman, lead Flame; Jamin Clutcher, Ben Kwok, Flame assist. Music/Sound DJs From Mars, Dr. Lektroluv, Morgan Visconti and Gareth Williams, composers. Human, New York Audio Heard City Philip Loeb, mixer
3: One World Observatory/Legends’ “See Forever” (Immersive A/V experience at One World Trade Center, NYC)
Client: One World Observatory/World Trade Center Music/Sound: Yessian Music, New York Dan Zank, composer; Weston Fonger, sound designer; Audio Post: Yessian Music, New York Weston Fonger, Philippe LeSaux, Scott Gatteño, mixers; Agency: The Hettema Group, Pasadena, Calif. Production: Realisations, Montreal Roger Parent, André Lantin, directors
4: Honda’s “Great Thinking Inside”
Client Honda Visual Effects/Animation: Nexus, London Smith & Foulkes, directors; Time Based Arts, London; Chris Wood, Sam Osbourne, animators; Mike Skrgatic, James Allen, Sheldon Gardner, Flame artists; Ben Cantor, Mike Battcock, Kristoffer Andersson, Poul Resen Steenstrup, Eva Kuehlmann, Simon Goodchild, 3D artists; Simone Grattarola, additional grade. Acme Digital Content, London; Kevin Malling, Brandon Acree, Tyson Hill, John Wang, vehicle scanning & modeling(Toolbox: XSi, Maya, Flame, Flare Smoke, Resolve) Agency: RPA, Santa Monica, Calif. Production: Nexus, London Smith & Foulkes, directors. Music/Sound Squeak E Clean Productions, Inc., Los Angeles, music supervision; Licensed music track: “Gonna Build A Mountain,” composed by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, performed by Sammy Davis Jr. (Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Co.) Audio Post Lime Studios, Santa Monica Mark Meyuhas, engineer; Matt Miller, assistant mixer; Susie Boyajan, executive producer
5: Top Spot of the Week: Sony PlayStation Vue’s “Wouldn’t You” Directed By Fredrik Bond
Client Sony VUE Agency Johannes Leonardo, New York Jan Jacobs, Leo Premutico, chief creative officers; Tom Martin, Julian Schreiber, executive creative directors; Verenice Lopez, Jerome Marruci, art directors; Devin McGillivary, Steven McElligot, copywriters; Cedric Gairard, head of production; Sevda Cemo, executive producer; Tina Diep, producer; Dustin Grant, associate producer. Production MJZ Fredrik Bond, director; Kate Leahy, exec producer; Alicia Richards, line producer; Crille Forsberg, DP; Mark Taylor, 1st assistant director; Petr Kunc, production designer. Production Services (in Prague) Unit & Sofa Fady Saleme, exec producer; Nikola Mohorita, line producer. Postproduction The Mill LA Enca Kaul, exec producer; Will Lemmon, producer VFX; Antonio Hardy, producer color; David Lawson, shoot supervisor, creative director, 3D lead artist; Becky Porter, shoot supervisor, 2D lead artist; Andy Dill, Daniel Lang, Anthony Petitti, Narbeh Maridossian, Patrick Munoz, Tara DeMarco, Steve Cokonis, Tim Robbins, 2D artists; Phil Mayer, Majid Esmaeili, Steven Olson, Matt Longwell, Martin Rivera, Mike Di Nocco, Aldrich Torres, Monique Espinoza, Itai Muller, 3D artists; Andy Wheater, matte painting; Justin Demetrician, Greg Park, Andrew Marks, motion graphics; Adam Scott, colorist; Daniel Midgley, art department coordinator. Editorial Union Editorial Patrick Ryan, editor; Andrew Droga, assistant editor; Melissa Geczy, cutting assistant; Caryn MacLean, exec producer; Susan Motamed, sr. producer. Music/Sound Q Department, New York music & sound design Audio Sonic Union Steve Rosen, mixer. Talent: actor, James Mackay.
6: Kraft Lunchables’ “Yard Sale”
Client Kraft Lunchables Music/Sound: Comma, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles Bryan Rheude, arranger/composer; Noam Pikelny, banjo player; Bonny Dolan, executive producer; Libby Morris, producer. Song: "Dueling Banjos" Audio Post: Another Country, Chicago Dave Gerbosi, mixer; Agency: mcgarrybowen, New York Brandy Ricker, music producer; Production: Recommended Media (since renamed MRS. BOND), Marina del Rey, Calif. Chris Woods, director (who has since joined Hungry Man)
7: Oculus VR’s “Reveal”
Client Oculus Music/Sound: Elias, bicoastal Vicki Ordeshook, executive producer; Vincenzo LoRusso, executive creative director; E. Tyler Harp, music supervisor; Audio Post: Elias, bicoastal Evan Wood, mixer Agency: none (client-direct project) Production: Mothership Media, Inc., Los Angeles Aladino Debert, director. VFX Digital Domain, Aladino Debert, VFX supervisor.
8: Samdex Samsonite’s “Pierre”
Client Samdex Samsonite Music/Sound: Bang, New York/Bang Europe, Prague Music arrangement: “The Infernal Galop (The Can-Can)” by Offenbach. Audio Post: Bang, New York/Bang Europe; Agency: JANDL, Prague/Bratislava. Production: Nomad Films, Prague Bernie Roux, director
9: Summer’s Eve’s “Dueling Roomies”
Client Summer's Eve Music/Sound: tonefarmer, New York Jared Hunter, composer; Liz Higgins, executive producer; Audio Post: charlieuniformtango, Dallas Russell Smith, mixer; Agency: The Richards Group, Dallas; Production: Dummy, Venice, Calif. Harold Einstein, director
10: Chobani’s “Family”
Client Chobani Music/Sound: duotone audio group, bicoastal Jack Livesey, creative director, music producer, composer; Eef Barzelay, composer, lyrics writer, recording artist; Paul Opperman (Opperman Weiss), lyrics writer; David Leinheardt, executive producer; Giovonni Lobato, producer. Audio Post: Heard City, New York Cory Melious, mixer; Gloria Pitagorsky, executive producer. Agency: Opperman Weiss, New York Paul Opperman, director of music; Production: RSA, Los Angeles Laurence Dunmore, director