The directing duo Martians, bring us the latest commercial for Bacana Play, an online casino brand, created by D*VAGAR.
The film kicks off with Ljubomir, a Michelin-starred chef from Portugal, putting the finishing touches on a dish. With his job done, he picks up his phone, only to be interrupted by a mysterious “HEY!”. A cowboy, who looks like he just galloped straight out of Bacana Play’s slot machines, locks eyes with him and, with a mischievous grin, challenges him to play. And that’s when the Wild West chaos begins. A full-blown saloon brawl erupts—an epic-scale riot packed with serious players, cheaters, and absolute mayhem. But in the middle of the pandemonium, Ljubomir keeps his cool like a true gunslinger of the game. The ad wraps up back in his restaurant, where everything seems perfectly normal. Or is it? Was it all real, or does this Wild West spirit live only in the Bacana Play app?
Martians (Directors) say:
“You Earthlings are crazy. You have no idea what image popped into our heads when we first heard the word ‘cowboy.’ Why not Horseboy?”
“As for the shoot, there’s not much to say. We hung people upside down and shook them, dragged someone into stacks of casino chips, had another fall backwards from the second floor onto a table… Oh, and we also threw a razor-sharp dart at our celebrity. All pretty normal. The only ones who didn’t seem to enjoy it were some folks from the insurance company. But when they tried talking to us, we just replied: Blorp znik terráqueo nox. (Translation: We don’t speak Earthling).”
CREDITS:
Director: Martians
Director’s Agent: The Visionaries
Executive Producer João Rito Production WE ARE ACTION
Production Service Grandma
Director of Photography Miguel Carmenes
Post-Production Push VFX
Creative Director Pedro Motta
Storyboard Jorge Barros
Editing Martians
Online Tiago Garcia
Grading ETC
Colourist Andi Chu
SFX Joe Marsden
Client Bacana Play
Country Manager Pedro Garcia
Creative Agency D*VAGAR