What does your Grandma’s sweater, a magician and KFC have in common? The answer is Nicholas Reynolds.
He is back directing two new quirky and vibrant spots for the Australian KFC market.
In the commercial, you see the protagonist in different scenarios comparing the KFC chicken to Grandmas TLC and a magician’s secret.
Fun, tasty and a little bit weird, Nicholas Reynolds continues to show us more depth to his comedic filmmaking.
Take a look at more of his work by clicking here.
The Visionaries have just expanded their extraordinary roster - please welcome, the imaginative and multi-talented, Tom Brown!
With a wealth of experience in post-production and live action, Brown’s skill set spans a diverse and wide range.
Brown has done everything from technical composition to motion graphics, to designing and illustrating for campaigns. He’s done spots for Channel 4 and 5, as well as BBC.
In the last few years, Brown has dived into the realm of writing and directing, working with brands such as Curry’s, Gumtree, and Captain Morgan.
Regardless of what role he plays, Brown always brings his off-kilter humour, bright and bold visual style, and playful animations to his work, creating an almost Edgar-Wright-like vibe to a lot of his work.
Recently, Brown has just created 4 new spots for NatWest. The hilarious, bold, and quirky ads star an Anchorman-esque mascot titled The Dean of Downtime, who aims to give students more fulfilling experiences. Brown has added his own personal goofy and colourful charm onto these ads, making them all the more memorable and spectacular.
We can’t wait to see what other one-of-a-kind innovative work Brown will create in the future.
Innovative director Johnny Han has epitomised the miserable and exhausting experience of the airport we all feel by using sheep.
Han’s latest ad for flight app, Jetsmarter, titled “Sheeple Hero,” took the brand’s initiative to “#FlyHumanely” quite literally. Han uses the metaphor of “herding sheep” in a unique spot-on manner, as he compares all the waits and lines at the airport to feel like a sheep in a herd
The hilarious and original spot showcases just a few of Han’s many skills. Mixed with stunning fast cuts of both the scenery and close-ups, smooth editing, and a knack for a clear and concise narrative, Han nails the line between eccentric and relatable.
Interestingly enough, despite being critically acclaimed and praised for his VFX skills, Han chose to forgo VFX and used real sheep in the ad! Han got a surprisingly focused and in-line performance out of those sheep – quite the feat for any director.
With Jetsmarter, Han continues to push the boundaries, showing the public all the skills and talents that he holds – we can’t wait to see what other tricks (and animals) Han has up his sleeve.
Hold the phone, we now represent not one, but two Directors!
The Visionaries roster continues to evolve, with the addition of 3 other new directors (Jamie Lane, Hardey Speight and Chris Ullens) we can’t contain our excitement about adding Jordi Garcia and Bor Arroyo (Jordi&Bor) to our talented roster.
Known for their studio 23lunes (formerly known as post23), the creative due based in Barcelona, specialise in animation spots, movies and video game cinematics. They have won numerous awards and international acclaim from their two amazing animated commercials for Audi.
Those two films have won 23 awards at the El Sol Advertising Festival, one bronze at the WARC Awards and a bronze at Cannes Lions, just to name a few. The iconic duo have now collated more than 60 awards, making them the most awarded animation directors in Spain.
They are now looking to make a huge impression in London, when speaking to co-founder Jordi García, he said: “I cannot wait to start working in the UK hand in hand with The Visionaries, we are excited to see what we can bring to the table in this country!”
Check out their incredible showreel here.
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Hilarious and clever comedy director Jamie Lane has now joined The Visionaries for representation.
His list of clients speak for themselves, directing films for Coca Cola, Kellogg's, BMW, McDonalds, Mars, Wrigley’s, O2 and many more.
Jamie has created a comedic niche for himself in the competitive world of commercials. His success is largely due to his talents in directing natural, fluid performances with subtle and realistic humour.
From this he has won two Lions at Cannes for the very progressive and multi-faceted campaign created by McCann-Erickson London for Skcin.
When we sat down to speak to Jamie about joining us, he said “I’m really glad to come onboard and I’m looking forward to all the new opportunities this will bring. Lemonade represents some of the best production companies in the world. Collaborations with the likes of MPC Creative are really exciting and The Visionaries opens up so many new opportunities. I am thrilled to be a part of this progressive roster. ”
Jamie keeps busy working shooting in different countries all over the world but we are excited he is joining The Visionaries here in London.
You can view more of Jamie’s work here.
Sam Washington has directed the first batch of idents for Citroën and Channel 4. The spots below are Citroën's ads that will sponsor the show First Dates from January onwards.
The four (out of twenty), fifteen second idents show off Sam's talent for tongue in cheek comedy and performance to camera. The spots capped off a great 2017 for Sam, having worked on previous campaigns for Benefit, Netflix, Mountain Dew and Camden Hells to name a few. Check out more of his work here.
Credits:
Creative Director - Elliot Harris
Creative Team - Joe Williams
Director - Sam Washington
Director of Photography - Paul O'Callaghan
Producer - Alex Davis
Executive Producer - Louise Hardy
Sam Washington has directed several comedy spots for Netflix. The spots are for the new Netflix series 'Travels With My Father', which focus on Jack Whitehall and his dad as they go on a gap year together in South East Asia.
These new spots focus on Jack's dad Michael's naivety when it comes to the popular streaming service. His incompetence, crossed with Jack's embarrassment and Sam's sturdy direction make these spots delightful and extremely amusing. The whole series is available to watch on Netflix now and for more of Sam's work, click here.
The Visionaries are delighted to announce that Barry Kimber is joining for representation. The freelance director has been working on commercials and short films for over fifteen years, creating spots for such companies as Suzuki, Innocent and Nivea.
Check out his work here... http://thevisionaries.uk/talent/#/barry-kimber/
Bio:
Barry has been directing commercials, broadcast, branding content and short films for over 15 years. He began his career at the BBC in 1998 where he wrote and directed TV trails, promos and branding films across all BBC channels. He collected 14 Promax awards including seven Golds in the UK and Europe and a platinum award from the USA.
He has since shot commercials and idents for Suzuki, Innocent Super Smoothies, Nivea for Men, Paddy Power, Kronenbourg, SImba and others.
He has also written and directed two short films. The first ‘More Afraid of You’ (adapted from a short story by Joshua Ferris) featured Anna Chancellor and Phyllida Lloyd and was selected as part of the Manhattan FIlm Festival, London Short Film Festival, Cologne Film Festival and Bath Film Festival.
His second film, What’s Wrong? featured Jim Howick and Diane Morgan.
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Sye Allen extends his repertoire into comedy performance with these hilariously hammy spots for Aunt Bessie's new vegetable chips.
Mabel and Margaret break the fourth wall in a rage in this amusing addition to the Aunt Bessie's ads featuring the geriatric pair.
The Visionaries represent Sye Allen for commercials and content to 'in house' and production companies worldwide.
Executive creative director: Al Young
Creative: Marcus Smith, Tom Hopkins
Additional credits: Agency producer: Chloe London
Planner: Dan Hulse
Business lead: Eva Philipps
Account director: Joanne Hill
Media agency: Vizeum
Production company: Apostle
Director: Sye Allen
Editor: Sye Allen
Grade: Henri Pulla @ CCVFX
VFX producer: Ian Harland
VFX supervisor: James ‘Krispy’ Cornwall
Music track: Grieg – Morning (Peer Gynt)
Audio post production: Grand Central
Award-winning director Michael Baldwin joins The Visionaries for representation!
Mike began his career editing music videos and has since gone on to direct an impressive number of comedy commercials. He's teamed up with prominent stars such as Olly Murs, Gary Go, Keith Lemon and The Dave Matthews Band to deliver big and bold campaigns that get audiences talking about brands!
Mike finds the perfect balance between directing celebrity performances and capturing their natural charisma!
Click HERE for his work.
The Visionaries represent Mike for commercials and content to 'in house' and production companies worldwide.
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