Sye Allen Directs Dreamy New Spot For Pol Roger

Director Sye Allen's new spot 'A Duty To Delight' is all about capturing the nostalgia of endless summers days. Shooting for Pol Roger, Sye highlights the effervescent quality of those long summers, whilst of course drinking champagne.

Speaking on the shoot, Sye had the following to say. 'We shot it in September in the UK which is always a risk, especially on this occasion given the content of the film… But it paid off. I wanted to create a mystical atmosphere where all the elements of a perfect celebration come together, and it’s the effort we see going into this moment that really ties in with Pol Roger’s brand identity.'

Speaking on the creative process: 'It wasn’t about individual characters, it was about creating a clear character for the piece as a whole. Working closely with my cinematographer Sam Care we developed a visual language for the film, deciding to use uncoated master primes and a series of crystal diopters, which gave us loads of characterful internal reflections and allowed us to hide information when we wanted to, in a stylish & ethereal way.'

On working with the brand: 'Working with Pol Roger was a great experience, once the monitors were up each image sold itself, which was a reflection of the amount of homework we’d done prior to shoot day. We managed to achieve a great deal in a very short amount of time and even afforded ourselves a little wrap party as the sun was finally disappearing, drinking Pol Roger obviously. Mr Churchill would have been proud.'

Credits:

Producer - Elliot Tagg
Director of Photography - Sam Care
Creative - Mick Brigdale
Grade - Toby Tomkins, Online/VFX - 1920
Director and Editor - Sye Allen

You can view more of Sye's work here.

Johnny Han Directs Slick NFL Spot

Johnny Han has directed a new spot for NFL Game Pass. The new ad shows off the amazing plays that the NFL has to offer in a variety of different scenarios. You can watch the NFL anywhere thanks to Game Pass and Johnny has really emphasised this in his new spot.

Johnny brings the excitement of the game into the forefront of the ad by imposing the game on the environment around the people watching it. Demarco Murray scores a touchdown on a train, Randall Cobb catches a ball on a building and Dak Prescott gets a touchdown in the trees. You'll know what I mean when you see the ad. Johnny really demonstrates his capability of directing with VFX and it certainly makes for an interesting spot!

To view more of Johnny's work, click here.

Barry Kimber Directs Cute New Spot For Battersea

Known more for his comedy than his dog work, Barry Kimber's latest spot highlights the smiles of dogs for Battersea dogs home. The spot, titled Happiness, talks about the importance of re-homing dogs and cats from Battersea, before switching up the tone and displaying the warmth and loving that comes from a dog's smile.

This isn't Barry's first venture in shooting dogs, he's got a reel-full of stuff. This comes off the back of a recent spot Barry directed for Kronenbourg, watch below.

Take a look at Barry's dog reel here and you can read more about the Battersea ad and re-home and dog or cat here.

Dan Gianini Joins The Visionaries

Fashion, beauty and documentary director Dan Gianini joins The Visionaries for representation. The Brazilian born director works predominately in the fashion world, having shot for such companies as Topshop, Vogue and Givenchy.

Dan's now lived in the UK for the last fourteen years and studied Media Practice at Bristol UWE, where he took his graduation documentary piece 'Ambulantes' to Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Brief Encounters Festival and Diversity In Place Festival. 

Since then, Dan has worked for a variety of brands, from high street shops such as H&M and Topshop, to designer outlets including La Perla, Givenchy, Galerie Lafayette and Vogue. You can view his work here.

Sam Washington Directs Hilarious Spots For Jack Whitehall's New Netflix Series

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.

Graham Sherrington Joins The Visionaries

Seasoned Emmy and BAFTA awarded director Graham Sherrington has joined The Visionaries for commercial freelance representation. Graham has had a prolific career, working on shows such as Top Gear, Grand Designs, and The Apprentice, as well as working with such food brands as Waitrose, Alpen, and Hellmann's. You can view his work here.

Graham says, 'The Visionaries and Burger each have brilliant reputations centred around quality work.  It’s an exciting time to be a director, the landscape is ever changing and I can’t wait to discover what opportunities this unique collaboration might bring.'

Graham has joined both Burger and The Visionaries in a dual representation arrangement through production company and directors representatives Lemonade in London, the UK and Amsterdam. He will be repped by Burger for all commercial and content production company work and by The Visionaries for all freelance purposes. It's an exciting venture that will see Graham available for an enormous variety of work. So if you want to work with him, get in contact with Corin West. corin@lemonadereps.com

Martin Bennett Directs Three New Ford Spots

Martin Bennett has directed three new spots for Ford. The new spots highlight the diverse experiences one can expect from the new Fiesta. Titled Comfort & Convenience, Safety & Security and Driving Experience, the promos show off the new features of the Fiesta as well as the comfortable experience the user has whilst driving.

This continues Martin's relationship with Ford, having directed a couple of similar commercials for their Kuga line. You can check out all of Martin's work here.

Sam Washington's Diverse New TVCs 'Raise Hells'

Camden Hells new campaign highlights a diverse group of people who drink the lager. The Campaign, titled Raise Hells focuses on four different people who tell their own respective stories, whether it be a speech or a song. Washington garners subtle and poignant performance from each of the artists.

David Reviews gave four stars to both the See and Hamlet spots. Speaking on the latter, they said, 'It's refreshing to see an ad from the emerging craft beer genre which doesn't rely on parody and dares to venture outside comedy to make a splash' You can read their takes here and here.

Little Black Book spoke to Sir John Hegarty, who served as creative director, about the ads. Speaking about the conventional beer ad, John said, 'We wanted to be different yet relevant to the spirit of Camden. We also wanted ideas that challenged conventional beer ads. And therefore characters who did just that. We wanted to wake up our audience and make them think as well as smile. To Raise Hells. 

Executive producer Sarah Marcon talked about the performances in the four different pieces. 'All of the artists were themselves on set, no hammy deliveries and no one was over directed. Just each person delivering their lines in a way that felt natural and comfortable to them.'

You can read the full LBB article here and see more of Sam's work here.

Felipe Torres Urso Directs New Spot For Ted Baker

Felipe Torres Urso directs a new spot for Ted Baker's latest campaign Ted Says Relax. The new campaign, which boasts 'First-Class Loungewear' that's 'utterly effortless' features a collection of the finest loungewear that's perfect for travelling on your private jet. 

Speaking of the shoot, Felipe said 'It was such a pleasure to get funky with Ted Baker again. Classic Porsche, private plane, beautiful model... a dream commercial.' It sounds like he had a lot of fun working with Ted Baker, i'm sure it was a really tough shoot...

Get ready to reach stylish new heights with Ted's brand new collection of luxurious loungewear: Ted Says Relax https://t.co/r5gpKXd4wT pic.twitter.com/pVsdWEvGP3

— Ted Baker (@ted_baker) August 10, 2017

The Queen directs new spot for Yeti

Directing duo The Queen recently directed a new piece for American company Yeti, who are makers of food coolers and drinkware. The new spot titled Demo(lition) features a head to head competition with their products against a basic brand. Put to the test against a variety of challenges including fire, arrows, dogs and being driven over, Yeti's products come out clean and working on the other side every time, whilst the competing products falter at every hurdle.

Watch the video below...

Click here to see more of The Queen's work.

Barry Kimber Joins The Visionaries

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.

Johnny Han Joins The Visionaries

The Visionaries are delighted to announce that Johnny Han is joining for representation. Johnny has been working in the industry for over fifteen years. He has been involved in VFX on major blockbusters and TV shows including Pacific Rim and Heroes, where he won an Emmy. More recently, he has ventured into commercial directing, applying his VFX experience for a unique approach. He has created spots for such companies as Peroni, McDonald's and Land Rover.

Check out his work here... http://thevisionaries.uk/talent#/johnny-han/

Peroni 'Step Inside The House of Peroni' by Johnny Han

Bio:

Johnny Han is an Emmy award winning creative artist whose career contributions have spanned across major feature films, iconic tv series, and tv advertising.

Currently he is focussed on film and commercial directing where he applies 15 years of industry experience in on-set live action filmmaking, visual effects, and computer animation.

Although born and raised in NYC, Johnny has made a global presence having lived and worked in Sydney, Singapore, and now Los Angeles and London, spending his time between the two.

Miro 'Build Yours Now' by Johnny Han

SYE ALLEN DIRECTS NEW SPOT FOR AUNT BESSIE'S: 'US OR THEM' BY ST LUKE'S

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. 

Credits

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

Felipe teams with Ted for the Arrival of Summer!

With summer just around the corner, Felipe Torres Urso has teamed up with Ted Baker London to showcase the brand's British summer essentials! 

The quirky project has the characteristics of a short indie film, with its vibrant colours, soothing soundtrack, and crisp jump-cuts that flick our protagonist through a diverse selection of vintage gear. It’s also a film that showcases Felipe’s talent for storytelling and pays homage to an era of silent movies where engaging stories were told through larger-than-life characters.

Felipe delivers the droll and the dynamic, and all without a single line of dialogue!

The Visionaries represent Felipe for commercials and content to 'in house' and production companies worldwide. 

Click HERE to check out his reel. 

Flying High with Michael Baldwin

Michael Baldwin's recent spot for TUI captures the magic of flying. A young boy turns astronaut and adventurer in this light-hearted film that combines live-action with enchanting CGI!  

Click HERE for more of Michael's work. 

The Visionaries represent Michael Baldwin for commercials and content to 'in house' and production companies worldwide.