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Old Spice | Blown Mind

Agency:

Wieden + Kennedy Portland

Client:

Old Spice

Creative Director:

Craig Allen

Creative Director:

Jason Bagley

Copywriter:

Andy Laugenour

Copywriter:

Nathaniel Lawlor

Art Director:

Croix Gagnon

Senior Producer:

Lindsay Reed

Assistant Producer:

Dale Nicholls

Executive Creative Director:

Mark Fitzloff

Executive Creative Director:

Susan Hoffman

Agency Executive Producer:

Ben Grylewicz

Production Company:

Absolutely Productions

Director:

Tim Heidecker

Director:

Eric Wareheim

Executive Producer:

Dave Kneebone

Line Producer:

Joshua Cohen

Director of Photography:

Eli Born

Editorial Company:

Absolutely Productions

Editor/VFX:

Eric Notarnicola

Post Producer:

Joshua Cohen

Post Executive Producer:

David Kneebone

VFX Company:

The Mill - LA

VFX Supervisor:

Phil Crowe

Head of Production/VFX Producer:

Arielle Davis

Flame Artist:

Gareth Parr

Colorist:

Adam Scott

Sound Designer:

Eric Notarnicola

Sound Designer:

Rohan Young

Mix Company:

Lime

Mixer:

Rohan Young

Producer:

Jessica Locke

The Best Test Drive Ever. Period.

Agency:

Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners

Brand Communications Manager:

Jennifer Kate Layton

Client:

MINI

Executive Creative Director:

John Butler

Executive Creative Director:

Mike Shine

Creative Director:

Steve Mapp

Creative Director:

Lyle Yetman

Creative Director:

Erik Enberg

Art Director:

Christian Laniosz

Broadcast Producer:

Stacy McCann

Director of Broadcast Production:

Adrienne Cummins

Group Business Director:

Chris Cardinal

Production Company:

Tool of North America

Director:

Erich Joiner

Producer:

Joby Ochsner

Director of Photography:

Mark Plummer

Managing Director:

Brian Latt

Executive Producer:

Oliver Fuselier

Executive Producer:

Michael Pardee

Creative Director:

Rob Trent

Lead Compositor:

Joey Brattesani

Producer:

Ryan Meredith

Editorial Company:

Cleaver

Editor:

Pete Koob

Associate Editor:

Ivy Calhoun

Executive Producer:

Richard Quan

Composer:

Robert Etoll

Band:

Falconer

Sound Design:

Squekeclean

Sound Design:

Pete Koob

Telecine:

Chris Martin

Executive Producer:

Lori Joseph

Lurpak: Cooking Up a Rainbow

Agency:

Wieden + Kennedy London
Axe: Cops and Robbers

Agency:

BBH London

Client:

Axe

Global Brand Director:

Tomas Marcenaro

Creative Team:

Daniel Schaefer

Creative Team:

Szymon Rose

Creative Director:

David Kolbusz

Creative Director:

Dominic Goldman

Producer:

Ruben Mercadal

Team Manager:

Jennifer Omran

Team Director:

Richard Lawson

Production Company:

Gorgeous

Director:

Chris Palmer

Producer:

Suzie Greene Tedesco

DOP:

Eric Steelberg

Post Production:

Framestore

Editor/Editing House:

Biff Butler

Editing House:

Rock Paper Scissors

Editor:

Jonnie Scarlett

Editing House:

The Quarry

Sound Design:

Phaze UK

Sound Mix:

Wave

The Joy of Books

Agency:

Lowe Roche Toronto

Client:

Type

Creator:

Sean Ohlenkamp

ESPN: Shake on It

Agency:

Wieden + Kennedy

Client:

ESPN

Creative Director:

Stuart Jennings

Creative Director:

Brandon Henderson

Copywriter:

Dave Canning

Art Director:

Cyrus Coulter

Producer:

Cheryl Warbrook

Executive Creative Director:

Ian Reichenthal

Executive Creative Director:

Scott Vitrone

Head of Content Production:

Gary Krieg

Production Company:

Biscuit

Director:

Aaron Stoller

Managing Director:

Shawn Lacy

Executive Producer:

Holly Vega

Line Producer:

Mala Vasan

Director of Photography:

Linus Sandgren

Production Design:

Damon Fortier

Editorial Company:

MacKenzie Cutler

Editor:

Ian MacKenzie

Post Producer:

Sasha Hirschfeld

VFX Company:

The Mill

VFX Producer:

Charlotte Arnold

Music & Sound Company:

Pulse Music

Producer:

Dan Kuby

Mix Company:

Sound Lounge

Mixer:

Rob Sayers

Executive Producer:

Jill Silberstein

Staples: Dave

Agency:

McCann Erickson New York

CCO:

Linus Karlsson

Client:

Staples

ECD:

Tom Murphy

ECD:

Sean Bryan

ACD/AD:

Mat Bisher

ACD/Copywriter:

Jason Schmall

Agency Producer:

Sam Cernichiari

Director:

Brian Beletic

DOP:

Claudio Miranda

Prod. Co.:

Smuggler

Producer:

Leslie Chilcott

VFX:

The Mill

VFX Producer:

Charlotte Arnold

VFX Supervisor:

Westley Sarokin

Editor:

Biff Butler

Editorial Company:

Rock Paper Scissors

Mixer:

Tom Jacarone

Audio Company:

Sound Lounge

Telecine:

Damien Van Der Cruyssen

Telecine:

The Mill

Music:

: Soup Music Ltd. Andy Huckvale

Sound Design:

Biff Butler

Sound Design:

Tom Jacarone

British Heart Foundation: Hard and Fast

Agency:

Grey London

Client:

British Heart Foundation

Director:

Wayne McClammy

Production Company:

Hungry Man

Production Company EP/Managing Partner:

Kevin Byrne

Production Company EP:

Matt Buels

Production Company Line Producer:

Camilla Cullen

Production Company Line Producer:

Nate Young

DP:

Fraser Taggart

Production Designer:

Nick Foley Oates

Editor:

Alaster Jordan

Colorist:

Aubrey Woodiwiss

Producer:

Jacqueline Dobrin

Editing Company:

The Whitehouse

DIRECTV - "Stop Taking in Stray Animals"

Agency:

Grey New York

Chief Creative Officer:

Tor Myhren

Chief Creative Officer:

Tor Myhren

Client:

DirecTV

Executive Creative Director:

Dan Kelleher

Executive Creative Director:

Dan Kelleher

Associate Creative Director:

Doug Fallon

Associate Creative Director:

Doug Fallon

Associate Creative Director:

Steven Fogel

Associate Creative Director:

Steven Fogel

Agency Executive Producer:

Andrew Chinich

Agency Executive Producer:

Andrew Chinich

Agency Associate Producer:

Lindsay Myers

Agency Associate Producer:

Lindsay Myers

Production Company:

MJZ

Production Company:

MJZ

Director:

Tom Kuntz

Director:

Tom Kuntz

Director of Photography:

Emmanuel Lubezki

Director of Photography:

Emmanuel Lubezki

Editor:

Gavin Cutler

Editor:

Gavin Cutler

Editorial Company:

MacKenzie Cutler

Editorial Company:

MacKenzie Cutler

Assistant Editor:

Ryan Steele

Assistant Editor:

Ryan Steele

Sound Design:

Sam Shaffer

Sound Design:

Sam Shaffer

Sound Design:

MacKenzie Cutler

Sound Design:

MacKenzie Cutler

VFX:

The Mill

VFX:

The Mill

VFX:

Schmigital

VFX:

Schmigital

VO:

Robb Webb

VO:

Robb Webb

Gatorade: Win from Within

Agency:

TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles

Client:

Gatorade

Executive Creative Director:

Patrick O'neill

Global Group Creative Director/Art Director:

Brent Anderson

Global Group Creative Director/Writer:

Steve Howard

Executive Producer:

Sarah Patterson

Producer:

Molly Tait

Executive Business Affairs Manager:

Lisa Lipman

Business Affairs Manager:

KK Davis

Group Planning Director:

Scott MacMaster

Planning Director:

Lydia Kim

Jr. Planner:

Adam Wiese

Jr. Planner:

Rebecca Harris

Worldwide Managing Director:

Nick Drake

Management Supervisor:

Sandra Tobey

Music Supervisor:

Michael Gross

Production Company:

Smuggler

Director:

Jaron Albertin

EP/Head of Commercials:

Brian Carmody

EP/Head of Commercials:

Patrick Milling-Smith

Executive Producer:

Lisa Rich

Executive Producer:

Allison Kunzman

Producer:

Lisa Tauscher

Producer:

Helen Hollien

Producer:

Donald Taylor

Director of Photography:

Linus Sandgren

Production Designer:

Duncan Reed

Editorial Company:

Peepshow

Executive Producer:

Deborah Sullivan

Editor:

Andrea MacArthur

Assistant Editor:

Patrick OLeary

Visual FX:

The Mill

Visual FX:

The Mill - LA

TItle Design:

Tom O'Neil

Post Producer:

Enca Kaul

VFX Supervisor:

Billy Higgins

2D VFX Artist:

Billy Higgins

2D VFX Artist:

Tim Bird

2D VFX Artist:

Steve Cokonis

2D VFX Artist:

Robert Murdoch

2D VFX Artist:

Nick Taylor

2D VFX Artist:

Margolit Steiner

Production Coordinator:

Kiana Bicoy

Music:

Amber

Composer:

Mark Tewarson

Executive Producer:

Michelle Curran

Final Mix:

Lime

Mixer/Sound Designer:

Rohan Young

Executive Producer:

Jessica Locke

Lidl: Champagne

Agency:

THEY

Client:

Lidl

Director:

Bill Tanaka

Akim: Restaurant

Agency:

Shalmor Avnon Amichay/Y&R Interactive

Google India: Tanjore

Sunshine Sakae: Taxi

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