SANTA MONICA — Design & digital production studio Timber (www.timber.net) provided VFX and post for three commercial that aired during Super Bowl 50. The studio contributed to Hyundai’s The Chase, Buick’s Wedding and T-Mobile’s Harvey Drops the Ball.
“The Super Bowl always been the biggest display of marketing creativity,” says Timber creative director/partner Jonah Hall. “Now it’s even bigger because of the fact that it’s a live event in an era where people skip commercials instinctively.”
“People will watch these spots and talk about them,” adds Timber creative director/partner Kevin Lau. “It’s great to have had such a big presence this year.”
WATCH the spots.
Credits:
Hyundai “The Chase”
Agency: Innocean
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks
Editorial Company: Arcade
VFX/Post Production: Timber
Managing Partner/EP – Damian Stevens
Creative Director’s / Partners – Jonah Hall & Kevin Lau
Executive Producer: Sabrina Elizondo
Producer: Lauren Loftus
Lead Flame Artist: Chris DeCristo
Flame Artist: Brian Shneider
Flame Assist: Jason Giamara
CG Supervisor: Casey Benn
Lighting Lead: Michael Shelton
Animator: Kevin Ferrara
Digital Effects Supervisor: Nick Hiegel
Compositor: Daniel Raschko
Compositor: Michael Loney
Compositor: Mark Robben
Compositor: Brian Sales
Designer: Dan Blank
Buick “Wedding”
Agency: Leo Burnett Detroit
Production Company: Tool of North America
Editorial Company: Arcade
VFX/Post Production: Timber
Creative Director: Jonah Hall & Kevin Lau
Lead Flame Artist: Brian Schneider
Flame Artists: Mark Loso, Miles Klinghorn, Jeff Schulman
Artists: Joe Zaki, Eric Almeras
Tracking: Graham Herbster, Carl Ayala, CG Labs
CG: Kevin Ferrara.
Executive Producer: Sabrina Elizondo
Producer: Sean Sullivan
T-Mobile “Harvey Drops the Ball”
Agency: Publicis
Production Company: Prettybird
Editorial Company: Arcade
VFX/Post Production: Timber
Creative Directors / Partners Jonah Hall, Kevin Lau
Executive Producer: Sabrina Elizondo
Producer: Megan Kennedy
Lead Flame: Miles Kinghorn
Flame Assist: Branden Harden
Compositors: Daniel Raschko, Mark Robben, Brian Sales
CG Modeling, Particle vfx, Lighting, Animation: Brad Hayes, Casey Benn
CG Tracking: Matt Merkovich
Design + 2D Animation: Kevin Lau, Dan Blank
