Film

Castle Lager DJ

The third commercial for Castle Lager's rebranding campaign was the last. It was shot by Kim Geldenhuys of Egg Films and took place on location in Hillbrow, possibly the most harrowing area in Johannesburg, over 4 days and nights. Some fun facts: the record store was built from scratch in an empty store front and people kept trying to come in and buy things, back in the 70's my father used to go to the club that our hero has his first gig at, cockroaches fell from the ceiling onto the client, 400 people danced at his final concert, the music is a remix of Duran Duran's "Save a Prayer" created for the spot and the rap lyrics were again written by the talented Alison Hingle. If you want the less fun facts you'll need to chat to me sometime.

Audi A3 Sportback

The script may be an overwritten version of the strategy, but I think it turned out quite well despite that. It was fun to invent the visuals as a team and then watch the 3D guys track each piece of glass individually (back in 2005 you pretty much had to do that to do it well). Animated by Pollen.

Awards: 2 Loerie Silvers

Audi Test Site

Launch viral film. Made for the cost of the stock footage (ordered directly from the Dept. of Energy in the USA) and with the help of Theo Le Roux-Prijs. It's pieced together from 50 year old footage, Audi S4 press footage on a road in Germany, 3D landscapes and plenty of noise filters.