Imagination

Audi

After an incredible 2010, Blind wraps up the year with an imaginative spot for Audi out of BBH London.

Blind Director/Vanessa Marzaroli delivered “Imagination” for the new Audi A7 Sportback, a film that is both captivating and fresh. To showcase the car’s innovative design and technology, BBH asked Vanessa and her team to create a highly stylized journey through the mind of an automotive designer, creating visual representations of an engineers inspiration. Elegant yet organic, the spot features the birth of various car parts: engine, wheels, seats, pistons…even the Bang & Olufsen speaker system. All of these components and features come to life as we watch them being intricately constructed. “Through our design and animation, we’re able to draw the viewer to the A7 and guide them on a trip through a world where organic forms co-mingle with science and technology,” adds Marzaroli. And just in case the visuals aren’t compelling enough, the agency attracted the band Basement Jaxx to re-mix their track “Dracula” to accompany the piece. The :60 version made it’s premiere on X Factor, the United Kingdom’s most watched show.

Storyboards

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StyleFrames

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Design Exploration

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Images

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Credits

  • CLIENT

    Audi

  • AGENCY

    BBH London

  • CREATIVES

    Nick Kidney, Kevin Stark, Andy Clough, Rich McGrann

  • PRODUCER

    Glenn Paton

  • PRODUCTION COMPANY

    Blind and Jelly London

  • CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Vanessa Marzaroli

  • DIRECTOR

    Vanessa Marzaroli

  • EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Dave Kleinman, Nick Litwinko, Charlie Sells of Jelly London

  • POST PRODUCER

    Keith Bryant, Jamey Kitchens

  • ART DIRECTOR

    Lawrence Wyatt

  • DESIGNERS

    Lead Designers: Lawrence Wyatt, Steve Pacheco; Design & Exploration: Eric Zunkley, James Kim, Kate Mrozowski, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Alex Preston, Ivan Cruz, Martin Surya

  • VFX SUPERVISOR

    Hatem Ben Abdallah

  • 3D ANIMATORS

    Lead Animators: Lawrence Wyatt, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Jason Kim; Animators: Eli Guerron, Ben Lopez, Ehren Addis

  • MODELERS

    Pasha Ivanov

  • COMPOSITORS

    Chris ONeill, Lawrence Wyatt, Jason Kim, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Vanessa Marzaroli

  • ROTOSCOPE TRACKING

    Hatem Ben Abdallah, Lin Wilde, Alan Latteri, The CG Lab; Flame Artist: Alan Latteri

  • STORYBOARD ARTIST

    Alex Preston, Vincent Lucido

  • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

    Alex Barber

  • SOFTWARE

    Photoshop, After Effects, Shake, Maya, 3DS Max, Final Cut, Flame, Nuke

  • EDITOR

    Chris ONeill, Jason Kim, Lawrence Wyatt, Vanessa Marzaroli

  • MUSIC

    Basment Jaxx