Shot on location in Palma, Spain the campaign contains a set of four commercials. Two spots feature Jorge and two Lucia, as they compete against Rafa Nadal online!
Ben Turner, The Mill's 2D lead on the project explains, "Niall wanted to create some beautiful moments showing our heroes and the near brushes with Nadal. Using the high speed Phantom camera for two of the key set pieces we were able to really heighten the drama. In the pillow fight scene Niall wanted the audience to feel as if they were in the middle of this feathery battle so we went about adding additional feathers to the shot and then carefully selected the feathers that would capture the moment.
"Niall has a great eye for capturing tension and emotion in moments like this which add to the spot's feeling of competitiveness".
Mill colourist Seamus O'Kane added the final tone with his grade "I enhanced the lush images captured by DOP Simon Chaudoir to create a vibrant but understated palette that plays nicely against the action "
Agency: PokerStars
Producer: Ben Exley
Creative Director: James Vigar
Production Company: Partizan
Director: Niall Downing
Executive Producer: Ella Sanderson
Editing Company: Ten3
Editor: Charlie Roberts
Edit Assist: Kevin Palmer
VFX & Design: The Mill
VFX Producer: Josh Robinson
Shoot Supervisor: Ben Turner
2D Lead Artist: Ben Turner
Assist: Joe Tang