Clara catches the eye of the Nutcracker Prince upon arriving at a lavish Christmas party and as the pair begin to dance flirtatiously, Clara's arrival is announced to the Mouse King who also has his sights set on her. A thrilling dance sequence ensues as the men 'fight' over the woman of their shared desires, but rather than sit back and watch, Clara joins in and rescues her preferred suitor before returning to party with her girlfriends.
Created by BBH and directed by Ringan Ledwidge for Rattling Stick, the ad stars Steven McRae and Thiago Soares, both principal dancers with The Royal Ballet, and Iana Salenko, guest principal with The Royal Ballet, as well as being choreographed by world-renowned choreographer Benjamin Millepied.
Mick Vincent, Mill colourist comments, "With most sessions these days the Colourist usually sees the log Alexa/Red footage for the first time on the day of the final grade. While this keeps us on our toes it does mean you have to come up with a look and then go with it without exploring all avenues. Trying different things can be difficult without the opportunity to try ideas on all shots. With this grade being a little edgy we spent a couple of hours on a test grade then after a break of a few days we revisited the grade to finesse it. As it happened Ringan and I took the initial grade and then went darker, this stayed without any further tweaking. I am really happy with the look and don't feel that we missed a trick."