The first rousing 60 second ad features football legend Terry Venables belting out his unique rendition of the Elvis hit 'If I Can Dream', accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a 26-strong choir which includes fellow Sun pundits, Harry Redknapp and Ian Wright. John extracts cup winning performances from his first team and through his inspired direction, strikes a perfectly pitched blend of pathos, drama and humour to the spot which crescendos as El Tel hits the high notes on the grass at Wembley.
"In order to achieve his vision, we worked closely with John and after doing previs in 3D, comped studio shots of Terry into Wembley Stadium plates," explains producer Sean Costelloe, "Next we created a Jumbotron in 3D and added the fireworks in Flame before Aubrey applied a final grade."
Agency: WCRS
Producers: Eliot Liss, Joe Pawsey
Creatives: Rich Littler, Zac Ellis
Production Company: HLA
Director: John Hardwick
Producer: Laura Kanerick
Editing Company: The Quarry
Editor: Owen Oppenheimer
VFX & Design: The Mill
VFX Producer: Sean Costelloe
Shoot Supervisors: Rich Betts, Hitesh Patel
2D Lead Artist: Ian Richardson
2D Artists: Rich Betts, Gareth Brannan, Marios Theodosi, Davide Pascolo
3D Artists: Hitesh Patel, Jessica Soderstrom
Assists: Ben Smith, Henning Glabbart