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Bentley Continental GT V8 Launch Film 2012
Finally were able to show off our launch film for The new Bentley Continental GT V8
Directed & produced by mustard-berlin (Martin Bennett & Stephen French)
This superb new version of the GT V8 was launched at the Detroit Motor Show on (09 01 2012)
mustard-berlin were commissioned to produce and direct a launch film for the exciting new V8 Bentley. The production was in two stages one in the Swiss Alps and the second in the Scottish Highlands. Shooting at locations that included St Moritz, Vals Dam, the Albula Pass and the Fluela Pass, Switzerland. In Scotland we filmed in the area of the Kylesku Bridge.
New 2012 Bentley Continental GTC V8 – Photography
Also launched at the recent Detroit Motor Show was the New Continental GT V8 Convertible.
As a result we can now reveal more of the stunning imagery that mustard-berlin produced with photographer Graham Thorp for the launch of this new version of the Continental GTC V8.
The photos are now live on the Bentley website and here in our media gallery.
More: New 2012 Bentley Continental GT V8 – Photography
We can now reveal more of the stunning imagery that mustard-berlin produced with photographer Graham Thorp for the launch of this refined new version of the Continental GT.
The photos are now live on the Bentley website and here in our media gallery.
New 2012 Bentley Continental GT V8 – Photography
The New Bentley GT V8 has been launched at the Detroit Motor Show.
We can now reveal the stunning imagery that mustard-berlin produced with photographer Graham Thorp for the launch of this refined new version of the Continental GT.
The photos are now live on the Bentley website and here in our media gallery.
Bentley film and photo shoot : California
Martin Bennett & Stephen French (mustard-berlin) have just directed and produced another film and photo production for Bentley Motors with agency Connect.
(CD Dennis Wilson / AD Richard Parsons / PM Melanie Tainty)
Shooting in California taking in downtown LA and several different locations all over the state we were on the road for 2 amazing weeks filming a new launch film and shooting stills photography.
For the film shoot we collaborated yet again with DP Jean-Baptist. The camera car, a supercharged Mercedes ML55 with edge system head and arm was provided by Performance Filmworks. Driven by Donny Bailey, Crane operated by Mike Barnett and Edge technician Carlos “Cafe” Cibils. An amazing and talented team of guys that were a pleasure to work with and made it possible for us to create some amazing driving camera moves. The film was originated on the amazing Arri Alexa using Zeiss Ultra Primes and Arri/Zeiss zooms. Additional fottage was captured using the Canon 5D MKII using Canon L prime lenses, operated by Martin & Stephen.
Photographer Graham Thorp was comissioned once again to shoot the stills. Using the Hasselblad H2 with a Phase One P65 back with Hasselblad lenses. The photos were a combination of statics and dynamic driving images shot in urban locations in LA and rural locations spread over the state of California. For the dynamic driving images we calibrated yet again with Move & Shoot and one of their LA based riggers Aaron Knoke.
We now move into post-production on both the film and stills. We cant reveal at this stage the model of the car but as soon as the images & film go live at the Geneva motor show we’ll upload them, watch this space…
Bentley photo shoot: Switzerland
Martin Bennett & Stephen French (mustard-berlin) have just produced another complex photo production for Bentley Motors with agency Connect. (AD Richard Parsons / PM Melanie Tainty) and Photographer Graham Thorp.
Returning to Switzerland we shot at a variety of exciting locations in Zurich, Luzern and the Swiss Alps. Our local production manager Roger Neuburger (All About) pulled out all the stops to secure us amazing locations and made sure once again that everything ran like clockwork on the day.
Photographer Graham Thorp shot a combination of static and dynamic driving images using the Hasselblad H2 with a Phase One P65 back with Hasselblad lenses.
We cant reveal at this stage the model of the car but as soon as the images go live we’ll upload them, watch this space…
The New Bentley Continental GTC – Launch Film
Launched today at the Frankfurt Motor Show – The New Bentley Continental GTC
Launch film for the new Bentley GTC. Produced & Directed by mustard-berlin
The new Bentley Continental GTC offers a seductive combination of performance, style and exclusivity.
The Continental GTC represents a new pinnacle for the marque: it has been sharpened, refined and rethought in every detail. The result is a convertible sports car that offers supercar levels of performance together with luxurious accommodation for four people.
Bentley launch film & photo shoot : Scotland
Martin Bennett & Stephen French (mustard-berlin) have just produced and directed another launch film and photo production for Bentley Motors with agency Connect. ( CD Dennis Wilson / AD Richard Parsons / PM Melanie Tainty)
Shot at a variety of locations in the highlands of Scotland. This shoot was the second stage of a film for a brand new Bentley to be release later this year. For the film shoot we collaborated with experienced DOP Steve Albins and his assistant / focus puller Gary Rogers. The camera equipment, camera car and arm were provided by Electra. The camera arm was superbly operated by Top Gear veteran Michael Drury.
The film was originated on the amazing Arri Alexa using Zeiss Ultra Primes and Arri/Zeiss zooms. Additional fottage was captured using the Canon 5D MKII using Canon L prime lenses, operated by Martin & Stephen.
Automotive photographer Graham Thorp was once again shooting the stills on the Hasselblad H2 with a P65 back with Hasselblad lenses. The photos were a combination of statics and dynamic driving images. For the dynamic driving images we worked with Pursuit Europe and their R1 rig operated Andy Galvin.
All the footage and stills are in Post production. Both are looking stunning. We cant reveal at this stage the model of the car but as soon as the images & film go live we’ll upload them, watch this space… (more…)
The Blue Hive | Film & Photo : Ford Fiesta
Mustard Berlin (Stephen French & Martin Bennett) have produced and directed elements for a new Ford Fiesta campaign for the agency Blue Hive, London (CD Richard Last / AD Nick Hearne / PM Yvette Colgrave)
Using the location skills of location scout/ location manager Ted Ladlow, we secured some prime London locations where we filmed the Fiesta in a modern urban environment. Shooting with Graham Thorp and DP Simon Kennedy to capture the Fiesta at different styles while trying to contain the inquisitive public in a busy London street.
We also shot at Park Royal Studio’s, London for the studio elements. DP’ed by Dave Tree and stills by Graham Thorp, assisted by the wonderful Chris Rands.
Please check this space for when the images go live.
Client: Ford
Agency: Blue Hive
Creative Direction: Richard Last / Nick Hearne
Agency Producer: Yvette Colegrave
Production Company: mustard-berlin
Directors: Martin Bennett & Stephen French
DP: Dave Tree / Simon Kennedy
Photographer: Graham Thorp
Bentley launch film & photo shoot : Spain
Stephen French & Martin Bennett (mustard-berlin) have just produced and directed another film and photo production for Bentley Motors with agency Connect. (AD Richard Parsons / PM Melanie Tainty / CD Dennis Wilson)
We spent 16 fantastic days on location in southern Spain shooting at a variety of locations in and around Malaga, Marbella, Almuñécar and Almeria.
The stills part of the project was shot by long time collaborator Graham Thorp. Shooting on the Hasselblad H2 with a P65 back with Hasselblad lenses for beautifully crisp images. The photos were a combination of statics and dynamic images. For the dynamic driving images we once again brought in rig company Move & Shoot and one of their excellent technicians, David Turnley.
For the film shoot we once again collaborated with French DOP Jean-Babptist Jay and his assistant Xavier Rodriguez who arrived from Paris to join the team. The camera car and flight head team were brought in from Barcelona. The camera car was provided by Carlos Sánchez Garcia, Camara Car.
The film material was originated on the 5D MKII using Canon L prime lenses, operated by Martin & Stephen with additional footage captured on the amazing Arri Alexa using Angenieux glass (Camera Car footage) by Jean-Baptist.
The film and photos are currently in the post production stage, and both are looking absolutely amazing! Unfortunately we cant reveal at this stage the model of the car but as soon as the images go live we’ll upload them, watch this space…
The Blue Hive | Film : Ford Transit
Martin Bennett and Stephen French just produced and directed a film project for Ford with agency The Blue Hive (AD Nick Hearne). The film shows of the new re-designed Ford Transit.
We shot the film over 5 days in and around London, Ramsgate and the wonderful Pinewood studios. This film tells the story of lighting engineer ‘Dave’ and his latest big project. The film was shot on RED One MX and also on the Canon 5D MKII. In some instance we shot with a three 5D MKII cameras. The lenses were all Canon L series primes. 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm. The DOP was Dave Tree, with Simon Kennedy operating as 2nd unit and 1st unit assistant. Movement was brought to the piece by use of a Kessler cineslider and our superb Camera car / Scorpion Crane team. Our Jimmy Jib material was superbly shot by Arun Taylor.
The lighting rig was supplied by Simon Alderman and his great team at Neg Earth Ltd.
The soundtrack was an original composition by Paul Stoney & Joel Cadbury and edited at Redworks, London by Russ Clapham.
Check out the film in the Media Gallery
UPDATE: Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Back in the summer of 2010 mustard-berlin produced a campaign for Bentley and agency Connect. (AD Richard Parsons / PM Melanie Taintey)
We spent 5 glorious days on location in Wiltshire with photographer Graham Thorp. Mostly around the beautiful town of Marlborough, with a further 2 days in central London. The days were long, shooting at the top and tail of the day in order to get the best light for the shots. The stars of the shoot were two different models of the Continental Flying Spur.
We shot on the Hasselblad H2 with a P65 back for breathtakingly detailed images. The lighting setups were different at each location and for each shot. Mostly a mixture of daylight, some Profoto Flash and Dedo lights. On some of the locations we were shooting just after magic hour. So we powered up practical lights with a generator to create realistic ambient lighting.
For the London section of the shoot, we closed down the major junction at Monument leading to London Bridge. In collaboration with Transport for London and City of London Film office we managed to place the Bentley in the middle of the junction to get a stunning urban shot. We also shot at locations in the City of London and Shoreditch.
The photos are now live on the Bentley website and here in our media gallery, enjoy!
Bentley GT photo & film shoot : Switzerland
mustard-berlin (Martin Bennett & Stephen French) has just produced and directed a film and photo production for Bentley Motors with agency Connect. (AD Richard Parsons / PM Melanie Tainty)
We spent 12 amazing days on location in Switzerland surrounded by spectacular and dramatic landscape, stunning high-tec interior locations and lots of snow! In these technically and physically challenging environments we were added by superb local production manager Roger Neuburger (Allabout Productions).
The stills part of the project was shot by photographer Graham Thorp. Shooting on the Hasselblad H2 with a P65 back with Hasselblad lenses for beautifully detailed images. Once again working with Graham has been a pleasure and has led to breathtaking results. The photos were a combination of statics and dynamic images. For the dynamic driving images we worked with rig company Move & Shoot and one of their excellent technicians, Peter Creelmann.
For the film shoot we collaborated with French DOP Jean-Babptist Jay and his assistant Xavier Rodriguez who arrived from Paris to join the team. Also joining us from Paris were the camera car and flight head team. Comprising of Olivier Leblanc, Francis Auguy and Patrick Chizallet. With the camera car and equipment supplied by TSF Grip – Paris. A totally professional and exceptionally talented team of guys who worked under extreme conditions at high altitude in the Swiss Alps. For the second day of filming we shot great helicopter footage in one of the high alpine passes with experienced pilot “Capito”, Jürg Wiesmann. Again the team has really pulled out all the stops and we landed with superb footage!
The film material was originated on the RED-MX using Angenieux glass with additional footage captured on the 5D MKII using Canon L prime lenses.
We’ll upload the final photos and film in the near future so check our media gallery in the coming weeks.
The Blue Hive | Photography : Ford Transit
mustard-berlin is producing and directing another project for Wunderman & The Blue Hive team with (AD Peter Hvid) & Ford. The shoot took place over at Park Royal Studios in North London. The project is a set of stills for internet and print featuring the Ford Transit. The campaign tag line is “We put more in”. Once again were shooting with automotive photographer Graham Thorp. It was a one day studio shoot lighting with a mixture of flash and tungsten. Flash was used for the models and tungsten for lighting the vehicle itself. Graham shot on the Canon D1s mkII.
A top shot of the vehicle was technically challenging. To avoid distortion the Transit was photographed it in 3 parts. After all the car exposure were complete we moved onto to the people shots and re-lit the set with flash.
As one of the hero shots from the campaign is being shot as lots of separate elements they will be composited in post-production by the very talented Jeff Brown at FTP Creative in Toronto. Additionally some of these elements were shot as a stop motion sequence so the that they could be animated for an online version of the image.
We’ll upload the final photography in the near future so check our media gallery in the coming weeks.
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Wunderman | Video : Ford Fiesta Facebook UPDATE
The Fiesta Facebook Hack version of the New Fiesta commercial is now on line. You can see a preview of how the film looks by clicking here. Or Click here to create your own version of the film on facebook. You can also see a demo on the Blue Hive website.
