TVC Downy 'Princess' (English version)

Posting behind-the-scenes soon.

TVC Pantene Thailand 'Reshower'

Posting behind the scenes soon.

TVC Downy Vietnam 'Believe'

 

Posting behind the scenes soon.

TVC Pantene Indonesia Eva 'Reshower'

TVC Pantene Kris Aquino 'Reshower'

TVC Olay Body Bar Daphne Oseña Paez 'Diana'

Daphne during test shoot.

Matt discussing scene with Daphne.

Rehearsing a scene.

Daphne's make-up under the lights.

TVC Olay Mirriam Quiambao 'Minerva'

Miriam during the test shoot.

Miriam with final make-up and hair.

Miriam on set.

Matt working with Go. Our Malaysian cinematographer.

I just had to take this shot. There are times I find silhouettes very dramatic.

Matt having fun with our assistant director JK (child actor). 

TVC Olay Angel Aquino 'Athena'

Director Matt Harris and Cinematographer Simon Hau 

discussing how to go about the first scene.

Matt briefing Angel.

Took a shot of Angel for make-up comparo.

First scene.

Angel on set.

Angel's make-up under the lights. 

Days after the shoot, we flew to Bangkok to do post work on the ad.

Matt was already so at home in 'The Post' that he makes his own coffee.

One of my favorites, grading. Below is a shot inside the 'spirit' room as we were grading.

Amazing how 'Hipstamatic' in iphones can turn mundane matters into interesting 

bits of images.

TVC Downy Passion Thailand version

TVC Pantene Indonesia Eva 'Morning'

Will be posting BTS soon

youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a2CPJvAZCo&feature=related

TVC Pantene Kris Aquino 'Morning'

TVC Olay Body Bar with Daphne Oseña Paez

Here are a few of the BTS scenes from this shoot. 

TVC Downy One Rinse 'Friends'

Casting was one of the highlights in the production of this ad. Luckily, we were able to find exactly what we needed. The only thing not going for us then was the weather. We had to stop shooting middle of the day as it just poured like anything. 

As you can see the scene is quite big and deep. Every detail we reviewed over and over again. The color combinations for the pail, the arrangement of large and small containers, the extras on the side, the cart that will be moving and the costumes... Making sure nothing was coming out too strong. 

The disparity of the number of pails used by non users vis-a-vis Downy one rinse user should come out. Oh and the signature 'pink' has to be noticeable like a breath of fresh air.

I can remember Paolo (director) and I would walk back and forth, back and forth looking at the angles making sure all was well. The heat was intense as it had just rained hard and stopped. And by 1pm, the sun was beating so hard making us feel like we were melting.

The added lights were needed to compensate for the harshness of ambient light. We tried to complete the shoot before the next downpour but we couldn't. Another day was needed.

Format: RedCam

TVC Downy Antibac Vietnam

Chào buổi sáng. I should never have have forgotten what little Vietnamese I knew. :-)

This is Cẩm Ly for Downy Antibac. She's a famous singer in Vietnam. 

Quite a charming lady really. Very easy to work with. Lots of energy and life. 

We also brought in Nguyen Toan Tri Minh or Toan as  our assistant director 

to help bridge the language gap. 

By this time, the team was already use to having different languages on the set. 

It was just like hearing poetry. I tried my best to remember some of the words 

but what came back were the usual greetings - and doesn't take you far. Toan on 

the other hand, grew up in LA and spoke english very well. 

Personal note: must visit Vietnam again to refresh street language course.

First of all... Thank God it's sunny!

 Toan briefing Cam Ly.

Thats Butch Garcia (big guy in the aqua shirt), our production designer, 

making sure things are in order.

Cam Ly being her charming self.

You know the shoots going well when you get this smile from your director.

Must I pass the opportunity of a photo opt? nah.

TVC Downy 'Passion'

Just did the post work supervision for this material. We wanted just 

the right amount of particles animation so it comes out like scent rather than odor.

Shoot and finish in Bangkok. Direction by Matt Harris. 

Cinematography by John Alfirevich.

This material was aired in about 5 countries in asia. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBRmeu9v89k

TVC Downy Vietnam 'Hands'

This material was developed for Northern Vietnam. 
Hand washing clothes post a serious challenge for the Vietnamese 
women up north during winter. Downy single rinse solves the problem.

It was good to be back in Vietnam. Worked in Leo Burnett VN before 

and it felt like I was coming home. We had a very good team 

in the form of Australian director Matt Harris and Malaysian 

cinematographer Chin Chen Fong. 

Working with Chin was very refreshing as he loves using available light. 

If I remember correctly we only had 1 or 2 4k's. Reserve light 

if ever the shoot extends and we loose ambient light.

This ad was shot using 16mm.

Matt reviewing the first scene. He works fast and knows what he wants.

Very down-to-earth, collaborative and quite intelligent.

He's actually one of the team's favorite directors. 

  

While we were setting up the washing scene it rained a bit.

Make-up retouch on the left with Cindy and lead talent. 

We lost time during the rain so now we have to move faster.

We had already lost ambient light when we shot the product. 

Chin lit the scene with the 2 4k's lighting the BG scene and a flashlight 

and mirror lighting the pack.

The falling flowers on green screen was the last thing we shot. 

Daz or Darren Loveday, our production art director was the one throwing 

the flowers from the crane. Beside him was Chin's assistant DOP.

Shot in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Grading in Bangkok, The Post.
Post production in Vietnam.

Shoot started at 7am. Ended around 9pm. Not bad considering we lost 

about 2 hours due to the rain.

TVC Downy One Rinse 'Bilib'

TVC Olay Body Bar with Angel Aquino

Angel was so easy to work with. She's both beauty and brains - which makes it so unfair hahaha! The camera just loves her. Below are some of the BTS during the shoot.

The shot below was the image that Boy Yñiguez took in the pic above.

This material was directed by Adrian Calumpang. Cinematography by Boy Yñiguez.

Here's the youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHfoOaUQfQ

We developed two materials for this Campaign. One using Angel Aquino (model, actress, host, entrepreneur) and one with Daphne Oseña Paez (TV host, producer and businesswoman):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlsrkfhAjQk

Both shot in Manila, Philippines. Grading in Bangkok. Post in Manila, Optima Digital.