Ad of the Day: Burberry follows ‘Open Spaces’ with equally beautiful ‘Night Creatures’ film
Following on from last year’s highly acclaimed ‘Open Spaces’ film, luxury fashion house Burberry has released the latest installment of the dreamlike series.
‘Night Creatures’ is the creative vision of Riccardo Tisci and begins with a group of young people traveling on a London night bus (kitted out in recognizable plaid outfits, of course). As the bus abruptly stops, they become aware of people frantically running from something on the street outside.
Curious, they head in the direction of what looks like a huge structure in the middle of the road, which seems to be pulling them in. As the alien/monster’s tentacles take hold of them, a beautiful dance ensues against the backdrop of London’s urban landscape. Bounding weightlessly through the city, the group eventually settles on water and drifts down the river Thames.
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The campaign series takes inspiration from the brand’s founder, Thomas Burberry, who wrote in his book Open Spaces: ”Inherent in every Burberry garment is freedom.”
Credits
Creative direction: Riccardo Tisci
Agency and production: Riff Raff Films
Creative and direction: Megaforce
Executive producer: Matthew Fone
Producers: James Waters and Tracey Cooper
Production manager: Davina Abrahams
Production assistants: Patch Wadsworth, Ellie De Rose
Casting director UK: Kharmel Cochrane Casting
Casting director Fr: Nohmad Casting
Talent: Alanna Archibald, Joshua Burnett-B, Nonoka Kato
1st Ad: Chris Kelly
Dop: Mauro Chiarello
Gaffer: Jonny Franklin
Production designer: Andy Kelly
Art director: Ashley Dando
Location manager: Carl Fairall @Salt Films
Wire supervisor: Max Schofield
Editor: Rich Orrick @ Work Editorial
Edit assistant: Rain Keene @ Work Editorial
Edit producer: Charlie Dalton @ Work Editorial
Ecd / 2d lead: Alex Lovejoy
Vfx supervisor / Cg Lead Will Laban
Animation lead: Marion Strunck
Senior Vfx producers: Grace Thorpe, Saskia Delius
Colourists: Emiliano Serantoni / Maruf Khan
Sound design and mix: Sam Ashwell and Jake Ashwell @ 750mph
Audio post producer: Olivia Ray
Client: Burberry
Chief executive officer: Jonathan Akeroyd
Chief marketing officer: Rod Manley
Director of image: Al Watts
Senior art director: Sean Bell
Rt director: Harry Bradbury
Lead producer: Will Preston-George
Senior producer: Rory Mills
Producer: Chloe Stevens
Director of styling: James Campbell
Senior stylist: Sasha Harris
Hair stylist: Gary Gill
Make-up artist: Vassilis Theotokis
Manucurist: Pebbles Aikens
Styling assistants: Toariki Dexter, Ashling Massoumi, Kendall Blair, Fainche Burke, Saoirse Sadeghian-Naini and Joe Bates
Styling intern: Amy Sweeney
Head of production: Justyna Nowacka
Lead project manager: Iqrab Habib
Director of project management: Nicole Cobble
Head of post-production and CGI: Luke Stazaker
Senior music manager: Morell Maison
Music manager: Stephen Newell