BMW 7
BMW INDIVIDUAL _7 SERIES – TVC
THE JOB: Highlight all the unique attributes of spirit of the BMW 7 series
CONCEPT: Elevate and amplify to address all senses
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: The owl
WOW MOMENT: Watching the zen calligraphist performing
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: xxx
credits:
Storz & Escherich, production
Specter Berlin, director
Pascal Remond, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Construction
Car care
Special props
Visual effects
STONE ISLAND / HAND CORROSION
STONE ISLAND _HAND CORROSION – TVC
THE JOB: A Dramatization of a Stone island garment finishing in line with the utilitarian feel of the brand and collection
CONCEPT: Fashion alchemy
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: xxx what was biggest ‘problem’ and how was it solved
WOW MOMENT: XXX Wow moment description here
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: XXX Describe star prop, why is it so cool
credits:
Ken Tonio Yamamoto, director
Bjoern Knechtel, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Construction
Special props
Visual effects
LORENZ / POMSTICKS
LORENZ / POMSTICKS – TVC
THE JOB: Create a convincing space station, home to two homesick astronauts
CONCEPT: 2001 A Space Odyssey but make it POP
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Keeping our eye on the detail even though there is never enough time and Russian is not our native tongue
WOW MOMENT: Seeing the final edit when all special effects came together and made potato chips, astronauts and grandma flow through the galaxy
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: The space station, obviously
agency: XXX
credits:
Foxdevil Films, production
Simon Ritzler, director
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
thank you:
Pronto Films, Kiew, art department
STONE ISLAND / FROST FINISH
STONE ISLAND _FROST FINISH
THE JOB: A Dramatization of a Stone island garment finishing in line with the utilitarian feel of the brand and collection
CONCEPT: James Bond villain frost lab
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Find 1000 ways to say ‘brrr cold’ in visual language.
WOW MOMENT: getting the illusion of Frost Lab perfectly done
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: the glas ice boxes
credits:
Saltwater Films Berlin, production
Ken Tonio Yamamoto, director
Stephan Telaar, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Construction
Special props
Visual effects
nominated:
Berlin Fashion Film Festival
MERCEDES / CLA
MERCEDES CLA – Photography
THE JOB: Create a bold graphic backdrop to offset the sleek silhouet
CONCEPT: Be bold and urban but keep it slick
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Keep your sticky fingers off the car
WOW MOMENT: Test driving our brand new MAD EYE Automotive overalls
agency: ANTONI
credits:
Amos Fricke, photographer
Lighthawk, lighting
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Construction
Car Care
COOP
COOP Christmas 2018 - TVC and social content for the Swiss, Italian and French markets
THE JOB: Recreate traditional Swiss christmas scenes. No Pomp, no kitsch, but genuine shared family moments.
CONCEPT: Create authentic documentary style sets in all it’s akward unpolished yet heartwarming charm.
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Finding christmas decorations off season. That meant ransacking every dusty thrift store in Zurich and beyond,….Haaaaatjoo!
WOW MOMENT: Kids loosing it in an epic food fight in the most lovely Swiss Mountain home
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: The custom made ‘ugly christmas sweater’ knitted overnight with just the right pom pom for a nose
agency: Havas, Schweiz
credits:
Rocket Film Zurich, production
Nico Beyer, director
Michael Mieke, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Special props
thank you:
Barbara Lanz, supporting art director
LIDL XXL
LIDL XXL – TVC
THE JOB: Big(ger) Fun
CONCEPT: (Sur)Real!
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: The whole project was bananas, but creating spot on textures proved to the icing on the (cup)cake
WOW MOMENT: Dipping fish fingers
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: One word: Fish Fingers! (oops 2 words)
credits:
Element E Hamburg, production
Lars Büchel, director
Claire, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Art Direction
Special props
thank you:
Push Pull, Sofia/ Bulgarien, service production
THE BERLINIANS _Geza Schoen
BERLINIANS _Geza Schoen - Short film series
THE JOB: Stylized profiles of Berlin creatives
CONCEPT: Feature Berlin creatives in their personal space. Highlighting their medium of choice. Be it a scent library of smells, favourite skateboard or the artist’s own blood.
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: Insane perfume sample installation
credits:
Amsterdam Berlin, production
Marie & Feline Grub, director
Cazery Zacharewicz, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Special props
Visual effects
LBS
LBS - Ode an die Spieigkeit – TVC
THE JOB: Celebrate playfulness as the spice of life
CONCEPT: Homo Ludens in full glory, going overboard ever so slightly
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Dog riding the robot vaccuum
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: Apart from the shiney ‘moon’ cutting a hedge, we really enjoyed building an epic model train track
agency: Heimat, Berlin
credits:
Triggerhappyproduction Berlin, production
Johan Kramer, director
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Construction
Special props
MINI VISION NEXT 100
MINI VISION NEXT 100 – Photography
THE JOB: Highlight individual customization and high tech features
CONCEPT: Seamless techno abstractions, accenting the futuristic materials, interface and graphics used in this concept car to highlight Mini’s future forward visions
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: No CGI any-where!
credits:
Amos Fricke, photographer
Lighthawk, lighting
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Construction
Special props
O2
HOL JETZT ALLES RAUS MIT LTE VON O2 - TVC
THE JOB: What was the briefing, the director’s vision
CONCEPT: What was our core concept
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: The lit bodysuit of the boarder. It took us x amount of hours and xxx
WOW MOMENT: Witnessing the surreal sighting of an astronaut… in an authentic space suit biking through the Alps.
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: the Light String Siute for the NightSnowBoarder
credits:
Tony Petersen Berlin, production
Martin Aamund, director
Sebastian Pfaffenbichler, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Construction
Special props
thank you:
Toas Lindner
Jörg Radermacher, McGyver
PETER FOX
PETER FOX Alles neu - Music Video
THE JOB: Disrupt the system and safe the planet through song.
CONCEPT: Monkey business
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Those damn monkeys
WOW MOMENT: When the wall droppped
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: Them monkeys
agency: Peter Fox
credits:
TriggerHappy berlin, production
Daniel Harder, director
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Construction
Special props
Visual effects
thank you:
Monkeys
EBAY
EBAY _CHRISTMAS – SERIES OF TVC’S
THE JOB: Stressless Family Christmas Fun
CONCEPT: Bright boppin and poppin’ festiveness for all ages
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: XXX
WOW MOMENT: XXX
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: XXX
agency: 72andsunny, Amsterdam
credits:
TriggerHappyproduction Berlin, production
Leonardo Cosme, director
Daniel Gottschalk, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Construction
Special props
thank you:
Andrea Elsper
Florian Matzku
UNION INVEST
UNION IONVEST
2NACHTEN - tvc
agency: GGH Mullenlowe, Hamburg
credits:
Jan Bonny, director
Julian Hohndorf, dop
BUBBLESFILM, production
Dirk Behrend - MAD EYE, production design
Celia Rosa - MAD EYE, art direction & prop making
Andrea Elsper - MAD EYE, art direction
Aileen Glaser - MAD EYE, set dresser
services provided:
Production design
Prop making
THE BERLINIANS _JONJOHN
BERLINIANS _JonJohn - Short film series
THE JOB: Stylized profiles of Berlin creatives
CONCEPT: Feature Berlin creatives in their personal space. Highlighting their medium of choice. be it a scent library of smells, favourite skateboard or the artist’s own blood.
SPOTLIGHT ON A PROP: Vein Typography
credits:
Amsterdam Berlin, production
Marie & Feline Grub, director
Cazery Zacharewicz, dop
Dirk Behrend, production design
services provided:
Production design
Full art department
Special props
Visual effects
