A commercial I directed for a fashion company called Vouture, based out of Vancouver, Canada.
The commercial is best viewed with the high-definition, full-screen and scaling settings turned on. Take your chair back a bit, and enjoy.
Vouture Contact Information:
E-Mail: info@voutureclothingco.com
Facebook Group *new*: facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=37079430958
Business Line: 1-604-996-0902
Vancouver, Canada
Director Contact Information:
E-Mail: info@anthonybortolussi.com
Twitter: AMBortolussi
Business Line: 1-604-728-5772
Vancouver, Canada
COMMERCIAL CREDITS
CAST
Narrarator: Kirstn Hawson
Persephone: Hannah Carter
Hades: Matt Deane
PRODUCTION CREW
Director/Producer/Writer/Editor: Anthony Bortolussi
Designer/Producer/Writer: Amanda Ventura
Cinematographer/Writer: Jordan Gray
Assistant to Director: Michael Bergunder
Horse Wrangler: Richard Douglas
Special Effects Technician/Electrician: Brent Watts
Assistant Camera Operator: James DeBoer
Hair: Paige D'Antonia
Makeup: Shawna Beet
Additional Photography: Roham Rahmanian
POST CREW
Post Sound Mixer: Benjamin Giovanni Ozga
Additional Color Correction: Shelly Morrow
Music: Two Steps from Hell, All Cues Written by Nick Phoenix & Thomas J.Bergersen
SPECIAL THANKS
Chris Dalton, Lorne, Brent and Matt Lapham at Lorne Lapham Sales and Rentals Inc. Scott Cassia, Andrew Powell Peebles and Caleb Chan. Extra special thanks to Sarah Schaus at Extreme Music.
COPYRIGHT/LICENSING
Prayer to Persephone
Copyright 1921, 1948 by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Text modified by Anthony Bortolussi, Amanda Ventura, and Jordan Gray.
Soundtrack License
Two Steps from Hell, All Cues Written by Nick Phoenix & Thomas J.Bergersen, Licensed in perpetuity by Extreme Music Ltd. to Vouture.
TRIVIA
+The horse is an Arabian purebred named Sandy. This species of horse can be traced back 4,500 years to the Arab Peninsula.
+The fog machine was so large, a farm-sized tractor was used to move it.
+Nick Phoenix & Thomas J.Bergersen are the artists behind Two Steps from Hell, and composers of the Vouture soundtrack. Together they have written music featured in theatrical releases including: Wall-E, Sherlock Holmes, The Dark Knight, No Country for Old Men, and many more. The music is perpetually licensed to Vouture by Extreme Music Ltd. Santa Monica, CA.
+The commercial features only a handful of the 20+ piece collection.
+The international cast and crew were made up of members from Australia, Canada, England, and the United States of America.
+ The Vouture collection has been featured in media like Fashion Berry Magazine and live events including the FIAT MODE 22 fashion show and the Miss Canada Competition. The line was also recently featured at the 2010 Wedopia Expo in Vancouver, Canada.