KIA: Hero’s Journey

9.5

Media Type:

Film Film

Brand

brand

Agency

agency

Country:

USA

Industry:

Automotive

Watch Melissa McCarthy during the Big Game as she sets off on a mission to save the planet. Unfortunately, she finds out the hard way that it’s not easy to be an eco-warrior. Luckily, she drives the 2017 Kia Niro.

Credits

Advertising Agency:

David & Goliath, Los Angeles, USA

Founder / Chairman:

David Angelo

Chief Creative Officers:

Bobby Pearce, Colin Jeffery

Executive Creative Director:

Gustavo Sarkis

Executive Creative Director / Copywriter:

Ben Purcell

Copywriter:

Mark Montiero

Creative Director:

John O’Hea

Associate Creative Directors:

Courtney Pulver, Robert Casillas

Executive Broadcast Producer:

Curt O’Brien

Production Company:

MJZ

Director of Photography:

Joost van Gelder

President:

David Zander

Executive Producer:

Eriks Krumins

Producer:

Donald Taylor

Editorial Company:

Work Editorial

Editor:

Jono Griffith

Assistant Editors:

Keith Hamm, Ben Foushée

Executive Producer:

Marlo Baird

Producer:

Lynne Mannino

VFX Company:

The Mill

Creative Directors / VFX Supervisors:

Robert Sethi, Chris Knight

Executive Producers:

Pete King, Thatcher Peterson

Senior Producer:

Anastasia von Rahl

Music Editing / Sound Design Company:

Stimmung

Creative Director:

Rory Doggett

Executive Producer:

Ceinwyn Clark

Sound Designer:

Gus Koven

Sound Engineer:

Nathan Dubin

Executive Producer:

Whitney Warren

Celebrity Talent Acquisition:

The Marketing Arm

Managing Director:

Chalcea Park

Photographer:

Matthias Clamer

Agency:

Stockland Martel

Producer:

Brooke Ludi

Retouching:

TheLab

Retouchers:

Rick Navarro, Gabriel Apodaca

Date:

February, 2017

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