Winner
Excellence
Client Name
Levi's
Project Description
Directed by M. Blash, an emerging young American filmmaker, "O Pioneers!" is a call to arms for a new generation of Americans. A 1950's Smithsonian recording of Walt Whitman's poem, "Pioneers! O Pioneers!", plays over footage of new American pioneers, the young generation that will work to build a new foundation for the country.
Credits
Creative Directors: Danielle Flagg and Tyler Whisnand. Art Directors: Azsa West and Julia Blackburn. Producer: Hayley Goggin. Associate Producer: Juliana Montgomery. Account Team: Maggie Entwistle and Tamera Geddes. Executive Creative Directors: Mark Fitzloff and Susan Hoffman. Agency Executive Producer: Ben Grylewicz. Business Affairs Manager: Teresa Lutz. Production Company: The Directors Bureau. Director: M. Blash. Executive Producer: Cayce Chambers Cole. Line Producer: Ike Martin. Director of Photography: Kasper Tuxen. Editorial Company: Joint Editorial. Editor: Peter Wiedensmith. Assistant Editor: Jessica Baclesse. Post Producer: Neil Kopp. Post Executive Producer: Patty Brebner. VFX Company: Rock Paper Scissors/A52. Rock Paper Scissors EP: Carol Lynn Weaver. Rock Paper Scissors Producer: Vicki Tripp. Colorist: Angus Wall. VFX Supervisor: Pat Murphy. Smoke Artist: Paul Yacono. Flame Support: Scott Johnson. Nuke Artist / Matte Painter: Shahana Khan. A52 Exec Producer: Jennifer Sofio Hall. A52 VFX Producer: Pete King. Sound: Pioneers! O Pioneers! poem by Walt Whitman courtesy Smithsonian Folkways Recordings performed by: The University Players. Voiceover - Will Geer. Music+Sound Company: Peter Wiedensmith and Blue Scout Music. Music Composers: Joey Prather + Brian Hall. Sound Designers: Peter Wiedensmith, Joey Prather + Brian Hall. Song: Swift! To the Head of the Army! Producer: Joey Prather. Mix Company: Eleven Sound. Mixer: Jeff Payne. Producer: Kristen Felt. Assistant Mixer: Ben Freer.