| Creative Circle 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Film Craft | Best Animation | Gold |
| Film Craft | Best Fx/cgi | Gold |
| Film | Best TV 30-60secs | Bronze |
| Epica Awards 2017 | ||
| TV/Cinema, Film | Transport & Tourism | Silver |
| Clio Awards 2017 | ||
| Film Technique | Business-to-Business: Music - Licensed | Bronze |
| Kinsale Shark Awards 2017 | ||
| Film Craft | International Film Craft - Tv/Online Or Cinema: Best Character Animation | Bronze |
| LIA Awards 2017 | ||
| Production & Post-Production | Cgi Animation | Silver Winner |
| British Arrows Award 2017 | ||
| The Winner | New Advertiser | Silver Campaigns Arrow |
Category: Transport
Media: TV
Brand: Heathrow Airport
Agency: Havas
Geo: United Kingdom
Creative Agency: Havas, London, UK
Creative Director: Ben Mooge
Creatives: Daniel Bolton, Barnaby Packham
TV Producer: Kiri Carch
Ass’t Prod: Femi Ladi
Film Production: Outsider
Director: Dom & Nic
Post Production / Animation: The Mill
Music Supervision: Lisa McCaffery, Oliver Jay / Curved Arrow
Executive Producer: John Madsen
Director of Photography: Alex Barber
Shoot Supervisor: Hitesh Patel
Post-Production Company: The Mill, London
Executive Post-Producers: Misha Stanford-Harris/Reece Ewing
VFX Company: The Mill, London
VFX Producer: Reece Ewing
Lead Artists: Alan Williamson/Fergal Hendrick/Mike Chapman
2D Artists: Olivia O’Neil/Rebecca Clay/George Rockcliffe
Animation Company: The Mill, London
Animators: Jesus Parra/Phillippe Moine/Ian Potas
Animation Producers: Misha Stanford-Harris/Reece Ewing
Editing Facility: Final Cut, London
Editor: Ed Cheeseman
Assistant Editor: Kit Wells
Colour Company: The Mill, London
Colourist: David ‘Luddy’ Ludlam
Published: November 2016
Chas and Dave supply the soundtrack for a Christmas tale from Heathrow Airport, starring two elderly teddy bears visiting their family. The film follows the two bears as they land at Heathrow, go through passport control and walk through arrivals, anxiously waiting for someone to claim them. The work is part of Heathrow's 70th anniversary campaign, which kicked off earlier this year with First Flight and featured David Bowie’s When I Live My Dream.
The team pushed the boundaries of VFX with the creation of two 100% CG animated, photoreal teddy bears, featuring as the main characters in Heathrow’s, ‘Coming Home'. It’s the first VFX project of its kind for the team, requiring the creation of new bespoke tools to meet the demands and scale of the job. The male and female teddies have over two million individual hairs, each crafted to reflect the light and the movement encountered on their journey through a busy airport. The challenge of creating faux, photoreal fur required a relentless pursuit of detail, through ultra realistic fur simulations.
For the first time in its history, Heathrow Airport launched a seasonal video campaign celebrating 'the best gift of all' this Christmas. Throughout their 70 years, Heathrow have specialised in reconnecting people with their loved ones, especially at Christmas. It reminds us that coming home is better than any other gift at a special time of year. The ad follows two much-loved, aging teddy bears as they land at Heathrow. It captures the tenderest of moments between them as they travel through the airport and take in all the familiar sights and sounds of Britain's busiest travel hub.