Rocket Mortgage - Jason Mamoa
Director - David Shane
A Super Bowl favorite. Shot on location over two days with motion control, a repeatable head, steadicam, a fun director and a great DP and Crew. Jason is a hoot.
EDS - Cat Herders
Director - John O'Hagan
A Super Bowl favorite. Several days on location with scads of cats, horses, cowboys, a helicopter and motion control.
Pennzoil - Complete Protection
Director - Raf Wathion
3D CG animation projected on vapor clouds, motion control and a Maserati. Everything done in-camera with timing cues. No post f/x. Shot over the course of two nights.
F/X and VF/X
Mayflower - Audrey
Director - Brent Harris
Supremely satisfying job with the biggest actress in Hollywood. Shot on the Warner Ranch lot, Downtown Los Angeles and en route to the Tejon Ranch.
Budweiser - King Crab
Director - David McNally
Another Super Bowl favorite. Shot on location in Tulum, Mexico with Stan Winston's animatronic crabs and a supporting cast of CG crabs.
Infiniti Q50 - Incendia
Director - Noah Marshall
Night shoots at Soggy Dry Lake. Two modified cars shooting fire out their tail along with a dozen gasoline bombs in a circle of junked cars, resembling a 'Q' when shot from from a high angle platform, plus air mortars pressurized with propane.
Canary - While You Were Out
Director - Peter Atencio
On Stage and location in Vancouver. A variety of practical gags and a really chill pussycat.
HP - Happy Baby
Director - Noam Murro
Ultimate arm, livestock and shooting on a freeway.
Sega Obsidian - Egg
Director - Rocky Morton
This was before CG. It's a practical gag with a life-size cast of the actor, blown with squibs.
Taco Bell - Serenade
Directors - Traktor
Models, composites, CG and Gidget, the coolest chihuahua known to man.
Chevrolet - Twister
Director - Nick Piper
Two days on location with a helicopter & multiple live f/x.