Park Pictures directing duo Christian & Patrick shine light on the unmistakable joy derived from life’s smallest moments in the new 1:09 “Dinosaurs” for Nescafé Gold Blend out of Publicis, London. The cinematic spot zooms in on a “real-life story that hasn’t happened yet” in which a little boy and his mother embark on an epic adventure back in time to be among dinosaurs. It turns out that this journey exists only in the little boy’s head, who is actually playing in a blanket fort in his bedroom while his mother works on her laptop. After a cup of Nescafé Gold Blend, the rejuvenated mom puts her work aside and joins her son in this fantastical prehistoric adventure.
The spot is part of the Golden Opportunities campaign, which includes TV, cinema, outdoor and social media assets across the UK.
Credits:
Client: Nescafé Gold Blend
Title: “Dinosaurs,” 1:09
Agency: Publicis London
Producers: Sharon Joyce, Nikki Gregory
Planner: Sherry Robbins
Executive Creative Director: Andy Bird
Creative Directors: Sue Higgs, Ed Robinson
Account Management: Stephen Hillcoat, Patrick Flynn, Nick Hoile
Media Agency: ZenithOptimedia
Production Company: Park Pictures
Directors: Christian & Patrick
Post Production Company: MPC
Editorial Company: Peepshow Post
Editor: Andrea MacArthur
Audio Post Production: Raja Sehgal at Grand Central Studios
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Producer: Richard Fenton
Executive Producer: Stephen Brierley
About Park Pictures
Founded in 1998 by Executive Producer Jacqueline Kelman Bisbee and renowned filmmaker/cinematographer Lance Acord, Bicoastal/London-based Park Pictures has an auspicious track record of discovering and mentoring new filmmaking talent, and infusing all projects with big screen production values. Park Pictures has forged strong partnerships with agencies, studios and clients worldwide by engaging all members of its team in creative problem solving.
In commercials, Lance Acord won a 2014 Emmy for his acclaimed Apple “Misunderstood” commercial. Acord’s Nike “Jogger” was named Best TV Spot of 2012 by Creativity Magazine and also got a 2013 Emmy nod. Acord has received three DGA Award nominations for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials.
Park Pictures’ feature division, headed by Producer Sam Bisbee, Jacqueline Kelman Bisbee and Lance Acord, has produced four features, all of which were selected for the Sundance Film Festival within a three-year timespan. Picked up by major distributors were Sundance award-winning Robot and Frank (2013), Infinitely Polar Bear (2014), starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, and God’s Pocket (2014), starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2015, Park Pictures went to Sundance with Cop Car (2015), its first thriller, starring Kevin Bacon. Park Pictures won a 2010 Academy Award for the company’s first narrative film, live-action short “The New Tenants,” starring Vincent D’Onofrio.