BBC Six Nations 2017
Who’s Best?
Working with BBC Creative and Director Simon Ratigan out of HLA, The Mill graded this entertaining spot marking the build up to this year's Six Nations.
Director:
Simon Ratigan
Production Company:
HLA
Agency:
BBC Creative
Simon Ratigan
Production Company:
HLA
Agency:
BBC Creative
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The spot features a number of eager fans of the six participating national teams, wearing various forms of national memorabilia as they state the reasons why their team is the one out of the six which is 'the best'. From moments in history that their team have previously won, to national culinary classics, each person patriotically reflects on why they love their team more than any other, before the spot culminates with the provoking endline, 'let's settle it on the pitch.'
Using the idea of National colours, we used very subtle changes to emphasise tones that would link the fans to their countries and allow the banter to be more pertinent. Above all, we sought to keep a richness and depth to the image that would flatter the subjects and preserve a cinematic quality that is deserving such a prestigious sporting event.'
Mill Head Colourist Seamus O'Kane explains, 'Simon Rattigan directed this piece to preserve naturalism. These real fans, at real games, are photographed in natural lighting at different times of day and evening. We therefore followed this ideal with the colour process and used very simple palette shifting controls to create the sense of observation without contrivance.
Using the idea of National colours, we used very subtle changes to emphasise tones that would link the fans to their countries and allow the banter to be more pertinent. Above all, we sought to keep a richness and depth to the image that would flatter the subjects and preserve a cinematic quality that is deserving such a prestigious sporting event.'
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Agency
Agency: BBC Creative
Producer: Ken Rodrigues
Creative Directors: Laurent Simon, Aidan McClure
Creatives: Sean Fenelon, Andy Parker
Production Company
Production Company: HLA
Director: Simon Ratigan
Executive Producer: Mike Wells
Producer: Daniel Carter
Director of Photography: Martin Hill
Editorial
Editing Company: The Playroom
Editor: Adam Spivey
Colour
Colour: The Mill
Colour Producer: Dan Kreeger
Colour Coordinator: Lucy Mason
Colourist: Seamus O’Kane
Colour Coordinator: Lucy Mason
Colourist: Seamus O’Kane
Colour Assist: Brendan Buckingham, Thomas Mangham