Pirates

“Pirates,” the latest installment in the ongoing 1-800 contacts campaign, is a seafaring tale of chaos made more intense by forgotten contacts. The spot reunited Timber with agency Pereira & O’Dell, Epoch Director Phil Morrison and Arcade Editor Greg Scruton to craft the high seas hi-jinx.

Timber was tapped to supervise Director Phil Morrison’s massive green screen shoot and execute the visual effects that would take the pirates from dry land to water. To produce an authentic, fog-soaked pastiche, the ship scene was filmed with smoke, which created the unavoidable consequence of green “spill” that was cleaned up in post by the Timber team. To place the ship in its watery context, Timber scouted docks to film with the exact height and dimension for perfect background plates; they then used tracking and projection to help unite the ship and sea elements seamlessly. To further enhance the cinematic feel of the commercial, Timber concepted and created a burning ship and shark.