Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

As part of Bud Light’s “Dilly Dilly” commercials, the commercial spot starts off as a quirky Bud Light Super Bowl commercial. Fun, right? Well, before we get ahead of ourselves, the commercial takes a dark turn when Bud Knight is defeated by the Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) in a jousting match. And as the Mountain performs his eye-gouging finishing move on him, a dragon comes and lays a fiery waste on everyone at the jousting match. What an unlikely way to end a Bud Light commercial.defender of the “Dilly Dilly” kingdom in a jousting contest.

Was winner of a Super Clio award.

VFX BRIEF:

The goal he was to add a dragon (PIXOMONDO), set extensions, adding grandstands for our joust moment.

PlayStation

Spot

Teaming up with BBH New York and RESET director Markus Walter, The Mill's VFX team helped create this epic spot for the latest PlayStation VR game Borderlands 2. The live action trailer gives fans the chance to take a look into the world of Pandora ahead of the December 14th game release.

Breakdown

My role was to lead and create the final epic shot. Conceptualized, matte painted and comped by John McIntosh.

This is the end result.

Warm Escape

Warm Escape

Matthew McConaughey puts a new twist on ice fishing to highlight the versatility and serene sanctuary of the all-new Lincoln Aviator in a new campaign spot for the three-row luxury SUV.

With the stark beauty of winter as a backdrop, the latest piece has McConaughey using his Aviator as a shelter from the elements after carving a hole in the ice and dropping a line.

The piece, produced by Hudson Rouge, was directed by noted cinematographer and director Lance Acord, known for movies like 'Lost in Translation' and popular shorts like this year’s 'E.T.: A Holiday Reunion.'

VFX for this spot was lead by John McIntosh, with an in house team of 3D and 2D artists at the Mill. The goal was to create a frozen lake for Matthew to fish on, during the wintertime.

Bud Light

Bud Light

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