Hasta La Motion!

Proof of Concept/pitch for The Leviathan, created by Ruairi Robinson. www.ruairirobinson.com Developed with the assistance of Bord Scannáin na hÉireann/ the Irish Film Board

Leonard (Martin Starr – “Freaks and Geeks”, “Silicon Valley”) exists in slow motion but lives in a regular speed world. When he discovers his office crush is getting transferred to Florida, Leonard decides he must somehow become regular speed to win her heart before she leaves town for good. (9 min) For more info visit facebook.com/leonardinslowmotion

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Cancer Research UK is running “The Lump”, a commercial centred on a British high street in which a mysterious lump grows out from the pavement. The lump gets bigger and bigger until it would seem to be impossible to ignore. Despite its size, hundreds of pedestrians walk past the lump each day, ignoring the disturbance. The commercial is designed to challenge the tendency British citizens have of living on autopilot, too preoccupied to stop and check if everything’s OK with their health.

Abi Brown, head of health campaigns at Cancer Research UK said: “This campaign highlights a really important message about early diagnosis, which is one of the greatest weapons in the fight against cancer.

“We wanted to create a campaign that would make people stop and think. Would you ignore a cancer symptom, in the same way that many of the people ignored the lump in the film? Or would you act on it? By spotting the signs early, you give yourself the best possible chance of beating cancer. Cancer Research UK has a wealth of information available for anyone with any questions, including the website and nurse helpline.”

Success relied heavily on the believability of the lump. Multiple-sizes were made by award winning special FX company Artem. Each lump was 3d moulded and carved by a robotic multi-axis sculpting machine, then painted and textured to exactly match the pavement and road surface of the high street. Each lump was placed in situ, so it appeared to grow over time. Six cameras were then trained on the lump to capture the reactions, or more importantly, non-reactions, of those who passed by.

Artem describe the process behind the six lumps.

“The first step was to design the road lumps using our 3D virtual sculpting software, based on photos we had taken of the street on location. Our designs were then directly cut out in raw polystyrene foam using our KUKA robot arm. The machined pieces of polystyrene were finished by hand by our keen team of artists; they were sealed with a waterproof coating of paint after being sanded down with sandpaper and wire brushes. To match the street on location, we had to create a brick-like texture, which we achieved by using various fillers; we also had to ensure that the right colouring was used.
When it came to placing the lumps onto the street, we added slight adjustments to get the colouring right and to fit the lumps securely to the pavement – lining up brick details and adding double yellow lines, for example. The lumps had to be light enough to carry on and off set, but durable enough for a van to go over them; one of the lumps was reinforced in fibreglass to allow for a road sweeper to go over it! The lumps could be moved quite quickly from an adjacent yard where tents were set out to protect the lumps from the rain.”

An outdoor campaign supports the film and also sets out to test the publics’ powers of observation. The posters encourage people to spot anything unusual within the copy and to look out for small changes in the layout, linking the tasks with the importance of spotting cancer early.

Credits

The Don’t Ignore The Lump campaign was developed AMV BBDO, London, by creative director Mike Crowe and Rob Messier, creatives Michael Jones and Charlotte Adorn, account team director Anthony Newman, agency producer Sophie Horner.

Filming was shot by director Sam Cadman via Rogue Films with producer Maddy Easton.

Post production was done at The Mill by Flame artist Joseph Tang.

The lump models were produced at Artem.

Editor was Kevin Palmer at TenThree.

Sound was designed by Gary Turnball at Grand Central. Music was produced at The Sound Works.