Press Release from Absolute

Why wait all year to shift through the four seasons when Absolute NY can lead you through them in fewer than thirty seconds? The studio's techno-magicians return to do just that in a spot for Swedish energy giant Vattenfall via Lowe Brindfors, Stockholm.

Frost follows a man steadily walking across a pastoral landscape as the seasons meld from bright green summer to leaf-falling, multicolored autumn to snowy winter. As he walks, his wardrobe changes, from light jacket to heavy coat to parka-like hood. The spot ends with a shot of Absolute-generated snowflakes falling across the landscape and sticking in his beard, hair and jacket.

Credits:
Client: Vattenfall
Spot Title: Frost
Air Date: December 2010

Agency: Lowe Brindfors, Stockholm
AD: Lotta Akerlund
Copywriter: Henrik Haeger
Account Dir: Stina Falkind Gross
Account Mgr: Annika Appeltofft
Agency Producer: Sofia Bellini

Prod Co: 76 Ltd.
Director: Yann Secouet
Producer: Denise Haire
EP: Mark Murrell

Editorial Co: Arcade Edit
Editor: Alex Hagon

Post/Effects Co: Absolute Post
Lead Flame Artist: Nathan Kane
Flame Artist(s): James Cornwell, Judy Roberts, Michael Smith
CG: Minh Nguyen Ba
EP: Sally Heath
Producer: Mitch Stockwell

Telecine Co: Rushes
Colorist: Matt Turner

Music Co: Finger Music

Sound Design Co/Audio Post: 750mph
Sound Designer: Ben Gulvin
Producer: Nancy O'Brien

About Absolute:
Founded in 2004 by David Smith, one of the world's leading Flame artists, Absolute is a high-end VFX studio working within the commercial, emerging media, music video, and film communities. With offices in New York and London, Absolute over the years has collected numerous industry accolades including two BTAA awards, a D&AD pencil, a Cannes Lion, an APA Collection Diamond, three Andy wins and an MTV video statue. The New York office opened in 2007, helmed by CD Dirk Greene, to further facilitate Absolute's international client roster with a growing Flame and CG service.