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Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
"Opera"
Broken Heart Love Affair
"Opera"
Broken Heart Love Affair
The Royal Ontario Museum’s natural history exhibits are extensive, but the museum wanted to transform its static displays into emotional experiences that would allow people to view their relationship with the natural world in a new light.
Building on ROM’s brand platform “Immortal,” the sequel spot, called “Opera,” features a chimpanzee who sings an operatic aria from L’elisir d’amore – an impassioned love song to our planet – while taking in the range of natural beauty and disasters that have occurred within Earth’s vast timeline.
The cinematic film depicts the splendour and chaos of the natural world, along with profound moments of sadness and awe, to encourage viewers to reconsider humanity’s place within the planet’s history. “Opera” was a three-minute film with 60-, 30- and
15-second cut-downs.
Building on ROM’s brand platform “Immortal,” the sequel spot, called “Opera,” features a chimpanzee who sings an operatic aria from L’elisir d’amore – an impassioned love song to our planet – while taking in the range of natural beauty and disasters that have occurred within Earth’s vast timeline.
The cinematic film depicts the splendour and chaos of the natural world, along with profound moments of sadness and awe, to encourage viewers to reconsider humanity’s place within the planet’s history. “Opera” was a three-minute film with 60-, 30- and
15-second cut-downs.
Credits
AGENCYAgency: Broken Heart Love Affair
Chief Creative Officers: Jaimes Zentil, Craig McIntosh
Chief Strategy Officer: Jay Chaney
VP, Strategy: Carly Miller
Art Director: Jaimes Zentil
Copywriter: Craig McIntosh
EVP, Managing Director: Rachelle Claveau
VP, Client Success: Cass Farry
Director, Client Success: Jake White
SVP, Executive Producer: Erica Metcalfe
CLIENT
Client / Brand Name: Royal Ontario Museum
CMO: Sally Tindal
VP, Brand Marketing: Kathryn Brownlie
Manager, Marketing: Katlyn Olo
Manager, Marketing: Emily Wright
PRODUCTION
Company: Revolver Films
Executive Producer: Richard Cureton, Luc Frappier
Director: Rune Milton
Director Of Photography: Paul Meyers
Line Producer: Andrew Peterson
Choreographer, Performer: Jennifer Rose
CASTING
Company: Bao Casting
Casting Director: Damian Bao
STOCK FOOTAGE
Company: Film Supply
EDITING
Company: Chemistry Film
Executive Producer: Camilla Nilsson
Editor: Adam Nielsen
CG & VFX
Company: Chemistry Film
Executive Producer: Camilla Nilsson
Creative Director: Mikael Balle
CG Supervisor: Kim Fersling
VFX Supervisor: Mario Maruska
Character TD: Dennis Bahnson
Pipeline TD: Esben Bjerring
Character Artist: Dmytro Teslenko
Rigging: Snapper Tech
Lead Animator: Gabriela Popov
Animator: José Luis de Lucas, Devika Nagarkar
CG Generalist: Dennis Bahnson
CG Artist: Daniel Karlsson
FX Artist: Esben Bjerring, Grigoriy Voyakin
Lead Lighting Artist: Aleksei Dorokhin
Compositor: Bruno Edelman, Victor Beckmann
Post Coordinator: Rose Aspöck, Jakob Witt
COLOUR, VFX & FINISHING
Company: Chemistry Film
Colourist: Nurali Kushkov
AUDIO
Audio House: Chemistry Sound & Music
Sound Design & Mix: Kevin Koch
Record Company: Warner Classics / Erato
Business Affairs: Makoto Nakata
Opera: L'elisir d'amore
Song: Una Furtiva Lagrima by Donizetti
Artist: Pene Pati and the Opera National de Bordeaux
Composer: Jonas Horstad Larsen
Producer: Olivier Rosset
MEDIA
Agency: Cairns Oneil
Media Contact: Tim Hughes