Delta Air Lines' athletic journey
Ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, the Official Airline of Team USA showcases the wild ride its athletes have travelled.
Credits
powered by- Agency Wieden + Kennedy/New York
- Production Company MJZ/USA
- Director Raine Allen-Miller
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Credits
powered by- Agency Wieden + Kennedy/New York
- Production Company MJZ/USA
- Director Raine Allen-Miller
- President/Executive Producer David Zander
- Executive Producer Noah Goldsmith
- Editorial Company Trim Editing
- Editor Elise Butt
- Editor Josh Mannox
- Edit Producer Pia Ebrill
- Executive Producer Noreen Khan
- Editorial Company Cosmo Street/New York
- Assistant Editor Jared Zygarlicke
- Edit Producer Colby Eaton
- Head of Production Anne Lai
- Head of Production Luiza Naritomi
- Executive Producer Maura Woodward
- Color Company Company 3/New York
- Colorist Joseph Bicknell
- Color Producer Cassidy Conway
- Post Production Octagon/Boston
- VFX Preymaker
- Chief Creative Officer Angus Kneale
- Executive Producer Verity Kneale
- Executive VFX Producer Melanie Wickham
- Senior Executive Producer Clairellen Wallin
- VFX Producer Kendall Rotar
- VFX Producer Jacob Weeks
- VFX Artist Edward Lopez Jr
- VFX Artist Wynand De Wet
- Sound Design & Mix Sonic Union
- Sound Designer/Audio Mixer Julienne Guffain
- Record/Mix Engineer Fernando Ascani
- Senior Audio Producer Justine Cortale
- Music Company Citizen Music
- Composer/Executive Creative Director/Partner Nicolas Barry
- Composer/Managing Partner Theo de Gunzburg
- Head of Production Molly Young
- Executive Producer Citizen Music
- Chief Creative Officer Marques Gartrell
- Chief Creative Officer Brandon Henderson
- Group Creative Director Sean McLaughlin
- Creative Director Nik Reed
- Art Director Peter Jostrand
- Copywriter Holden Rasche
- Head of Production Nick Setounski
- Executive Producer Cheryl Warbrook
- Senior Producer Bianca Cochran
- Associate Art Producer Jessi Zhou
- Executive Producer Christian Colasuonno
- Line Producer Adriana Cebada Mora
- Production Designer Jason Hougaard
- Art Director Jerrod McIlvan
- Line Producer Adriana Cebada Mora
- DP Olan Collardy
- Assistant Editor Antoine Combelles
- VFX Supervisor Simon Holden
- VFX Supervisor Alejandro Taylor
- 3D Animator Sebastian Kowalski
- Talent
Credits
powered by- Agency Wieden + Kennedy/New York
- Production Company MJZ/USA
- Director Raine Allen-Miller
- President/Executive Producer David Zander
- Executive Producer Noah Goldsmith
- Editorial Company Trim Editing
- Editor Elise Butt
- Editor Josh Mannox
- Edit Producer Pia Ebrill
- Executive Producer Noreen Khan
- Editorial Company Cosmo Street/New York
- Assistant Editor Jared Zygarlicke
- Edit Producer Colby Eaton
- Head of Production Anne Lai
- Head of Production Luiza Naritomi
- Executive Producer Maura Woodward
- Color Company Company 3/New York
- Colorist Joseph Bicknell
- Color Producer Cassidy Conway
- Post Production Octagon/Boston
- VFX Preymaker
- Chief Creative Officer Angus Kneale
- Executive Producer Verity Kneale
- Executive VFX Producer Melanie Wickham
- Senior Executive Producer Clairellen Wallin
- VFX Producer Kendall Rotar
- VFX Producer Jacob Weeks
- VFX Artist Edward Lopez Jr
- VFX Artist Wynand De Wet
- Sound Design & Mix Sonic Union
- Sound Designer/Audio Mixer Julienne Guffain
- Record/Mix Engineer Fernando Ascani
- Senior Audio Producer Justine Cortale
- Music Company Citizen Music
- Composer/Executive Creative Director/Partner Nicolas Barry
- Composer/Managing Partner Theo de Gunzburg
- Head of Production Molly Young
- Executive Producer Citizen Music
- Chief Creative Officer Marques Gartrell
- Chief Creative Officer Brandon Henderson
- Group Creative Director Sean McLaughlin
- Creative Director Nik Reed
- Art Director Peter Jostrand
- Copywriter Holden Rasche
- Head of Production Nick Setounski
- Executive Producer Cheryl Warbrook
- Senior Producer Bianca Cochran
- Associate Art Producer Jessi Zhou
- Executive Producer Christian Colasuonno
- Line Producer Adriana Cebada Mora
- Production Designer Jason Hougaard
- Art Director Jerrod McIlvan
- Line Producer Adriana Cebada Mora
- DP Olan Collardy
- Assistant Editor Antoine Combelles
- VFX Supervisor Simon Holden
- VFX Supervisor Alejandro Taylor
- 3D Animator Sebastian Kowalski
- Talent
It's a summer of sport, and that means the sporty guys and gals have been torn from their training to take part in the most important aspect of the whole thing: the ads.
With many not threatening the journey from track-to-screen just yet, it seems that Delta Air Lines and Wieden-Kennedy have managed to buck the trend and pull out some endearing performances from the stars of its Keep Climbing campaign: Gabby Thomas (Track and Field), Sara Hughes & Kelly Cheng (Beach Volleyball), Zoe McDougall (Surfing), Trevon Jenifer (Para Basketball), Adeline Gray (Women’s Freestyle Wrestling), Mallory Weggemann (Para Swimming), Jagger Eaton (Skateboarding), Derek Loccident (Para Track and Field), Evan Medell (Para Taekwondo), Blake Haxton (Para Sprint Canoe), Victor Montalvo (Breaking) and Brooke Raboutou (Climbing).
Most engaging of Raine Allen-Miller's films is You Get You There, in which the viewers are put into the POV of Derek Loccident, a Paralympic long-jump hopeful who has been training hard to punch his ticket to Paris.
“As the official airline of Team USA, Delta’s goal is to connect these athletes with their gold-medal dreams and support them every step of the way on their journey to the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Alicia Tillman, Delta's Chief Marketing Officer. “We set out to create a campaign that doesn’t just focus on the destination, but also highlights how each athlete has reached this point.
"These spots capture the joys, challenges and unrelenting ambition it takes to keep climbing – because no one gets to the top by staying still.”
“From being the first female sport climber to represent the United States in 2020 to now approaching my second Games, I am so proud to be on this journey with Team USA and alongside Delta as my partner,” said Brooke Raboutou, U.S. Olympian. “Climbing has always given me a foothold in life – even through some of the toughest seasons – and it’s been the momentum and movement that drives me to my goals.
"Seeing my own journey reflected in this creative is such an honour, and I can’t wait to see what Team USA is going to accomplish in just a few weeks as we take on the biggest climb of our careers.”