Director Will Innes Smith teams up with William Hill and the iconic King of football, Eric Cantona, to unleash their latest campaign, Who you Got?.
Brace yourself for Smith's trademark captivating visuals, compelling camera work, and some very funny character performances that will light up screens all year round!
Director Will Innes Smith said: “The underpinning concept behind the series of films was about repositioning the William Hill brand from one associated with traditional betting formats, like Horse Racing and Greyhounds, to a sharper and more accessible one, that strikes a chord with a football loving audience. So, this project was a rare chance to make something compelling and new without typical restrictions.
So, beyond Cantona's front and centre performance, the VFX and the surrealness of it all, the most important aspect of all was nailing the fact that, as a brand, we understand the beautiful game and all its (often ridiculous) idiosyncrasies."
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Credits
powered by- Production Company Familia
- Director Will Innes Smith
- Service Company Stillking Films/London
- Post Production House Framestore/London
- Audio Facility 750mph
- Color Grading Facility Company 3/London
- Editing tenthree
- Creative Director Mark Carolan
- Managing Director Toby Walsham
- Head of New Business Thea Slevin
- Executive Producer Mikey Levelle
- Executive Producer Ciaran Bennett
- Producer Mikey Levelle
- Production Manager Natalie Uglow
- Executive Producer/Head of Production Michal Skop
- Post Producer Sara Beckman
- VFX Supervisor / Lead Artist Luigi Russo
- 3D Generalist Jack Hubbard
- Senior Producer Aishah Amodu
- Sound Designer Lucas Trigg
- Executive Producer Ellora Soret
- Senior Color Producer Chris Anthony / (Color Producer)
- Colorist Simon Bourne
- Offline Editor Beth Roberts
- DP Chris Clarke
- 1St Assistant Director Rawdon de Fresnes
Credits
powered by- Production Company Familia
- Director Will Innes Smith
- Service Company Stillking Films/London
- Post Production House Framestore/London
- Audio Facility 750mph
- Color Grading Facility Company 3/London
- Editing tenthree
- Creative Director Mark Carolan
- Managing Director Toby Walsham
- Head of New Business Thea Slevin
- Executive Producer Mikey Levelle
- Executive Producer Ciaran Bennett
- Producer Mikey Levelle
- Production Manager Natalie Uglow
- Executive Producer/Head of Production Michal Skop
- Post Producer Sara Beckman
- VFX Supervisor / Lead Artist Luigi Russo
- 3D Generalist Jack Hubbard
- Senior Producer Aishah Amodu
- Sound Designer Lucas Trigg
- Executive Producer Ellora Soret
- Senior Color Producer Chris Anthony / (Color Producer)
- Colorist Simon Bourne
- Offline Editor Beth Roberts
- DP Chris Clarke
- 1St Assistant Director Rawdon de Fresnes
"All inspiration ultimately came from the films’ iconic protagonist, the number 7’s number 7, Eric Cantona. His irreverent persona and unwavering commitment to never taking himself too seriously was the perfect springboard to push the boundaries as far as we dared. Ignore the rule ‘never meet your heroes’ from start to finish Eric was brilliant fun, incredibly generous with his time and the person on set who continued to push for more, often driving the spirits of production forward.
These are unequivocally Eric’s films; we simply gave him the platform to turn his collars up and do his thing.
A huge thanks to the stellar team that made an incredibly challenging project both physically possible and enormously enjoyable. From Emma Garret the force behind the casting, Tom and Emma Lipop who styled Eric with gallic flair and beyond, the ever gracious, damn hardworking and equally talented Chris Clarke, the ship’s unwavering rudder of calm, our 1st AD, Rawden de Ffenses, the kind and ever-driven Mikey Levelle, Nathalie Uglow our Production Manager whose calm presence filtered through all aspects of the job, the team in Prague at StillKing (a special mention to the Swiss Army knife of Production Design Yiri Matura) and of course all at Familia. It was a serious pleasure. Allez.”
Executive Producer Mikey Levelle adds: “As with every production in our industry’s current climate, we’re faced with challenges and the Who You Got? campaign was no exception. With 5 x 30” scripts, a multitude of deliverables across multiple markets and restricted working days and hours of the new and phenomenal Brand Ambassador, Eric Cantona, we rose to the challenge. Without his encyclopedic knowledge of sport, constant due care, creative control and unbelievable attention to detail Will Innes Smith could not have been a better choice for this series of films, launching William Hill into the world of football.”