This was the third of three commercials I directed for Nerdwallet. We shot for five incredible days in Mexico, starting in Mexico City and ending in the beach town of Chachalacas. The tight timeframe in post required that we shoot everything in this spot practically, including the live penguin and the driving scenes in the tent. Despite incredibly long days and nights on this production, it was an experience of a lifetime shared with many of my favorite people. Immense gratitude to the teams at Nerdwallet, Argonaut, and Story: We Produce for this dream opportunity.
Most importantly I want to thank my friend Rachel Lee Goldenberg for coming on board as a creative advisor & mentor to help me win this job and bring it to life.
CREDITS:
Client: Nerdwallet
Senior Manager Brand Marketing: Erin Albertson
Creative Director: Rob Nikzad
Agency: Argonaut
Executive Producer: Jeremy Arth
Head of Production: Jon Drawbaugh
Group Creative Director: Ali Esterly
Group Brand Director: Jordan Wood
Brand Director: Hope Stadulis
Senior Copywriter: Sarah Sutton
Senior Art Director: Brittani Kelzenberg
Production Company: Society
Director: Harry Calbom
Executive Producer: Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Executive Producer: Jason Heller
Producer: Noah Smith
Head of Production: Rebecca Parenteau
Head of Business Affairs: Drew Brecker
Director of Photography: Nenad Boroevich
Production Designer: María Fernanda Contreras Ramírez
1st Assistant Director: Damian Payne
Studio Teacher: Michael Carter
CAST:
BJ Williams
Anaiah Lafond
Service Production Company: Story: We Produce
Producer: Carlos Estrada
Line Producer: Alejandra Rodríguez
MX 1st Assistant Director: Daniel “Gásparo" Olicón Galindo
MX 2nd Assistant Director: Fairuz Ferrer
Script: María Levario
Unit Production Manager: Rogerio Sánchez
Production Coordinator: Ileana Samaniego
APOC: Cynthia Ramírez
Key PA: Eladio Moyao
Production Assistant: Joel Carmona Rodríguez
Production Assistant: Paulette Arrieta Chávez
Covid-19 Coordinator: Alejandra Adriana Villarroel Torrico
Talent Hospitality: Vanessa Guzmán
1st AC: Israel Orozco
2nd AC: Christian Sánchez
Camera Op: Khristian Olivares
Drone Op: Enrique Rubio
Drone Assistant: Edgar Carballar Lopez
VFX Supervisor: Bartosz Krasicki
Gaffer: Oscar González Cortés
Staff 1: Marco Antonio Pérez Flores
Staff 2: Marcial López Díaz
Staff 3: Óscar Eduardo González Pérez
Art Director: Ana Cristina Icazbalceta Zepeda
Art Coordinator: Adriana Peña López
Set Decorator: Luz Marina Cobarrubias Guzmán
Art Assistant: Vania Miranda Jacobo Ortega
Deco Assistant: Luis Alberto García Vega
Leadman: Saúl Hernández Velasco
Swing: Eduardo Zárraga Delgado
Swing: Jorge Huerta Pineda
Swing: Miguel Ángel Aguilar Miranda
Swing: Jesús Guarneros Aguila
Wardrobe Stylist: Juan Arturo Roconis Castañeda
Make Up Stylist: Julieta Ximena Ibarra Trujillo
Sound Mixer: David Fournier
Boom Operator: Jeremy Gabriel Pérez Castillo
Data Manager: Karen Méndez Ostos
Video Operator: Martín Pérez Espinoza
Video Assistant: Miguel Ángel López Heredia
Bonding: Hugo Morales José
Streaming: Alfredo Augusto Ríos Velez
Picture Cars Coordinator: Ernesto Mata
Picture Cars Assistant: Iván Huerta
Stunt Man: Gerardo Moreno
Stunt Rigger: Victor Hugo Martínez Delgado
Precision Driver: Agustín Muñóz
Manivelas Op: Francisco Muñóz
Russian Arm Supervisor: Jose de Jesús Velázquez Menchaca
Russian Arm Assistant: Isaac Rua Sánchez
Catering Supplier: Saraí Morales Betancourt
Catering Manager: Rosalía Castillo Rosas
Chef: José Rubén Muciño
Catering Staff 1: José Mario Carretero Ramírez
Catering Staff 2: Teresa Castro Tamarit
Catering Staff 3: María del Carmen Enriquez Sábas
Catering Staff 4: Christian de Jesús Salas Guillén
Catering Staff 5: Oscar Godoy Valdéz
Catering Staff 6: Brandon Davila Castillo
Catering Staff 7: Brandon Davila Castillo
Catering Staff 8: Jazmín Merino Cortéz
Locations Manager: Vicente Gil
Editorial Company: Beast
Editor: Bob Spector
Executive Producer: Tracy Coleman
Visual Effects Producer: Gordon Wittman
Producer: Aimee Bosley
Executive Creative Director: Darren Orr
Assistant Editor: Evan Mueller
Visual Effects Company: Platige
Executive Producer: Artur Zicz
Producer: Nichole Ryan
Color Company: Company 3
Colorist: Matt Osborne
Producer: Blake Rice