I'm always thoroughly entertained by Peter Crouch’s Ariel campaigns when they pop up on the telly or in my feed. So it was a real honour to get to do one all of my very own. In spite of the fact Crouchy swore he’d never step foot in the jungle as a campmate, we twisted his arm into trying on the Khakis for size. What a lovely man and a really good sport, who let us cover him in all sorts of nastiness to showcase the cleaning power of Ariel.
This one was an amazing team effort with only a single day to shoot the whole thing. Whilst we didn’t have the kind of budget to match the original campaign, the art department especially outshone themselves, redressing a relatively small area of jungle with very tight turnarounds to transform it into completely different scenes.
Director: Paul Quinn
Producer / Head of Production: Rick Bateson
Production Company: ITV Creative
Creative Director: Alex Mathieson / Tom Silcock
Campaign Manager: Tia Sackett
Production Manager: Kate Woodhouse
Production Co-ordinator: Shannen Patten
Talent: Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch Body Double: Ben Barnett
1st AD: Jai Lusser
2nd AD: Jess Horne
Runners: Zoe Bradley, Fintan Power & Oliver Deakin
Cinematographer: Richard Bell ASC
1st Assistant Camera: Sam Hyde
2nd Assistant Camera: Jensen Pipe
Key Grip: Neil Blakesley
Grip: Daniel Winter
Crane Technician: Jody White
Sound Recordist: Quillon Larratt
Boom Operator: Mike Kent
Playback: Robbie Ross
DIT: Gotlieb Berg
Gaffer: Jeff Celis
Sparks: James Knight, Cristian Trujillo Celis & Meg Sharp
Master Rigger: Aaron Warren
Advanced Rigger: Scott Stephens
Art Director: Georgia Shelton
Props Master: Nick Turnbul
Buyer: Lettie Grumbar
Prop Master: Dan Bryant
Props: Simon Linzell & Charlotte Hill
Prop Buyer: Chloe Wood
Construction Manager: Callum Andrews
Standby Construction: Rich Evans
Standby Painter: John Ivall
VFX Supervisors: Neil Gawthrop & Miguel Ferreiraf
Props Transport: Tom Hamilton
Stylist: Chloe Gross
Hair & Makeup: Elle Clancy
Editor: Gerard Harris
Post VFX: Native Strangers (nativestrangers.co.uk)
Audio Engineer: Ellis Mcgourlay