The BBC’s trail for its Euro’s coverage was directed by Blinkink’s Nicos Livesey.
The 60 second animation features thousands of beautifully observed hand-drawn characters and is set to new The Chemical Brothers track ‘The Darkness that you Fear’.
The campaign takes place in a waiting room big enough to fit the whole of Europe. Players and fans sit side by side idly trying to pass the time. In one corner Gareth Bale is working on his putting, in another Kylian Mbappe is swapping football stickers, and all the while Cristiano Ronaldo is relentlessly pounding the treadmill. Suddenly the calm is broken when a cheer erupts and everyone realises the tournament is finally here and our wait is over…
Credits
BBC Creative
ECD Helen Rhodes
Head of Planning Mike Lean
Head of Production James Wood
Creative Director Tim Jones
Creative Director James Cross
Creative Andy Parkman
Senior Producer Rachel Roberts
Project Manager Matt Totterdell
Planner Sam Pavey
Production Manager Sophie Knott
Production Coordinator Charlotte Stapleton
Blinkink
Director Nicos Livesey
Executive Producer Bart Yates
Producer Alex Halley
Production Manager Rosanna Morley
Production Coordinator Molly Turner
Storyboards Oscar Wright
Editor Nicos Livesey
Cutdowns Editor Reece Proctor
Character Design Elio Moavero
Additional Character Design Dan Lambert
Concept Artist Camille Perrin
Background Layout Camille Perrin
Background Painter Camille Perrin
Background Painter Clement Danveau
Lead Animator Reg Isaac
Lead Animation Assistant Seti Seto
Lead Colourist Martin Dray
Lead Compositor Simone Ghilardotti
Postproduction
Factory
Sound Design Mark Hills
Audio Producer Beth Massey
Black Kyte
Grade Andi Chu
Jon Creamer
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