The Pitch
Directed by Eno Freedman
The Pitch is a satirical short film that spoofs the advertising industry by imagining a potential collaboration between chicken nuggets and bluetooth speakers. Starring Lourdes Hernández, it follows a call between an agency creative and director trying to one up each other on the most important product of the year...vegan chicken nuggets. Ridiculous, absurd, yet only too real, The Pitch is a commentary on the agony of the creative process until it all becomes a mess.
“After working in treatments in-house for a while, my mind was a melting pot of references and buzz words. It was overwhelming to switch modes from different products and looks every day. Our office would do artsy pitches for an alcohol brand, then a fashion campaign, and then aluminium foil or paper towel comedy ads. The wild variety somehow fused in my head to make this idea. I also really wanted to write a love letter to the creative armies and producers that don’t get to see their project see the light of day. There’s an incredible amount of dead ideas and jobs that deserve to see the light of day. It breaks my heart to know how much art doesn’t get seen in the end” - Eno Freedman
Written & Directed by Eno Freedman Brodmann (@enoeyes)
Starring Lourdes Hernandez (@russianready)
Executive Produced by Kate Galliers (@kategalliers) & Eno Freedman Brodmann
Production Company - Little Bear Studios (@littlebearcreates)
Produced by Gon Tarragona (@gontarragona)
Tim at Ventrical - Ben Wood (@bennywood1)
Doug - Rick Darge (@rickdarge)
Evelyn at Ginger Rat - Hilary Catherine Smith (@thehilarysmith)
Director of Photography - Jeff Leeds Cohn (@jeffleedscohn)
1st Ac - Mike Stanislawski (@mikestan)
Gaffer - Juan Sebastian Baron (@jsbaron)
Key Grip - Kevin Panigua (@pt.1)
Drone Operator - Ismael Camarena
Stylist - Allison Calhoun (@allisonvictoria)
Wardrobe - Kristi Scarrozzo (@theladykblog)
Production Designer - Simone Moscovitch (@post_samone) & Bijan Souri (@okbrb)
Set Dresser & Costume Designer - Lauren Dunn (@laurdunn)
Stills Photographer - Jorge Grau (@jorgegraudecorral)
Make-Up - Jessica Southard
P.A. - Cristian Quintero
Camera P.A. - Diane Cohen
Green Screen Extras - Miles Barfield, Peter Liu, Diane Cohen
Editor - Kat Yi (@katyiii)
VFX - Chaz Chester
Colorist - Mikey Pehanich (@mikeypackage)
Sound Mixer - James Wasserman
Music
Parfum thérémine (Version Acoustique) by L’Imperatrice
Altiplano by Erlend One & La Comitiva
On Yer Feet by Captain Planet
Léviathan by Flavien Berger
Love Soup by Bon Voyage Organisation
Formula 1 by Fatnotronic & Felipe Sá
Additional Original Music by Roger Kleinman (@rajchrome)
Film Development - Fotokem (fotokem_la)