A 60 second trailer for the Watersong series by Amanda Hocking, plus four 15 second commercials for each book in the series below.
Wake
Lullaby
Tidal
Elegy
Produced by The Other House
Client – Macmillan
Director – Chris Roth
Producer – Lara Ravdjee Roth
Creative Director – Amber Votel
Wardrobe / Prop Stylist – Amber Votel
DP – Steve Roth
Editors – Chris and Steve Roth
TOH had the pleasure of creating a thrilling and dynamic commercial campaign for celebrated author Amanda Hocking’s latest series, Watersong. The four novels follow the story of a young swimmer who falls under the haunting spell of three gorgeous, yet dangerous sirens. Check out our killer behind the scenes featurette below:
The unique premise and setting of these stories gave us the opportunity to get really creative with our production process and utilize a number of different resources throughout Los Angeles. After developing a visually stimulating concept, casting the perfect actors, and selecting seven different locations, we dove right into shooting across four jam packed days.
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First day of shooting at El Matador Beach
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Characters Gemma and Alex share a romantic moment
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Capturing a scene where characters Harper and Alex make a grisly discovery
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Sirens: Penn, Thea, and Lexi make their first appearance
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Reviewing playback
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Making it rain on evil siren, Penn
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Working hard on the green screen sound stage
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Characters Harper, Marcy, and Alex trying to get to the bottom of the mystery
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A private harbor in Marina Del Rey served as the Anthemusa Bay dock from the story
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Setting up for our underwater shoot
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Gearing up for siren action
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Main character Gemma discovering something startling during one of her swims
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Face to face with a siren in her element.
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Steve Roth working his camera magic underwater
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TOH crew member, Abby testing out the mermaid tail
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Master rigger, Adam stealing the show, as always