A 60 second trailer for the Watersong series by Amanda Hocking, plus four 15 second commercials for each book in the series below.
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