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CHRIS VICKERS - DIRECTOR’S SPORTS REEL: The last few years of sports action work condensed into about 55 seconds.

Extremely truncated/non exhaustive production credits below:
Cheers to all the legend DOPs:
Carl Burke @billyburkedop (Rexona; Alexia Putellas, Olivier Giroud, Toni Kroos, Ferran Torres, Selma Bacha)
Jeremy Valender @jeremyvalender (Adidas FutureNatural)
Sam Finney @srafinney (Sure ATP, Chelsea FC; Ben Chilwell, Enzo Fernandez)
Isaac Eastgate @isaaceastgate (Liverpool FC; Predator)
Chris Fergusson @chrisfergusson (Adidas; Copa, Melanie Leupolz)
Myself (Guinness; Rio Ferdinand, Sure x Lauren James)

Majority produced* by the GOATs @irresistiblestudios
EP Harriet-Kate McKean @harrietkate7 & Matt Nelson
Producers@matthew_craig @izzywilliams92 @blakekenward @ellruby
Post teams: Jess Norton, Jodie Clarke-Mattis

Edits: Chris Vickers, Ryan Kenwrick @ry_kenwrick.edits, Max Langlands @max_langlands, Clementine @clementine_editing

Pretty much all production design by James Middleton @jamesmid

Animation by Chris Vickers

Massive thanks to all the agencies: Wasserman, CSM, DAZN, SuperImpose, Iris Worldwide - way too many excellent creatives to list here & wouldn’t want to miss anyone out.

*Except Guinness Rio for DAZN (CD: j_mcdonnell_) & Adidas FutureNatural (EP: @ollie_ranger ) - many thanks

Track: Pearson Sound - Work Them

Been a while coming this - introducing softform, a film-first visual agency working across the arts.

For a long time, my work has run in two directions: commercial sport and lifestyle projects, and a quieter stream of films made for artists, galleries + cultural institutions , which, outside of a small (and infrequently updated) section of my website, haven’t had the push the projects + clients deserve on my own channels. Each side has a different cadence + sensibility, which never felt quite right to present under the same name. Hence - softform.work - a new space dedicated to the arts side — exhibition films, artist profiles, and pieces shaped with institutions and curators, but also things I’ve been doing ad-hoc over the previous decade; design, creative strategy, roll out & integrating animation.Expanding it into an agency allows the practice to move beyond single films into wider creative strategies and ongoing collaborations.

It feels like a new horizon. Please give it a follow if you’re interested.

Creative direction alongside @cr_vickers for @newbalancelifestyle & @bodega

With:

@jpearsonhowes
@james____beattie
@studio__rm

Creative direction alongside @cr_vickers for @newbalancelifestyle & @bodega

With:

@jpearsonhowes
@james____beattie
@studio__rm

Creative direction alongside @cr_vickers for @newbalancelifestyle & @bodega

With:

@jpearsonhowes
@james____beattie
@studio__rm

Creative direction alongside @cr_vickers for @newbalancelifestyle & @bodega

With:

@jpearsonhowes
@james____beattie
@studio__rm

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

first and possibly last annual round up but couldn’t not do it to ‘em for 2024 aka the year we decided to do everything; started as a 3, smashed the gaff up, put it back together, married my best pal surrounded by our closest mates in our wonderful hometown, did a bunch of tv ads for the euros, had another baby, cole palmer, finito. as my late granny said, never take to the chair, but maybe gonna chill out next year

new work; Rexona’s Euro 2024 campaign with Toni Kroos & Ferran Torres - director’s cut. absolute privilege to shoot Toni’s final campaign as an active player (we shot 5 days before the champions league final) & pretty mad to have 2 TV ads playing in Spain and Germany throughout the euros….thank you @irresistiblestudios and massive thankyou to Harriet, Matt & Carl and the Wasserman team who put the hard graft in on these…..🙏🏻

Client: Rexona
Agency: Wasserman

Production: @irresistiblestudios
Director: Christopher Vickers
Head of Production: Harriet-Kate McKean @harrietkate7
Producer: Matt Craig @matthew_craig
DOP: Carl Burke @billyburkedop
Service Company:
Line Producer: Víctor Mínguez
Production Manager: Nestor Caño
Production Coordinator: Marta Garcia
Production Assistant: Neiza Acebal
Location / Unit Manager: Adrian Fernández
Director´s Driver: César Herrera
Agency & Client Driver: Iván Soriano
Talent Driver: David Fidalgo
Set PA: Natalia Garcia
Set PA: Rafa Lopez
1st AD: John Line
2nd AD: Irene Gomez
Focus Puller: Hector Rodriguez
2nd AC: Cecilia Lopez
Video Assist: Jorge Beltran
DIT: Montse Motril
Roning 4D: Laurent Poulain
Roning 4D: Jon Camara
Gaffer: Pau Ramirez
Spark: Raúl Garcimartín
Spark: Marina Bryant
Spark: Javier Pérez
Spark: Diego Pérez
Spark: Miguel Udo
Truck Elex Driver: Álvaro De Felipe Gonzalez
Genny Driver: Victor Energy
Art Director: Maite Camisón
Art Assist: Kia Garcia-Morteo
Stand by Props: Jorge Garrido
Stand by Props: Vicente Yestera
Stylist: Paola Bosch
Assist: Stylist Rocio Bayo
Make Up & Hair Stylist: Perucha
Make Up & Hair Assist: Rocío Calvente
Tattoo Artist: Ruben Samos
Sound Tech: Jesus Espada
Choreographer: Pep Centano
German Interpreter: Ana Sanchez
English Interpreter as per Abaca
Art Truck: Edwin Tufiño
Camera Truck: Toni Serban
Production Truck: Juan Carlos Gómez

new visuals for @berghausofficial - sustainable footwear
direction, vfx, edits by me
produced by @matthew_craig & @ellruby
DOP @srafinney
production design @jamesmid
production company @irresistiblestudios
EPs @harrietkate7 & Matt Nelson
head of talent @rory.lever

new visuals for @berghausofficial - sustainable footwear
direction, vfx, edits by me
produced by @matthew_craig & @ellruby
DOP @srafinney
production design @jamesmid
production company @irresistiblestudios
EPs @harrietkate7 & Matt Nelson
head of talent @rory.lever

new visuals for @berghausofficial - sustainable footwear
direction, vfx, edits by me
produced by @matthew_craig & @ellruby
DOP @srafinney
production design @jamesmid
production company @irresistiblestudios
EPs @harrietkate7 & Matt Nelson
head of talent @rory.lever

new visuals for @berghausofficial - sustainable footwear
direction, vfx, edits by me
produced by @matthew_craig & @ellruby
DOP @srafinney
production design @jamesmid
production company @irresistiblestudios
EPs @harrietkate7 & Matt Nelson
head of talent @rory.lever

new work for @berghausofficial - digging into backpacks past + future - with expert narration from adventure legend @leo_houlding

Directed by me
produced by @matthew_craig & @ellruby
DOP @srafinney
Edit myself
production design @jamesmid
stop frame @bill___porter
sound composition @iamalexlight
production company @irresistiblestudios
Executive Producer @harrietkate7 & MATT NELSON
Brand Manager Sherri Randell
Head of Talent @rjl_rorylever_

New work for Christie’s; A Conversation Across Time featuring works by Damian Hirst, Grayson Perry, Marc Chagall & Diego Giacometti amongst many others.

Direction & Edit by myself
DOP: @srafinney
Production Design: @jamesmid
Gaffer: Ross Lusted

time to start posting these director’s cuts before the years out….work for Liverpool FC at the end of last season with Naby, Caoimhin & Stefan.

Directed by yours truly
PRODUCER Blake Kenward @blakekenward
EXEC PRODUCER Harriet - Kate McKean @harrietkate7
DOP Isaac Eastgate @isaaceastgate
DRONE Droneologist @droneologistuk
ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY by@atalexcrane
EDIT me & Clem @clementine__blue
EFFECTS moi
GRADE Jonny Tully at CHEAT @jonnytully
PROD COMPANY & DIRECTOR’S REP Irresistible @irresistiblestudios

Agency - CSM
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Johnny Durrant
GROUP CONTENT DIRECTOR Jack Kenney-Herbert
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Alex Kemp

work for @berghausofficial - 'Thermal Innovations' - the result of a good few days digging into the archive & bringing out some boundary pushing coats in the outdoor world. got to work with some elite talent on the berghaus team to bring these to life, few lads who've climbed everest amongst other things 🙏 long overdue director's cut here, much love to the A team as usual:

Directed by yours truly
producer @matthew_craig
DOP @srafinney
Edit myself & @max_langlands
production design @jamesmid
stop frame @bill___porter
sound composition @iamalexlight
production company @irresistiblestudios
Executive Producer @harrietkate7
Brand Manager Sherri Randell
Head of Talent @rjl_rorylever_

new work for @christiesinc ‘Inside The Box’ sale - the largest private Hermès collection to reach auction ever.

had a lot of fun here - shot at the Palazzo Clerici in milan, I reckon shooting under neoclassical frescoes will add about 10% to your creative performance, thoroughly recommended.

directed, DOP’d & edited by myself
creative producer @sofieroberts_
expert stop frame animation by @thomas_harnett_omeara

some fun backstage stuff for @kikokostadinov womenswear SS22 by @laura_deanna_fanning