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PRIVATE DETECTIVE

TitlePRIVATE DETECTIVE
BrandAUDI
Product/ServiceAUDI APPROVED :PLUS
Category A02. DIRECTION
Entrant Company THJNK Hamburg, GERMANY
Advertising Agency THJNK Hamburg, GERMANY
Production Company TEMPOMEDIA Hamburg, GERMANY
Production Company 2 CHIMNEY DEUTSCHLAND Berlin, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Armin Jochum Thjnk Ag Chief Creative Officer
Gerrit Zinke Thjnk Ag Executive Creative Director
Tobias Ahrens Thjnk Ag Creative Director
Thomas Nabbelfeld Thjnk Ag Agency Producer
Tobias Ahrens Thjnk Ag Copywriter
Gilles Scheuren Thjnk Ag Account Manager
Florian Schramm Thjnk Ag Account Manager
Perry Newberry Freelancer Art Director
Alex Feil Freelancer Director
Ekkehart Pollack Freelancer Dop
Ashton Hinkinson Casting Ashton Hinkinson Casting Casting
Sabine Panek Freelancer Editor
Vera Portz Tempomedia Filmproduktion Gmbh Executive Producer
Justin Niklas Mundhenke Tempomedia Filmproduktion Gmbh Producer
Steffen Röthinger Chimney Germany Vfx Supervisor
Sam Hencher Chimney Germany Senior Flame Artist
Philipp Fehling Chimney Germany Senior Flame Artist
Johannes Roeske Nhb Ton Gmbh Sounddesign/Mix
Supreme Music Gmbh Supreme Music Gmbh Music
Chimney Germany Chimney Germany Special Effects

Brief Explanation

We see a private detective at work: he is observing a suspect in the middle of the night. In the very moment that something seems to happen, a dog addresses him. In a very polite manner the dog makes clear that he will be the next owner of this Audi. Therefore, he is very concerned that the current owner is not looking enough after the car. In this way Audi is advertising its Audi Approved :plus used cars, which promise guaranteed and inspected safety to the same extent as new cars do. The film is staged in a minimalist way. At first, the spectators receive the impression that they watch anreminds him of an extract of a thriller. It is night. A man is situated in front of a house where he observes a dodgy Spanish-speaking dealer talking on the phone. The film is supported by the impact of a cinematic music. A twist occurs when the man is suddenly addressed. By a dog. In order to create the intimacy of the situation between the current and the next owner, the dialog is enacted as a chamber play without distracting elements.