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Shot on over 40 iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max devices, USHER: A Shot on iPhone brought viewers inside the Super Bowl Halftime Show like never before. Rehearsals were filmed in black-and-white to capture the raw process, while the live performance was captured in color. With iPhones hidden in the stage and mounted on performers, Mike and his team created a film that offered intimate, up-close angles usually impossible to see on a broadcast. The project won a 2024 One Club Gold Pencil and was shortlisted for a Cannes Lions award.
Credits
Directed by: Mike Carson
Executive Producer: Ryan Hahn
Prod. Company: HPLA | Producer: Alicia Martinez
DP: Xiaolong Liu
Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab (MAL)
MAL CD: John Finley | MAL ECD: Greg Greenberg
MAL ACD: Carlyle Garrick & Geo Panchame
MAL Producer: Adam Sarraga | MAL EP: Ian Kelly
Editors: Kyle Valenta, Dan Sherwen, Chaz Smedley
Camera Team: Justin Ongeri, Jacob Perry, Mohamed Samra, Joanna Nguyen, Chris Latouche, Bellamy Brewster, Sergey Nikitenko, Adam Hull, Natasha Abdul, Connor Lambert
Edit House: Cartel
Color: Ricky Gausis / Trafik

















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