st. louis rams
09/11/2007
NFL Football, Michael Mann Style: "Leave Nothing"
Michael Mann directed this searing trip up and down the field for Nike and NFL Football, which combines amazing visual effects with some damn fine rough-and-tumble pigskin action. Featuring the San Diego Chargers's top defensive player Shawn Merriman and St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson, sports guy Alan Bloom assures me that this ad represents the players at their absolute best. And the director of Miami Vice and Heat makes a fine showing as well, using the score from his film The Last of the Mohicans for ultimate dramatic effect.
After watching, you'll wonder how the post-production team was able to create the seamless shifts in the weather, moving from sun to snow in the blink of an eye. The green-screen and rotoscoping help create an intense visual experience, unlike anything you've seen before -- off or on the field.
