Notre Dame gold runs in our veins.

It permeates everything we touch.

And our athletes are refined and forged in a different fire.

Because “Golden is thy fame.”

BIG IDEA

Liquid gold runs into castings that produce helmets, gloves, gear, even athletes themselves--covered and dripping in gold.

One at a time, the players emerge from a cascading wall of sparks--the refiner’s fire.  

30 WORDS 

FORGED - REFINED - FIRE - SPARKS - GOLD - LIQUID - CAST - HARD - METAL - REFLECTIVE

CLEAN - PAINT - DRIP - DIPPED - PERMEATE - IMPERVIOUS - SUPERNATURAL - SURREAL - RICH - POWERFUL

GEAR - GRITTY - HELMET - SHOES - TRANSFORMATION - GRASS - GOALPOST - FAME - VEINS - DIFFERENT

5 WORDS 

FORGED - GOLD - TRANSFORMATION - GRITTY - REFINED

Product website: SPARKULAR AND SPARKULAR-FALL

SPARKULAR DEMO VIDEO

1. Refinery Scene

   • WS dolly in of refinery FURNACE from floor level. chains and hooks move and sparks fly.

   • MS dolly in closer to FURNACE bowl as molten gold (steel/iron/lava) begins to pour from bowl into channel

   • CU of same

   • CU of channel as molten gold flows with sparks in background out of focus (narrow DOF)

   • CU of molten gold flowing into MOLD. steam in foreground sparks in background.

   • Flash of steam to wipe the frame

   • MS low angle to see the brim of a cement/steel MOLD or “bath” that holds LIQUID GOLD (paint that we supply) steam and sparks from the FURNACE in background

     • A large chain hoist and hook slowly raises a piece of football equipment that has been dipped in gold

       • MS of a CLEAT coming out dipped

       • CU of same

       • MS of SHOULDER PADS coming out dipped

       • CU of same

       • MS of a HELMET (complete with facemask, visor, chin strap)

   • WS dolly in of ALL-GOLD SHADOWMAN standing in front of FURNACE from floor level. He slowly looks up as he comes to life. He flexes. throws his head back and yells his battle cry.

   • MS and CU cover shots of same sequence with ALL-GOLD SHADOWMAN

   • WS, MS, and CU of same sequence with GAME DAY SHADOWMAN (in normal uniform—not gold on gold living statue paint). For a match frame edit

     • Gold Dust fist explosion

     • Gold Dust Lebron toss

     • Gold Dust throw at camera

   • various beauty shots of refinery textures, machines, fire, etc.

2. Set 1 VideoWalls and Cold Spark

   • Big walkout MAX EMOTION (for those players prone to do this)

     • GIMBAL follow dolly out

       • cold spark fall from above

       • cold spark fountain from floor

       • PLAYER stands between two cold spark fountains and flexes—arms over sparks.

     • Cable Cam or Jib of same action fly over cold spark fountains

     • Floor angle Amira on hi-hat same action

     • CU of same action Amira on sticks with long lens shooting around Gimbal

   • Hero walkout (bad ass business low-key emotion)

     • same camera coverage as above

   • Gold Football Moves

     • Players pose, emote, throw, catch, spin, toss a metallic gold football

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3. Set 2 Blue Seamless with Gold Monogram

   • PLAYER Gold Dust fist explosion

   • PLAYER Gold Dust Lebron toss

   • PLAYER Gold Dust throw at camera

4. Gold Drip

   • In a blackbox studio on campus

   • a large steal or concrete looking mold or “bath” container filled with “LIQUID GOLD” paint to dip a variety of objects

   • a pouring area where we can pour gold metallic paint all over various objects

     • a football and then spin it so

     • SHADOWMAN hand/fist/glove

     • Dipping an endzone pylon

5. Multi-Heads (Possibly on Set 2 or Green Screen)

   • SPECIAL PLAYERS ONLY. Camera mounted, locked down in an elevated position looking down on player. Could do one at a time or 5 at a time. let’s discuss.

   • Could do this on green screen in Studio A in Joyce one player at a time (only a select few special players) and then composit them in post.

Crew