Golden Square Handles Postproduction on Mazda’s Commercial “Desert Treasure”

Desert Treasure is the second part of the worldwide product launch of the new Mazda MX-5. The agency responsible is JWT Düsseldorf.

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Director Luke Scott shot both spots, “Ninja” and “Desert Treasure”, in South Africa. In Desert Treasure, a treasure-hunting couple escapes a collapsing burial chamber in their Mazda convertible. The falling stones and buckling columns were realized in CG, as were the smoke and dust elements added in Flame.

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