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The standard of commercials and the budget evidently used for them never cease to amaze. The Mercedes spot "Guardian Angel" is one such case; Vienna’s Seven Film- und Postproduction GmbH and Schönheitsfarm handled post-production for the roughly two-minute spot.
Among other things, angel wings had to be created with Softimage and the Mercedes model integrated into the original plate for the project.
Here is the spot:
Mercedes Benz – Guardian Angel from Ursula Prieto Galán on Vimeo.
Here is the breakdown video:
Making of Mercedes Benz – Guardian Angel from Ursula Prieto Galán on Vimeo
Image: Shot from the making-of clip by Ursula Prieto Galán