THE ULTIMATE DEATH SCENE

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TitleTHE ULTIMATE DEATH SCENE
BrandSEA SHEPHERD
Product / ServiceANTI-WHALING
CategoryA15. Charities, Public Health, Safety & Awareness Messages
EntrantTHE WORKS SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Entrant Company THE WORKS SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Advertising Agency THE WORKS SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Production Company METHOD STUDIOS Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Paul Swann The Works Sydney Creative Partner
Mark Harricks The Works Sydney Creative Partner
Leo Barbosa The Works Sydney Creative Lead
Adam Bodfish The Works Sydney Creative Lead
Jeff Hansen Sea Shepherd Managing Director
Stephen Amis Sea Shepherd Media Production
Adam Burling Sea Shepherd Media Manager
Omar Todd Sea Shepherd Global Technical Director
Damien Hughes The Works Sydney Digital Strategy Director
Leo Hennessy The Works Sydney Planner
Dave Flanagan The Works Sydney Head of Digital Production
Tristan Drummond The Works Sydney Content Production Manager
Kim Sanders The Works Sydney Senior Digital Designer
Vanessa Hartley The Works Sydney Social Media Strategist
Anna Lai The Works Sydney Social Community Manager
Gillian Snowball, Juliette Hynes, Catriona Heaphy The Works Sydney Project Manager
Tony Prescott TaxiFilm Director
Robert Morton RobertCMorton Director Of Photography
Hugh Haling Halingharmony Composer

Brief Explanation

In the 'Ultimate Death Scene', Australian film actor David Field is pursued until the point of exhaustion, shot with an explosive harpoon causing massive internal injuries, dragged violently onto a ship before taking up to an hour to die. Unbeknown to the audience, this is the personification of the horrific final moments of a whale, hunted and slaughtered by whalers. Following the performance, we see harrowing footage of the disturbing reality, as David testifies to the cruelty and inhumanity of the practice, and his support for Sea Shepherd.