Earlier this week, we covered some Sid Lee Paris video game business. Today, we’re moving back across the Atlantic, as Sid Lee New York debuts a 3-Bee (yup, they punned 3-D) printing project for Dewar’s Highlander Honey whiskey. The technology allows for 80,000 bees to mimic their natural environment in a factory setting and create hives in custom shapes, like a Dewar’s whiskey bottle. The Ebeling Group, which produced the accompanying video, had to do their work in full beekeeper suits. That is how you commit to a project.
The 60-second video offers viewers an artsy glimpse into the totality of the 3-Bee project. The edgy tone comes from muted lighting and background music that might as well be a leftover composition from Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood’s There Will Be Blood soundtrack. I’m not sure that this strategy would make me want to purchase a drinkable product, but the creativity involved more than makes up for it with originality. Credits after the jump.
Executive Producer/Partner: Claudia Roy
Lead Producer: Rob Marmor
Creative Director: Daniel Chandler
Art Director: Blaise Cepis
Copywriter: Laura Perlongo
Account Supervisor: Karim Tubbeh
Production Company: The Ebeling Group
Executive Producer: Mick Ebeling
Producers: Amber Ventris and Martha Smith
Creative Director: Jared Eberhardt
DP: Larkin Seiple
BTS DP: Aaron Farley
Editor: Yuhei Ogawa
Editor: Michael Porter