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Amana — "Investing Woman"

World-class production can be created virtually anywhere--given the right talent, camera equipment, and production team. This ad created for Amana has been airing on Arabic stations worldwide, and was filmed on our RED ONE camera right here in Bellingham, WA. Interestingly, the ad was filmed mostly at night in pitch dark! The location was only available after regular business hours, and there was only enough daylight to shoot 2 scenes--smoking man and Iman looking outside. Everything else was shot with lights to re-create feeling of daytime. You might recognize Iman from our documentary "On a Wing and a Prayer." This was her first acting role.

Client: Amana Mutual Funds
Director: Max Kaiser | DP: Erik Dinnel | Editor: Max Kaiser | VFX: Lars Simkins, Noelle Stransky
Audio Engineer: Bob Ridgley, BiNARY Recording Studio