Martin de Thurah has recently completed a hauntingly beautiful film for Swiss air rescue company Rega.
Created by advertising agency Walker Zurich, “Heaven Can Wait” sees a young girl appearing to float up to the heavens following a tragic car accident, only for us to discover she is in fact being rescued by the Rega air ambulance helicopter.
Shot over 2 days in Bucharest with Romanian service company Domino, the 16 year old star of the film, in her first experience on camera, found herself balanced precariously 60 feet up, on a thin wooden tongue extending from a specially constructed crane platform.
Above her on the platform were the director, the DOP, and a handful of technicians, lighting her, and with carefully angled hair-dryers attempting to create a flowing wind effect that would also keep her warm in the freezing conditions.
All the cast were sourced in Romania, except for the helicopter paramedic who was in fact the Rega client (the ideal choice for the part given his levels of expertise).
Watch this beautiful film here
Creds:
Client: Rega
Agency: Walker Zurich
Creative Director: Pius Walker
Copywriter: Roger Beckett / Benn Callis
Art Director: Andrew Smart / Justin Barnes
Production Company: Academy Films, London
Director: Martin de Thurah
Producer: Simon Cooper
PA: Kerry Smart
Facilitating Production Company: Domino Productions, Bucharest.
Line Producer: Ileana Anghel
DoP: Kasper Tuxen
Editor: Russell Icke The Whitehouse<br />Post: Nico Cotta Smoke & Mirrors
Music Composer: Jonas Bjerre
Sound: Rasmus Jensen/Roar Olsen
