Sennheiser M4
The Sennheiser M4 headphones campaign is about how being inspired by music can transform our lives. In the film “Daydream” we focus on human connection by diving into a young woman’s mind ending up in an imaginary dance duet. In the mini-docu we profile punk-jazzist Teis Semey’s life’s journey.
music can inspire us to change
With the mini film “Daydream” we wanted to portray a short hero’s journey in which our protagonist dares to approach another person in a playful way, after getting a boost of self esteem through the music. Visually we literally travel through Sennheiser’s signature headphone technology to end up in her imagination, where we see her transformation unfold through music and dance!
music saved Teis’ life…
Teis Semey never really fit in to the rural village he grew up in at the North of Denmark. He was bullied often for being different. As he grew up Teis turned to music as a salvation. He would spend his days alone learning jazz and blues on guitar – and later infusing it with his own taste for punk. These days, Teis is stealing back his childhood by incorporating elements of traditional Scandinavian music into his unique style of punk-jazz.
Teis has studied at conservatories in LA, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen. He’s won many prestigious jazz awards. You’ll often see him with hoop earrings and red outfits. A colour that to him stands for resistance and transformation.
“As a kid, I was an outcast in my deserted town in Denmark. People spit on me. Music basically saved my life. After begging my dad for a guitar, he finally gave in. Punk-jazz gave me a ticket out that horrible place and now I can find my sound in the world.”
credits
| director | Ruben Van Leer |
| DP | Noel Schoolderman |
| dancers | Ema Yuasa, Rodrigo Ribeiro |
| choreo | Lukas Timulak |
| 1st AD | Gelder Dermout |
| focus puller | Luuk Schmitz |
| prod.design | Nicole Van Houweninge (BLA) |
| art.dir | Anke Haitsma, Ella Meesters |
| gaffer | Nicholas Burrough |
| best.boys | Said Snono, Tara Bisoen, Ayke Govaart, Tim Van Gils |
| grip | Bjorn Schumacher |
| stylist | Esmée Croqué |
| MUHA | Kimm Bakkers |
| rig.stunts | Simon Van Lammeren |
| PA's | Said Aafer, Thijs Visser |
| editing | Greg Pereira |
| compositing | Danny Merk, Tim Smit, Ruben Van Leer |
| 3D | Tim Van Der Wiel |
| grading | Tim Van Paassen (The Compound) |
| SFX | Alexander Nezhinskiy (EvolSound) |
| sound.rec | Earforce |
| music | "Elevation" Braxe+Falcon featuring Sunni Colón |
| docu artists | Teis Semey, Giovanni Iacovella |
| extras | Lucas Martinez, Gabriel De Oliveira, Bjørk Semey, Sam Newbould, Xavi Torres |
| live sound | Hayden Hook (DAM Recordings) |
| prod.co | Popcorn Brain |
| exec.prod | Daniel Bruce, Diego Molina |
| producer | Els Tau |
| story board | Cenk Gungor |
| location | The Wash Company, Westerpark Studio, NDSM Treehouse (Amsterdam) |
| agency | Ogilvy |
| creative.dir | Fede Botella, Diego Lauton (Xuxa) |
| agency.prod | Ryan Williams |
| client | Sennheiser |
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