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Director Jim Weedon Soars Over Paris, Abu Dhabi, for Etihad Airways

A new day is dawning for sophisticated luxury air travel with Etihad Airways, in a pair of spots directed by director Jim Weedon. The spots were produced by Bare Films UK. Weedon is repped in the US by GARTNER.

The stylish "Change" spot opens with beautiful imagery as daybreak pours through darkened clouds. Shafts of sunlight cascade upon Paris' Eifel Tower, while, overhead, a glistening Etihad plane soars through the air, its sleeping passengers stir from a peaceful slumber in Diamond First class. As our Etihad airliner touches down on the runway, a new era of luxury and comfort in air travel is ushered forth, with Etihad airline personnel greeting passengers - and an impromptu fashion shoot taking place on the tarmac. Air travel will never be the same.

The second spot, "Etihad Inspirations," features the breathtaking, post-modern architectural landscape of Abu Dhabi, the unique heart of Modern Arabia as the gateway to the world and a source of the inspirations which Etihad takes into the air.  

A young and visionary airline with big ambitions, Etihad Airlines has, in 4 short years, built up a travel network of over 45 destinations.

Client: Etihad Airways, Global Brand TVC (Peter Baumgartner, EVP Marketing and Product)
Title: Etihad "Inspirations" Campaign "Change" and Etihad Inspirations"

Airdate: February 24, 2008

Agency: E-GROUP
ECD/CW: Martin Lever
Art Director: Sachin Chitale
Agency Producer: Denise Robinson

Production Company: Bare Films UK
Director: Jim Weedon (Represented by GARTNER in the US)
DP: Ben Butler
Producer: Helen Hadfield

Editorial: Final Cut
Editor: Jim Weedon

Telecine: Prime Focus

VFX/Flame Artist: Matt Wilmhurst
VFX Producer: Jordan Andreopoulos

Music: Drum Music
Composer: Peter Millward

Shoot Location(s): Abu Dhabi, Dubai

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