Starz “Black Sails” 2014

Starz “Black Sails” (2014) is a Starz commercial, produced by Imaginary Forces. It won one award: D&AD 2014 Wood Pencil — Film Advertising Crafts / TV & Cinema Title Sequences.

A series of intense, high-contrast black and white close-ups of a man's face, culminating in a skull-like figure and the series title.

Stills © Starz. Made by Imaginary Forces.

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The idea

Dramatic character portraits and skull imagery to evoke the show's dark, adventurous tone.

Tagline: “Taking You Places”

dramatic close-upshigh contrast lightingblack and white aestheticskull imagerymysterious character revealquick cuts

The cut

Length: 15 s
Shots: 5
Average shot: 3.0 s

What creatives use Starz “Black Sails” for

01Reference frames for your treatment
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Frames from Starz “Black Sails”
02Shot list example: how it was cut
You need the structure of a great spot, shot by shot, for your storyboard.
Every shot of Starz “Black Sails” in order, with its length, framing and what happens in it.
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Length: 15 s · Shots: 5 · Average shot: 3.0 s
03Ad ideas: every spot built on a dramatic close-ups
Before you present an idea, you need to know who has done it, and how.
Starz “Black Sails” is built on a dramatic close-ups. Search the library by idea to see every spot that uses it.
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