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Jameson’s Black Barrel

Jameson’s recent campaign for their Black Barrel whiskey is a thing to behold, and we were thrilled to facilitate the shoot at Fulham Town Hall – a location managed exclusively by us.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, it’s called ‘The Greatest Story Almost Told’ and invites viewers on a journey through a fantastical “distillery  complex”.

There were three main setups – a bar, a library, and the distillery room itself – all of which were built in to the space, with a set design by Shona Heath (who won the Academy Award for Production Design this year for her work on Poor Things). The crew had six days of prep to create the world and shot for two days on location, with just two days of strike to return the Town Hall to its natural state. Check our Instagram feed for some behind-the-scenes shots.

It’s a location that combines natural character with plenty of space (as much for crowd holding as there is for set building!) so it was the ideal home for an ambitious project like this.

Location Manager: Hugo Smith-Bingham (Scout Productions)
Produced by: Ogilvy UK

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