An ode to sea by the South African National Sea Resque Institute. Excellent production and a great voice over on John Masefield's poem, Sea Fever. If you love the sea you will definitely love this spot.
The poem:
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
Credits:
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Cape Town, South Africa
Executive Creative Director: Chris Gotz
Agency Producer: Cathy Day
Art Director: Cuan Cronwright
Copywriter: Justin Endelstein
Production Company: Velocity Films
Director: Tristyn von Berg
Producer: Chantel Kriel
Director of Photography: Shaun Harley Lee
Editor / Company: Regardt Voges @ POST
Music: Noah and the Whale, “First Days of Spring”.
Sound Design: Arnold Vermaak @ WeLoveJam
Poem: Sea Fever by John Masefield
The poem:
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
Credits:
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Cape Town, South Africa
Executive Creative Director: Chris Gotz
Agency Producer: Cathy Day
Art Director: Cuan Cronwright
Copywriter: Justin Endelstein
Production Company: Velocity Films
Director: Tristyn von Berg
Producer: Chantel Kriel
Director of Photography: Shaun Harley Lee
Editor / Company: Regardt Voges @ POST
Music: Noah and the Whale, “First Days of Spring”.
Sound Design: Arnold Vermaak @ WeLoveJam
Poem: Sea Fever by John Masefield
