Artificial Ingredients Take a Beating in New Burger King Spot

Client: Burger King
Global Chief Brand Officer: Paloma Azulay
Global Head of Burger King: Iwo Zakowski
Communications Latin America: Bárbara Régis
Head of Marketing Latin America: Alexandre Antonello
Marketing Director Mexico: Guillermo Hermosillo
Communications Manager Mexico: Miguel Ángel Amézquita
Communications Analyst Mexico: Deyra Ciprés Cobos
Agency: We Believers
City / Country: New York / USA
Chief Creative Officer: Gustavo Lauria
Executive Creative Director: Patricio Elfi, Joaquin Espagnol
Head of Art: Diego Grandi
Head of Production:  Marcia Jaes
Head of Planning: Marco Vega
Head of Client Services: Jose Quijano
Director of Operations: Natalia Gamarra
Brand Director: Nallely Recinas
Project Manager: Caterina Malpica
Creative Coordinator: Rocio Fernandez Sasso
Editorial / Post-Production
Editor: Diego Panich
Post-Production & VFX: La Posta
Post-Production Coordinator: Samantha Castro
Source: LANDIA

Award-winning production house LANDIA has just shared with AWN their latest campaign work with agency We Believers for Burger King. I’ve seen some interesting, even bizarre Burger King commercials before. But this one is hilariously “out there.” As are the outfits. Production Company: LANDIA
Directors: Robert Llauro / Agustín Alberdi
Executive Producer: Thomas Amoedo
Producer: Claudia Del Bosque
DP: Joseph Pardo
2nd Unit DP: César Echeverría
AD: Jerry Garay
Art director: Rocio Gonzalez
Wardrobe: Marina Slobodianik
Stunt Coordinator: Bucio
Special FX: Arvizu
Character Design Organic: Roy García
Character Design Artificial: La Posta / Julio Azamor
Directed by LANDIA’s Robert Llauró and Agustín Alberdi, the campaign, entitled “The Naturals vs. The Artificials,” visualizes a surreal take on the brand’s preservative-free Whoppers. In the spot, accompanied by a fun ballad, a gang of anthropomorphic natural ingredients (veggies, a burger bun, and a flaming burger patty) literally beat up a frightened crew of artificial additives: Sodium Benzoate, Monosodium Glutamate, Polysorbate 80, EDT Acid, and Calcium Propionate.
Music & Music Publisher: Pickle Music
Composer: Alexis Estiz
Sound Design & Mix: Pickle Music
Executive Producer: Alexis Estiz
The tagline sums it up best: “Sorry for not eliminating them sooner.”
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The artificial ingredient beatdowns include getting dunked in a grease trap, tossed through a window, and torched with a flamethrower — all in slow-motion. The costumes were designed and brought to life by Alfonso Likan.

“When we first read the script, we were very excited about the idea,” Llauró explains. “Our main focus was to find the tone to make it cinematic, epic, and with just the right amount of humor. Another fun part of the process was designing the characters. Not only thinking them up, but also testing the materials. It was great teamwork with the agency and client and we are very proud of the result.”