Serious Gardening
Directed by Shea Bennett, this campaign leans into a cinematic, deadpan tone that treats everyday lawn care with the intensity of an action film. We managed the entire project end-to-end, from pre-production through to post, utilising a versatile single location in Middle Dural to maintain consistency while moving quickly across multiple spots. While a significant effort involved physical production tasks like shaping the landscape and installing sprinklers to ensure a grounded, authentic feel, the real challenge began after the edit; since we shot in winter for a summer release, post-production required a comprehensive seasonal shift. By blending traditional VFX techniques like rotoscoping and compositing with AI tools to regenerate backgrounds, we meticulously restored warmth and color to the grass, ensuring every frame held together through precise lens blur and lighting. Handled entirely in-house across edit, VFX, grade, and sound, the final campaign was seamlessly rolled out across TV, web, and social formats. Made by humans. Inspired by green thumbs.
Crew
Client: Toro Production Company: Last Humans Director: Shea Bennett Account Management: Annie Goryunova Producer: Freya Brunning Creative Agency: Born Creative Director: Jenny Lennon Strategy Director: David Coupland Associate Creative Director: Scott Wrightson Art Director: Thea Hayes Copywriter: Kerryn Miller Graphic Designers: Sigrid Allgulander Account Director: Anna Leary Producer: Julia Landrey Director of Photography: Matt Cresswell 1st AC: Darren Mac 2nd AC: Mat Bosevski 2nd AC: Britt Jessup Gaffer: Craig Knight Gaffer: Matt Wills Grip: Kane Grosvenor Sound Recordist: Ben Hoft Makeup Artist: Abbey Hardwick Wardrobe Stylist: Courtney Palmer Stills Photographer:James Horan Stills Assistant: Brock McFadzean Post Production: Last Humans Editor+VFX+Sound Design: Shea Bennett Colourist: Shea Bennett
