2022 global campaign for 7UP – behind the scenes

the ride wasn’t as smooth as the film suggests 2022 global campaign for 7UP There’s no better feedback from a client than the next big job. When 180 Amsterdam approached us with the creative concept for 7UP’s ‘UP & UP’ we were thrilled. Their proposal to split directing duties between Chuck Studios founder Olaf van […]

7Up – Behind The Scenes

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behind the scenes of the global campaign for 7Up When 7Up called with this brief, it was all systems go. We knew something special was in the stars here. Director / DOP and Chuck Studios co-founder Olaf van Gerwen ascended the directing chair. 7Up is the original lemon & lime soda drink. The campaign idea […]

Chuck Studios London’s roster grows

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Launching a dedicated roster designed to meet the UK market Our London office opens the doors to it reveal its growing roster of UK talent. Specifically designed with the best food and drink directors and photographers to appeal to the UK market and beyond. With four busy offices around the world, our recently opened London […]

Northern lights in a bowl

Arla brings Iceland into Skyr Creamy The night sky lights up through the Aurora Borealis. An idea pitched agency Being There to Arla for their new product: Arla Skyr Creamy. A fresh and tasty bowl of full, creamy Skyr. Shooting on two sets simultaneously and a gigantic projection of the Northern Lights made this a […]

Los Angeles director Shanghoon shoots for Clif Bar’s Nut Butter Bar

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director Shanghoon shoots for Clif Bar’s Nut Butter Bar Just a year after shooting for Clif Bar at our Amsterdam studio, we were thrilled to be contacted again by the energy bar institution, based in Emeryville, CA. This time, Clif Bar was looking for an appetizing approach to show off their Chocolate and Peanut Butter […]

It takes two……as told by Grolsch

It takes two... as told by Grolsch. Chuck opens new office in UK

“Two to tango”, “two to fall in love” and apparently “two’s a company” according to the sayings. So, what’s so good about two? Well, according to Dutch brewery giants Grolsch, it’s their two stage ‘double brewing’ process that delivers their refreshingly distinctive and bold taste. Armed with this information, Wunderman Thompson appointed HunkyDory Films in […]

food marketing midst COVID-19: old questions in a new world

Chuck Studios - food marketing midst COVID-19

It was just three weeks ago. We just launched campaigns for Heinz and l’Or, we were preparing 4 projects for McDonald’s as well as Spanish ice cream, German fast food and beer, Dutch salads and fried chicken, Columbian whiskey, Egyptian cream and international meat alternatives. The team was as exhausted as it was excited to […]

global Top 15 of Food and Tabletop directors

Someone made a global Top 15 of Food and Tabletop directors and dedicated a website to our craft. Isn’t that nice? And what is nice too – our founder Olaf van Gerwen was featured, amongst many other talented individuals. For some reason, quite a few of them are Dutch. The big question that remians is….who […]

On My Radar: Olaf van Gerwen

by Danny Edwards Renowned food director and photographer, and founder of Chuck Studios, Olaf van Gerwen on his addiction to bass, his love for ‘the sloppy side of LA’, and the joy of finding a new social media platform. read the  full article on shots.net