TOYOTA: “Cancel the Quit” | 2024 Olympics Commercial

I'm excited to share my recent work as underwater cinematographer for this Toyota commercial, which is airing during the 2024 Summer Olympics. The project features Olympic swimmer Torri Huske and a cameo from former Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders. Directed by the talented Carlo Silvio and produced by Raub Shapiro and Blair Mardian, we filmed this multi-camera spot at the Stanford Aquatic Center. This is my second underwater Olympics ad for Toyota and H&L Partners, following a project with swimmer Simone Manuel for the Tokyo Olympics. I worked closely with my SCUBA tech and underwater first assistant Paige Goedkoop and Hydroflex specialist 1st AC Cory Bringas, using Hydroflex equipment and an Arri Alexa35 camera with Cooke anamorphic lenses, prepped at VideoFax in San Francisco. The Bay Area's finest film crew supported this challenging overnight shoot, and I'm thrilled with the results!