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Featured Toyota projects
This week's top Toyota projects, carefully handpicked by Visie's expert curators, showcase the best in style and innovation.
Toyota · The Game Won't Stop
Toyota presents The Game Won't Stop, a high-energy commercial featuring NFL quarterbacks Eli Manning and Brock Purdy alongside a group of youth flag football players. The spot leans into dynamic tracking shots and warm lighting, capturing an evening session on an open field that transitions from dusk into night. As the ambient light fades, the scene is illuminated by the headlights of a diverse lineup of Toyota SUVs, sedans, and minivans. Produced by Greenpoint Pictures with creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi, the film utilizes live-action techniques to bridge the gap between youth sports and the automotive experience.
Toyota · Jade's Story - 30s
In a compelling thirty-second spot for Toyota, the brand masterfully captures the intersection of grit and glory within the high-octane world of motorsport. Rather than leaning on traditional commercial tropes, the narrative functions as a focused documentary-style profile of a dedicated female race car driver, meticulously charting her evolution from the quiet intensity of grueling gym training to the electric atmosphere of the winner's podium. The film effectively balances these private moments of preparation with the visceral adrenaline of dirt track racing, grounding the sponsorship in authentic human narrative rather than just hardware. Production house GREATERGOOD elevates the project through a sophisticated live-action technique, utilizing slow motion to emphasize the driver's unwavering focus behind the wheel, while the contrast between harsh daylight and the artificial glow of night racing creates a dynamic visual rhythm. This lifestyle-inflected storytelling moves beyond a mere product showcase, effectively positioning Toyota and Mobil 1 as vital components of a larger commitment to athletic excellence and perseverance. By blending the raw, tactile reality of trackside competition with polished cinematic craft, the piece succeeds in humanizing a major automotive brand, inviting viewers into a world where speed, resilience, and personal ambition collide in a powerful testament to the spirit of professional sports and modern competitive racing.
Toyota · GR GT3 x McDonalds
Toyota and McDonald's collaborate on this high-energy automotive campaign, featuring a narrative where children take the lead as drivers and pit crew members. The film focuses on the high-octane atmosphere of the paddock and pit lane, utilizing live-action techniques to capture a competitive racing environment. Cinematic sequences highlight the GR GT3 models through a blend of natural and artificial lighting, supported by professional post-production and VFX work by Daniel Fletcher. The project leans into a warm aesthetic, utilizing slow motion to emphasize the scale of the miniature race track action.
Toyota · Land Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser campaign highlights the vehicle's performance through a series of sequences set across diverse outdoor environments. Produced by GREATERGOOD, the film captures the automotive work as it navigates woodland tracks, coastal settings, and various rough terrains. The production utilizes live-action technique and natural lighting to emphasize the vehicle's durability. The final edit employs dynamic cuts to track the action, maintaining a cinematic feel throughout the series of landscape-focused scenes.
Toyota · 901210
Toyota presents 901210, a commercial campaign highlighting the performance of their latest pickup truck within a rugged, rural landscape. The project features a sequence of live-action shots capturing the vehicle navigating dirt roads and undulating green hills alongside working environments. Directed through a lens of warm, naturalistic lighting, the production emphasizes dynamic movement and the vehicle's functional capability in diverse terrain. Post-production and visual effects for the project were managed by Daniel Fletcher.
Toyota · Back Seat Commentator
Toyota presents 'Back Seat Commentator', a commercial spot that captures a child providing energetic, sport-style play-by-play of a routine drive through suburban streets. The narrative highlights the interaction between driver and passenger from within a modern SUV. Produced with a clean, live-action technique, the film focuses on candid reactions and natural daylight environments. Agency H/L leads the creative direction, with visual effects by Impossible Objects and an integrated soundscape contributed by M Squared Productions, Marmoset, and APM.
Toyota · Canon x Toyota Land Cruiser - Proof of Adventure - Full Video
Toyota showcases the off-road capabilities of the Land Cruiser in this cinematic commercial project. The film follows the vehicle as it navigates through dense forest trails and varied coastal landscapes, paired with imagery of surfers in the Pacific. Directed with a focus on rugged exploration, the visual narrative utilizes drone footage and natural lighting to emphasize scale. The work leans into a desaturated palette, highlighting the earth tones of the untamed wilderness in an atmospheric display of vehicle performance.
Toyota · Jade's Story | LV Story
Toyota presents 'Jade's Story', a project documenting the intense focus of a motorsport professional in a high-stakes environment. Produced by GREATERGOOD, the film explores the technical landscape of racing through a series of live-action sequences. The edit balances tight, intimate shots of the driver with wider action footage captured on a dirt track. The project utilizes a cinematic approach to frame the professional racing context, emphasizing the preparation involved in the sport.
Toyota · Haters Anthem
Toyota's Haters Anthem campaign features a narrative driven by puppet characters navigating urban and suburban environments. The commercial highlights the brand's electric vehicle line-up, capturing the interaction between the characters and their surroundings across city streets and tree-lined roads. The production, developed with creative input from Saatchi & Saatchi USA, utilizes live-action techniques to anchor the digital puppetry. The work leans into a cinematic visual style, employing clean framing and natural lighting to emphasize the vehicle styling and performance dynamics.
Toyota, Palisades Tahoe · Turn Up
Toyota and Palisades Tahoe collaborate on 'Turn Up,' a commercial campaign highlighting cold-weather vehicle performance. The film captures an SUV navigating snow-covered mountain roads and alpine terrain. With a focus on outdoor adventure, the edit contrasts interior vehicle controls with wide-angle drone footage of skiers descending slopes. The production leans into a moody aesthetic, utilizing live-action techniques to emphasize the vehicle's capability in winter conditions. Heavy Duty Projects managed the music and sound design for the spot.
Toyota · He Gets People
Toyota leans into family-oriented storytelling with the 'He Gets People' campaign, a series of spots that contrast suburban domestic life with the realities of automotive ownership. The creative, helmed by agency Saatchi & Saatchi - USA, bridges the gap between scripted comedy and product promotion. Produced by Furlined, the project employs a live-action technique to capture interactions between a family and their vehicles. The execution utilizes natural daylight to highlight the vibrant color palettes of the SUV range while maintaining a focus on relatable, day-to-day narratives within a residential setting.
Toyota · He Knows Cups
Toyota promotes the Sienna minivan in this commercial titled He Knows Cups, focusing on the vehicle's storage capabilities and interior utility. The campaign leans into a relatable, conversational tone as a protagonist highlights the minivan's extensive cup-holder capacity against a suburban backdrop. Produced by Furlined with creative development from Saatchi & Saatchi USA, the project utilizes a straightforward live-action technique. The commercial prioritizes clean commercial framing and natural lighting to emphasize the practical features of the automotive interior.
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