Clearfountain

Clearfountain

Big idea. Tight window.

For the French Football Federation’s World Cup squad reveal, we created Clearfountain: a fictional North American town starring the players themselves. An ambitious world, brought to life on a tight schedule, that turned the reveal into a viral moment. The challenge? Just 5 to 10 minutes with each player, 2.5 hours to complete the entire shoot, and last-minute changes to the squad list on announcement day — just minutes before the video went live.

Year

2026

Industry

Sports

Scope of work

Social Media

Creative Direction

Video

Photography

Production

MAISON REC

Big idea. Tight window.

For the French Football Federation’s World Cup squad reveal, we created Clearfountain: a fictional North American town starring the players themselves. An ambitious world, brought to life on a tight schedule, that turned the reveal into a viral moment. The challenge? Just 5 to 10 minutes with each player, 2.5 hours to complete the entire shoot, and last-minute changes to the squad list on announcement day — just minutes before the video went live.

Year

2026

Industry

Sports

Scope of work

Social Media

Creative Direction

Video

Photography

Production

MAISON REC

A whole town. One squad. 2.5 hours.

A whole town. One squad. 2.5 hours.

Working hand in hand with the FFF, we imagined a squad reveal with a story of its own. Clearfountain gave every player a character and every scene a place in a shared fictional world. With our production partners at Maison Rec, we brought that world to life across five custom-built sets. The ambition was big. The window was small: just 5 to 10 minutes with each player and 2.5 hours for the entire shoot. Once the film went live, the story travelled beyond the announcement. Clearfountain became something fans could share and talk about, turning a scheduled reveal into a viral conversation.

Minutes to adapt. A moment that travelled.

Minutes to adapt. A moment that travelled.

Speed mattered right up to launch. After completing the entire shoot in 2.5 hours, we stayed ready for changes. On announcement day, the squad list shifted just minutes before the video was due to go live. We adapted the content in real time, keeping the story intact through the final updates. 5 to 10 minutes per player. One tightly timed shoot. Changes down to the wire. A squad reveal that went viral.

Directed by Hector BALLNER Creative Agency — Surged  Production —Maison Rec FFF Project manager — Sahana INDRESWARAN  Producer — Cécile ROUSSILHE  Producer — Robin ARJONA  Creative Director – Hector BALLNER  Art Director / Graphic Designer — Julien RUIZ Director of Photography / Camera Operator A — Nicolas NATYSNIAK  1st Assistant Camera — Mahery REYDELLET  Camera Operator B — Arthur GOSNAT  Camera Operator C — Jocelyn RENOULT Gaffer — Florian BRIET Electrician / 2nd Assistant Camera — Alexandre AUGST  Production Designer — Léa TEXIER Set Design Assistant / Props — Brendon HUYNH-FROISSART Set Design Assistant / Props — Matteo DAVID  Set Design Assistant / Props — Chloé POULIQUEN  Construction Manager — Hugo RAFFOUL DE COMARMOND  Painter / Set Dresser — Olivia PICCOLO  Set Dresser — Albert BLASZCZYK  Set Dresser — Tanguy LOUESDON Set Dresser — Célia TEGUIA Painter — Ella SINELLE  Set Design Assistant — Johan LARTIGAU  Diner 3D Set Scenographer — Julien NOVO  Diner 3D Set Scenographer — Laura SIVIGNON  Script Supervisor — Marie BAPAUME  Unit Production Manager — Brieg FARGEAS Behind-the-scenes Videographer — Hervé BELCAIR Photographer — Arthur SAMAIN  Editor — Hector BALLNER Post-production studio — WANNABE STUDIO Colorist — Thomas FERIANI 3D Generalist — François ROUSSILHE  3D Generalist — Emmanuel KAMINSKI 3D Generalist — Kenta SALAUN  Flame Artist — Tom RAVINET  Composer — Maximilien HELLE FORGET Composer — Fabien NILO Singer — @kijahman Special thanks to @puzzlevideo & @studiogarage.lafugitive

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© 2026 SURGED

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