Max Barden

When we shot booze maths last year @martyjwilliams let me borrow his XPan and these are my favourites :)

Check out this new ad I directed for @johnwestaustralia Staring the big fella @lloydcwill thanks for all of your great work mate! And thank you to everyone who helped make it happen Production Co: The Sweetshop @thesweetshopfilms Producer/EP: Kate Roydhouse @kateroydhouse DOP: Crighton Bone @crightonbone Production Designer: Glen Russell On Set Production Designer: John Allan Editor: Simon Price Colourist: Alana Cotton @alanacottonball Offline Producer: Winnie O’Neil Location Manager Prep: Daz Caulton Location Scout & Location Manager Shoot: Toby Mills Music: Birdbrain @birdbrain.studio Edit House: Arc @arcade_edit VFX / Animation: Alt. VFX @alt.vfx Agency: Clemenger BBDO @clemenger_bbdo Executive Creative Director: Tian Murphy @tian252 Senior Art Director: James Coumans @jimbod.r.bringus Senior Copywriter: Cameron Watson @notnotcamwatson Agency Producer: Jen Livingstone Client Partner: Emma Salmon Client: Simplot Australia Senior Director Marketing, APAC: Katie Saunders Director Marketing Communications, Digital and Insights: Jessica Romeo Marketing Manager, Brand and Communications: Eleanor Henry Senior Marketing Manager, Pantry: Bec de Xavier Pinto Marketing Manager, Shelf Seafood: Ellie Gulliver Marketing Specialist, Shelf Seafood: Deb Fabris

After The Call - pitch video I made for a job last year

Here's the pitch video I made for NZTA (Waka Kotahi)

Please enjoy this new motion picture commercial I directed for NZTA (Waka Kotahi) @nztransportagency Thanks so much to everyone who made it happen! Including but not limited to: Lead actor and my main man Dylan Thuraisingham @dylahn4480 Prod co: @thesweetshopfilms Director: old mate MD/Executive Producer: Ben Dailey @yeliadneb Executive Producer: Jimena Murray @jimenamurray DOP: Marty Williams @martyjwilliams Production Design: Bruce Everard Offline editor: Simon Price Colourist: Alana Cotton @alanacottonball Online: Stu Bedford @stubedford_tmr Locations @johnnyelbo Agency: FCB New Zealand @fcbnewzealand Chief Creative Officer: Leisa Wall @leisawall Snr Art Director: Kat Tadaki @alohagirrrl Snr Copywriter: Claire Herselman @clorebore Senior Producer: Amanda Langkilde @1972_mandy /Elizabeth Roebeck /Marijana Jugum Sound design: Andy Morton @thamariner / Liquid Studios @liquidstudios_ltd Stills photographer: Michael Braid / FCB New Zealand @fcbnewzealand Retouching: Alex Reznick @alexreznick.retoucher

new ad I made for @molenbergnz DOP: Gin Loane @dpginloane Production Designer: @reedstreams Editor: Tim Mauger @timmauger Casting: Adrian Dentice Colourist: Matic Prusnik @maticprusnik VFX: Stu Bedford @stubedford_tmr Audio: Liquid Studios @liquidstudios_ltd Composer: Peter Van Der Fluit @raysharpmeflat Production Company: The Sweetshop @thesweetshopfilms Executive Producer: Ben Dailey @yeliadneb Executive Producer: Jimena Murray @jimenamurray Client: Goodman Fielder @gffoodservicenz Agency: DDB AOTEAROA @ddbgroupaotearoanz ECD: Garry Steele @gary_steele30 Creative Director: Matt Williams Creative Director: Freddie Coltart @freddiecoltart Executive Producer: Judy Thompson @pudyslim Lead Integrated Producer: Claire Colohan @clairecolohan Stills: Troy Goodall @troygoodallphoto Offline Editor: Adam Page @adammichaeljames Motion Designer: Tao Mao @uptographics Audio Engineer: Miller Christensen-Yule

We welcome Max Barden @rex.badman to CANADA’s Barcelona roster. Writer-director from down under. Absurdist humour. Sharp comedic timing. Deadpan performances. Trained by legends and with a keen eye for detail, Max is the proud owner of a Grand Prix and two Silver Lions. All his life, he wanted to make movies. Now he does. Check out his work at canadacanada.com/directors/max-barden

Check out this new ad I directed for Lipton Iced Tea starring actual OG gangsta @icet

Summer Lamb BTS

SUMMER LAMB 2025: The Comments Section Thanks so much to all the beautiful actors who made this shoot so great! Kimie Tsukakoshi @kimietsuka Carlo Ritchie @carloritchie Jackie Loeb @jackieloeb Sarah de Possesse @sarahdepossesse Ronald Smyck @ronsmyck Callum Wilson Tyler Dias @tylereenie Catherine McDonnell @acceptthisusername Susan Boyd @balenciaga12 Ben Hunter @benhunterok Peter Phan Charles Mayer @captaincharliemayer Darko Kubatka Michael Kotsohilis @michaelkotso Rachel Seeto @rachelseeto Emily Grant @emilysamgrant Arianthe Galani Patricia Crasmaruc Production Company: The Sweetshop @thesweetshopfilms Director: Max Barden @rex.badman Producer: Jane Smith @janey_therun First Assistant Director: Angus Bolles @angusbolles DOP: Crighton Bone @crightonbone Art Director: Ben Fesselet @feslet_ Costume Design: Sue Cormack @susie.c_123 co-Managing Director: Edward Pontifex @edwardpontifex Casting: Danny Long Casting @dannylongcasting Offline Editor: Joe Morris @joejmorris_ Grade / Online: ALT FX @alt.vfx Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham Visual Effects: ALT VFX VFX Producer: Malinda McGuire VFX Supervisor: Dave Edwards Agency: Droga5 @droga5australia Chief Creative Officer APAC & LATAM - Accenture Song: Tara Ford @tarawford ECD: Joe Sibley ECD: Hugh Gurney @hughgurney Art Director: Aicha Wijland @a.ii.ch Copywriter: Ewan Harvey @ewanharvey11 Head of Business Management: Topher Jones Business Director: Harrison Stone Business Executive: Matt Stafford Senior Producer: Simone O’Connor Client:@meatandlivestockaustralia General Manager, Marketing and Insights: Nathan Low Brand Manager – Lamb: Derek Lau Strategic Marketing Operations Manager: Jeffrey Ng

Lamb BTS

I directed this new commercial for MLA Thank you to the beautiful people that were in it! @liz.esguerra @benhunterok @unclerussell @loranmamo @allykmorgan And thank you to all of these people too! Produciton Company: The Sweetshop @thesweetshopfilms Producer: Jane Smith @janey_therun Executive Producer: Kate Roydhouse @kateroydhouse co-Managing Director: Greg Fyson @readgreg co-Managing Director: Edward Pontifex @edwardpontifex DOP: Sean Ryan @seanryann Art Director: Mike Price @michaelpricedesign Editorial & Finish: ARC Edit @arc_site Post Producer: Kani Saib @kani_ii Editor: Phoebe Taylor @ptayyto Colourist: Matt Fezz @mattfezz Lead Flame Artist: Eugene Richards @hugerichards Audio Production & Music Supervision: Rumble @rumblestudios Executive Producer: Michael Gie @gieproducer Sound Designer: Liam Annert & Daniel William @la.sound Photographer: Andy Lewis @andylewis_photography Retoucher: Dave Mercer Creative Agency: The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song @themonkeys @accenturesong The Monkeys Group CEO and Co-Founder & Accenture Song ANZ President: Mark Green @markgmonkey Chief Creative Officer: Tara Ford @tarawford Head of Innovation: Beth O'Brien @bethlouiseobrien Creative Director: Hugh Gurney @hughgurney & Joe Sibley Associate Creative Director: Lennie Galloway & Thomas Gledhill @thomgledhill Senior Copywriter: Michelle Canning @shell.zita Senior Art Director: Ben Horewood @butter_horewood Head of Production: Penny Brown Senior Producer: Katie Wellbelove Managing Director: Matt Michael Business Strategy Director: Kit Lansdell Head of Business Management: Topher Jones Business Director: Harrison Stone Business Executive: Matthew Stafford Media Agency: UM @umworldwide Client Partner: Lauren Thornborough PR and Social Agency: One Green Bean @onegreenbean Senior Account Director: Molly Dodwell Account Director: Amy McCann Client: Meat & Livestock Australia @meatandlivestockaustralia General Manager - Marketing and Insights: Nathan Low Brand Manager - Lamb: Derek Lau Strategic Marketing Operations Manager: Jeffrey Ng