The Google Quantum AI team has made an important step towards the development of a large-scale useful quantum computer. This breakthrough is the first demonstration of a logical qubit prototype, showing that it’s possible to reduce errors by increasing the number of qubits.
Director: Jen Sommer
Agency: Across the Pond
DP: Brandon Somerhalder
Just under the water lies one of the biggest mysteries of the Great Barrier Reef: blue holes. These underwater sinkholes give researchers a rare look at ocean life and how we can protect it. Until a few years ago, only two blue holes were documented in the entirety of the Great Barrier Reef — they are hard to find and even harder to get to. With the help of Google Maps, marine biologist Johnny Gaskell and a team of researchers are finding previously unknown blue holes for the very first time.
Role: Director, DP, & Editor
Role: Director
When Gitanjali Rao learned of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, she knew she had to do something—so she used Android tech to invent Tethys, a device named after the Greek goddess of fresh water, that could empower millions of people.
Role: Editor & B Camera Op
“You don’t need to have every skill in order to make a difference. You need the determination to see the problem and want to change it, and you’ll find a way.” -Katharina Schmidt
Bee populations around the world are declining, and experts don’t know why. Led by founder Katharina Schmidt, apic.ai is working to find answers to one of nature’s more pressing questions. Learn more here.
Jason Barnes (@cybrnetx), a drummer and composer from Atlanta, lost his lower right arm after an electrical accident in 2012. Determined to continue pursuing music, Jason teamed up with a group of Georgia Tech researchers to create a custom, TensorFlow-powered drumming arm that enables him to drum almost as naturally as if he was playing with his own arm.
Client: Google Brand Studio
Role: Editor
For millions of people with speech impairments as a result of neurological conditions (ALS, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain injury, etc), being understood can be difficult. To break these communications barriers, Google’s Speech and Research teams joined forces to create Project Relate. This new Android app aims to help people with speech impairments communicate more easily with others and interact with the Google Assistant.
Director: Ryan Chen
DP: Jen Sommer
Client: Google Brand Studio
In this Oscar spot, Google takes us along for the ride as people recreate their favorite movie moments, finding these fantastic locations via Google Maps. This video garnered over 10 million views.
Featured as Ad of the Week in Campaign.
Director: Jen Sommer
Google Earth allows people to explore the world, from big cities to remote countrysides. For Peter Welch, it’s a window back in time, helping him discover centuries of history hidden beneath the surface of English farmlands.
For over 10 years, Tokyo resident Yasushi “Yassan” Takahashi has been creating GPS art with Google Earth and Street View—but it was his very first drawing that was his biggest, in more ways than one.
Role: DP & Editor
Cora makes healthy, innovative period care products for modern women. This was a :40 second spot in a series of commercial spots made for the brand.
Director: Jen Sommer
Parents don't get an instruction manual. So it's only natural for them to have a lot of questions, from the tactical (“how to help my baby crawl”) to the deeply personal (“how to know if my child is making friends”). In fact, Google Trends data reveals that every night around 1am, searches for "how to help my child" peak. It’s a question that doesn’t age. This video has over 10 million views on Youtube.
With only a tent, a bicycle, and Google Translate, Dnyaneshwar Yewatkar is a central India native on a four-year journey to meet, and learn from, a world of people.
This won the 2020 PR Week Brand Film awards for Best Documentary and Best Editing.
Director: Nico Carbonaro
Lead Editor: Garin Glassy
Editor: Jen Sommer
