Commercial · VFX·2026·Campaign

Sola.

A multi-spot soda campaign for Sola, produced through Shift. VERSION ONE finished the VFX: world replacements, CG product, screen inserts, and campaign graphics — photographed plates, production pixels.

Client

Sola

Agency

Shift

Category

Commercial

Year

2026

Role

VFX / Finishing

Overview

Photographed places. Finished worlds.

Shift hired VERSION ONE to finish a multi-spot campaign for Sola, the regional soda brand. The spots move through sport, summer, nightlife, and social — Çele Lojen, Çele Verën, Çele Momentin, Çele Trendin, and Sola 100.

The Brief

Keep the performances and the product real. Change only what the plate could not give: a skyline that is not there, a beach that is not there, a can that has to appear, a stream that has to feel live.

Production plates in. Final pixels out. No prototype look.
Approach

Each sequence was treated as a VFX show, not a filter pass. Environment replacements were locked to the photographed court, rooftop, horse, and tree. CG product and sports elements were tracked to the performance. Social and optical treatments sat on top of the live action instead of replacing it. Finishing stayed in the same discipline as feature compositing: edges, contact, light, and delivery.

Before / After
Drag to wipe
Bar IceCG ice / product contact
BeforeAfter

A clean bar and a Sola bottle slam. Crushed ice hits the wood, spreads, and sits in contact with the bottle — the people stay photographed.

Court SpinCG basketball
BeforeAfter

A pointed finger on a local court becomes a spinning ball, matched to the performance and the existing basketball game behind him.

Dry to WaterSet extension / beauty
Dry to Water delivery
Dry to Water plate
BeforeAfter

A dry-land beauty take is finished as a pool float: water, caustics, wet skin, and the can held in the same performance.

Night CourtEnvironment replacement
Night Court delivery
Night Court plate
BeforeAfter

A local night court, shot against suburban buildings, becomes a rooftop overlooking a city skyline. The player, court, and practical light stay photographed.

100% Për TyCG billboard / integration
100% Për Ty delivery
100% Për Ty plate
BeforeAfter

An empty rooftop parking deck receives a campaign board — Sola Cherry, 100% për ty — lit and perspectived into the dusk plate.

Western HorizonLocation replacement
Western Horizon delivery
Western Horizon plate
BeforeAfter

A pebble shoreline and concrete sea wall are replaced with a tropical beach and sunset, keeping the rider, horse, and tree as the photographic lock.

Hat TrickCG product
Hat Trick delivery
Hat Trick plate
BeforeAfter

An empty top-hat beat becomes a product reveal — a Sola can tracked into the magician’s gesture.

Glass ScriptCondensation / FX
Glass Script delivery
Glass Script plate
BeforeAfter

A clean pane of glass is dressed with condensation and a handwritten Sola mark, with drip and refraction held to the live action.

Project Details
Format
Campaign
Multiple spots, one brand system
Craft
VFX / Finishing
Environment, CG, graphics
Contribution
VERSION ONE delivered shot VFX and finishing for Shift on Sola.
Deliverables
Final shot versions across the SS sequences. Selected stills.

Make something
worth replaying.

Bring the brief. We’ll shape the world, the workflow, and the finish.