The Sunday Times: Icons

Shot in one take by Us through Academy Films, this spot tips its hat to some of the most instantly recognisable moments from culture through the ages.

In just 50 seconds, it recreates six iconic scenes from more than 500 years of history: Rodin’s The Thinker, the epochal ‘bench scene’ from Forrest Gump, the Mad Men title sequence, Michelangelo’s seminal Creation of Adam, the Mr Pink/Mr White face-off from Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, and, finally, the helmeted, Grammy Award-winning electronic duo Daft Punk. 

You can also see the brilliantly choreographed making of below.