Continental Tires major league soccer Spot - Featuring sean johnson

ACTION: Close up of a little boy wearing a helmet and moving towards the camera. Camera pulls back to reveal that the boy is riding a red bicycle, his dad behind him pushing. The father finally lets go. The boy smiles with excitement as he realizes he is riding by himself.
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “Learning is a process. It’s not just a one-person job. There’s an invisible hand guiding you.”
ACTION: Close up of a soccer ball. A small foot in cleats enters the frame and begins kicking it. Camera follows. Cut to a full shot of a Continental Tire suspended by a rope on a soccer practice field. The soccer ball enters the frame shooting at the tire. It misses the center and bounces off. The young boy drops his head in disappointment.   His father, dressed in a coach’s outfit, expresses words of encouragement. “Don’t worry, try again. You got this.”
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “Encouraging you and having faith.”
ACTION:  Close up of a Continental Tire coming into the focus within the frame. It is suspended from the branches of a tree overlooking a lake.   An adolescent boy sits on it. The tire swings away from the camera getting smaller—farther away and revealing more of the boy and the background. Cut to a wide shot of the lake and the boy launches himself off the tire when it hits the apex of its swing and dives into the lake.
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “Emboldening you to be fearless.”
ACTION: Two shot of an adolescent boy and an adolescent girl, sitting on a tire in the park looking in to each other’s eyes. He leans in and kisses her.
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “Giving you confidence.”
ACTION: A father stands in front of an older car with Continental Tires on it. His teenage son exits the house wearing a soccer uniform and notices the car. He smiles in excitement as his father hands him the keys. They hug.
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “And teaching you responsibility.”
ACTION: A college soccer team is on a bus driving to a game, chanting songs. Close up of Sean Johnson in College singing along.
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “And the importance of camaraderie.”
ACTION: The father sits and cheers in a huge soccer stadium
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “Without that guiding hand…”
ACTION: Sean Johnson blocks a goal and rejoices
SCRIPT: (Sean Johnson VO) “I would have never had those significant moments.”
ACTION: Dad goes crazy and is looking at his son. Johnson looks into the audience and sees his dad.
End on the logo and tagline: Continental Tires, proud sponsor of AYSO and MLS. For What You Do.