Frame Set report · Summer 2026

Summer 2026 Commercial Trends

What commercial filmmakers referenced more of on Frame Set this summer: the spots, searches, brands, directors, cinematographers and production companies that rose from spring to summer.

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What is Frame Set?

Frame Set is a visual reference search for filmmakers to find Frames and Motions from real commercials, films and music videos, then save them to Sets and build Treatments. This report shares what commercial filmmakers searched for and opened this summer compared with spring.

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01Search Frames and Motions, then narrow with filters
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02Save what you like to Sets
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03Build a Treatment from your references
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04Present it to the client
+438%Paoloalberto Tonoli, the fastest-rising commercial director this summer.
+141%BMW's The Rush, the fastest-rising commercial of the summer.
+110%Christmas, the fastest-rising search of the summer. Teams were already prepping holiday spots.
+19%Honda, the fastest-rising brand among the most referenced.
01 · Commercials

The commercials on the rise

The spots with the biggest jump in people opening them on Frame Set from spring to summer. Hover a card to step through its Frames.

02 · Searches

Searches on the rise

The search terms that grew the most from spring to summer. Christmas tops the list in the middle of summer, as teams start prepping holiday work months ahead. Tap one to run it on Frame Set.

03 · Brands

The brands filmmakers studied

The ten most-referenced brands and how interest in each moved from spring to summer.

04 · Commercial searches

Most searched commercials by term

The terms commercial filmmakers came back to most this summer. Everyday places lead the list.

    05 · Directors

    Commercial directors on the rise

    The directors people clicked through to from commercials, ranked by growth from spring to summer.

    06 · Cinematographers

    Cinematographers on the rise

    The commercial cinematographers whose work people opened more of this summer.

    07 · Production companies

    Production companies on the rise

    The production companies people looked up more this summer.

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