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John Lewis ads

John Lewis, The Long Wait commercial...what's so amazing about it is everything.
Music is "Please, Please, Please let me get what I want", originally recorded by the Smiths, and has been rerecorded by emerging artist Slow Moving Millie.
Credits:
Title: "The Long Wait"
Agency: Adam & Eve Group Ltd
Advertiser: John Lewis
Tagline: For gifts you can't wait to give
Production Company: Blink London

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2011
"For gifts you can't wait to give" There is something even more wonderful than receiving the perfect gift, and that is knowing you have found the perfect gift for someone you love. This year we have brought to life the feeling of excitement and anticipation you get when you have found that perfect gift for someone and cannot wait for Christmas day to arrive.

Our advert follows one little boy who is impatiently counting down to Christmas. We see him tapping his fingers, gazing out of the window, even trying to cast a spell on a clock to make time go faster, but to no avail. The track 'Please, Please, Please let me get what I want', was originally recorded by the Smiths, and has been rerecorded by emerging artist Slow Moving Millie.

The new John Lewis 2012 Christmas ad entitled "The Journey" is simply a joy to watch. The commercial opens in a family's snow-covered garden, with children making a snowman and snowwoman, the snowman has mysteriously disappears the next morning. We are then transported to a magical world, following the determined snowman on an epic journey across river, mountain, road and city. The motive for the snowman's journey isn't revealed until the last scene, when we see him return on Christmas morning.

The ad is set to a cover song by Gabrielle Aplin of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's original music "The Power of Love." This young lady has an absolutly beautiful voice, Gabrielle is just 20 years old, she is signed to Parlophone Records and has released three EPs through her own record label, with over 12 million YouTube views, her debut album scheduled for release in 2013.

Credits:
Agency: Adam & Eve
Client: John Lewis
Director: Dougal Wilson
Production Company: Blink

More John Lewis Christmas Adverts
2011 "For Gifts You Can't Wait To Give" see it HERE.
2010 "John Lewis Holiday with Ellie Goulding Your Song" see it HERE.

The newest TV advert for John Lewis Never Knowingly Undersold entitled "The Other Half"

The advert is the story of two people falling in love. On the left side of the screen we see the girl's side of the story. She lives in 1925, the year that John Lewis made its life long commitment to Never Knowingly Undersold. On the right side of the screen we see the boy's side of the story. He lives in the present day.

By bringing their two worlds together as one, we show that falling in love, and embarking on a relationship, is a universal story which will keep being replayed throughout time. While many aspects of our lives today are very different to almost a century ago, the really important things haven't changed at all.

The music in the commercial is a cover of the INXS song, Never Tear Us Apart done by Paloma Faith. If anyone knows who the actor and actress are in the ad please do let us know.

Credits:
Ad Agency and Creatives: Adam & Eve DDB, London, by Aidan McClure, Laurent Simon, Shay Reading and Frank Ginger.
Directed by Ringan Ledwidge of Rattling Stick.
Costume design: Natalie Humphries.

Nina Nesbitt sings a beautiful cover of Fleetwood Mac song "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" in the new John Lewis Home Insurance TV advert, "Things Matter."

Called "Things Matter", the new advert centres around your belongings, the things you have in your home that you perhaps don't appreciate everyday but wouldn't be without, as well as the sentimental items. The common thread through all of them is that everything matters. We want to capture the emotional side of insurance with the family connection to your home and its contents. We believe this fits in perfectly with the John Lewis Insurance brand and is what sits at the heart of all our products. The fundamental reason for any insurance is to make you feel you have the right protection for your home, your pets and even your car.

Using stop-frame animation, we follow the story of the entire contents of a family's house coming to life in ways that reflect their personality and character making their way out of the house, and assemble on the lawn for a family photo. It's a touching, poignant portrait of our family and all the items they own.

We strive to provide excellent product design and customer service and with our new positioning we're aiming to change the landscape of the insurance market with a more emotional story. via:

Credits:
Creative Ad Agency: adam&eve DDB
Executive creative directors: Ben Priest, Ben Tollett, Emer Stamp
Creatives: Simon Lloyd, Christine Turner, Rory Hall, Steph Ellis
Agency producer: Sophie Smith
Director: Dougal Wilson
Production company: Blink
Animation: Clapham Road Studios
Producer: Ewen Brown
Production manager: Josh Smith
Lighting: Camera Man
Editor: Joe Guest
Post production: MPC
VFX Supervisor: Tom Harding
Audio: Anthony Moore at Factory Studios
Music: Finger Music