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  • BMW - "Don't Postpone Joy"

    BMW - "Don't Postpone Joy"

    BMW and Ogilvy India remind that a human being goes from 0 - 60 in less than 2 billion seconds and asks, "at what point do you want to?" in their newest ad entitled "Don't Postpone Joy."
    Time is passing by.. At what point do you want to start enjoying the drive?
    Credits:
    Agency: Ogilvy, India
    BMW: Don't postpone joy
    Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, Gurgaon, India
    Executive Creative Director: Ajay Gahlaut
    Senior Creative Director / Copywriter: Jossy Raphael
    Senior Creative Director: Gaurav Nautiyal
    Associate Creative Director: Jonathan George
    President / Branch Head: Kapil Arora
    Client Services: Vishwajeet Rana, Kabir Baidwan
    Account Director: Aditi Sobti
    President / Planning: Neeraj Bassi
    Vice President, Planning: Anirban Roy
    Director: Lloyd Baptista
    Producer: Ravneet Mahajan

  • Champs Sports: Game Loves an Audience Ad Campaign

    Champs Sports: Game Loves an Audience Ad Campaign

    Translation has unveiled the second chapter of its ongoing brand campaign for Champs Sports with “Game Loves an Audience,” a dynamic new marketing program for the back-to-school season. Seizing on the pins-and-needles feeling of anticipation that comes along with every new school year, “Game Loves an Audience” is all about looking good, and wanting everyone to see it. The campaign reinforces Champs’ well-established “We Know Game” tagline with three :30 spots, daily content for Champs Sports’ social media channels, digital banners, and a custom digital hub.

    “The first day back to school is more than just a day,” notes Translation CCO John Norman, “it’s the red carpet moment of the school year. It’s a reunion, a chance to try something new, and a special moment to stand out. It’s the perfect time for a brand like Champs Sports to help you show off your game with new kicks, stylish tees, and a fresh look.”


    “Game Loves an Audience” is the follow-up to “Game Never Sleeps,” Translation’s summer campaign for the athletic footwear and apparel retailer. Each element of the new campaign – from the music, to the fashion, to the storylines of the individual films – is rooted in a commitment to cultural relevancy, continuing Translation’s overarching strategy of appealing to both the on- and off-field passions of the modern day student athlete. The new digital hub, allows users to rank the most #FirstDayWorthy gear in Champs’ colossal inventory of new styles with a contemporary “swipe-to-like” design.

    “Translation, through its new brand work, has done an exemplary job of expanding on the idea of ‘We Know Game’,” explains Champs Sports Director of Marketing Scott Burton. “We’re showing that ‘Game’ is as much about athletic skill as it is about swagger and confidence in all other arenas. Moreover, the work is done through the lens of a high school athlete, making the impact and its meaning to our consumers relevant during this time of year when students are going back-to-school.”

    Creative Credits:  
    Brand/Client: Champs Sports
    Campaign Title: Champs Sports Back to School Campaign
    Spot Title: “Joy Ride,” “First Period,” “Practice”
    Launch Date: August 2014

    Agency: Translation
    Chief Executive Officer: Steve Stoute
    Chief Creative Officer: John Norman
    President: Nils Peyron
    Executive Creative Director: Jay Berry
    Executive Creative Director: Marc d’Avignon
    Creative Director: Mat Jerrett
    Associate Creative Director, Copywriter: Matt Herman
    Associate Creative Director, Art Director: Matthew McFerrin
    Art Director: Adam Chang
    Copywriter: Greg Dyer
    Art Director: Allison Bulow
    Copywriter: Jameson Rossi
    Director of Content Production: Miriam Franklin
    Producer: Carole McCarty
    Assistant Producer: Monica Johnson
    Head of Brand Strategy: Tim Flood
    Strategist: Shon Mogharabi
    Music Supervision: Nick Pacelli
    VP Account Director: Daniel Mize
    Account Supervisor: Patrice Caracci
    Account Executive: Steven Molinari
    Asst. Account Executive: Jackson Brodie

    Production Company: @radical.media, Los Angeles
    Director: Michael Lawrence
    Director of Photography: Alex Disenhof
    Executive Producer: Donna Portaro
    Line Producer: Scott Cunningham

    Editorial Company: Cut + Run NYC
    Editor: Dayn Williams
    Assistant Editor: Katie Pehowski
    Post Executive Producer: Rana Martin
    Post Producer (“Joy Ride,” “First Period”): Olivia Chiu
    Post Producer (“Practice”): Ellen Lavery

    Telecine Company: CO3 NYC
    Colorist: Damien Vandercruyssen
    Producer: Katie Andrews
    Assistant Colorist: Matt Paul

    On line: Cut + Run
    Flame Artist: Joseph Grosso
    Assistant: Matt Dolven
    Producer: Julia Williams

    Audio Post: Heard City
    Mixer: Evan Mangiamele
    Executive Producer: Gloria Pitagorsky
    Producer: Katie Flynn

    Music by: Elias Arts
    Creative Director: Greg Grifith
    Producer: Matt Phenix

  • Tribal Worldwide-Toronto and Kol Kid Pursue The Value of Simple Play In New Ads

    Tribal Worldwide-Toronto and Kol Kid Pursue The Value of Simple Play In New Ads

    In an era where digital and electronic inventions are consuming hours of our lives, its toys and devices are also making an impact on the way children play. Remember when fun was governed by games and activities like Red Rover, I Spy, Couch Forts and Hopscotch?

    Kol Kid is helping parents and their children put down their devices with the launch of a cool new web app (Play Engine) that generates endless, simple play ideas like finger puppets, Simon Says or how to make a homemade printing press, for example. Kol Kid is a Toronto-based children’s store, making a stand to celebrate the value of simple play and illuminate the insight that tech toys can’t always fulfill the tactile joy of simple toys. Kol Kid has also released three online spots to springboard this communications campaign and help reinforce the store’s purchasing philosophy, which is to sell toys that fosters children’s imagination and play habits.

    PRESS: Kol Kid’s new campaign by Tribal Worldwide — Toronto helps parents rediscover the value of simple play

    In an era where so many digital and electronic toys task kids with a touch of a screen or hit of a button, Kol Kid, a Toronto-based children’s store is launching a new communications campaign that celebrates the value of simple play.

    “After shopping at Kol Kid a few times I noticed they didn’t carry a single electronic toy,” says Sanya Grujicic, senior copywriter, Tribal Worldwide — Toronto. “After chatting with Lisa, the owner, our team soon realized there was a philosophy to her store that was much bigger than just toys. Technology is fundamentally changing the way children play.”

    Developed by Tribal Worldwide – Toronto, the campaign launches with three 30-second web videos, directed by Tom Feiler of Code Film, that cleverly communicate how tech toys can’t always fulfil the tactile joy of simple toys.

    “I’ve always been particularly tuned into childhood development,” says Kol Kid owner Lisa Miyasaki. “I’ve never been interested in toys that do the playing for you. We’ve always carried toys that are tactile and open-ended. Toys that foster a child’s imagination and allow them to create their own play scenarios.”

    Putting the spotlight back on simple play activities that many parents grew up with, Kol Kid and Tribal have also launched Play Engine. A web app that generates endless, simple play ideas like finding shapes in the clouds, Simon Says or how to make a homemade printing press, for example. The playful app harnesses the utility of technology to help parents discover hours of imaginative, play ideas. Ultimately, helping kids and parents put down their devices.

    In addition to the videos and the Play Engine, Tribal Worldwide — Toronto also refreshed the design of Kol Kid’s website adding new content and in-store photography by Tom Feiler, that helps bring the store's philosophy to the forefront. Print advertising and in-store signage are being developed as well, to further round out the campaign and drive traffic to the store.

    Credits:
    Creative Advertising Agency: Tribal Worldwide, Toronto, Canada
    Managing Director: Andrew McCartney
    Creative Directors: Louis-Philippe Tremblay, Denise Rossetto
    Copywriters: Sanya Grujicic, Tiffany Chung
    Art Director: Andrew Bernardi
    Agency Producer: Andrew Schultze
    Strategy: Lisa Hart, Dino Demopoulos
    Production Company: Code Film
    Director: Tom Feiler
    Director of Photography: Alan Lukatela
    Cameraman: Andrew Easson, Michael Tung
    Sound: Shawn Kirkby
    Line Producer: Magda Czyz
    Post-Production Company: School Editing
    Editor: Kyle McNair
    Online Editor: Paul Binney
    Colourist: Jason Zukowski
    Audio House: Pirate Toronto
    Audio House Director: Stephanie Pigott
    Audio House Engineer: Jared Kuemper
    Casting Agency: Andrew Hayes, Powerhouse Casting

  • "Emily's Story" for the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada

    "Emily's Story" for the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada

    “Emily’s Story” is the true story of a child’s life threatening illness and the joy Children’s Wish Foundation brought to her and her family’s life. Beautifully animated by Crush, "Emily's Story" is one film in a campaign for the Children’s Wish Foundation via KBS+P Toronto and sponsored by Gravol.

    The creative team at KBS+P Toronto, copywriter Cristina Simonetto and art director John Roberton, developed a wonderful, gentle script before looking for an animation company to bring it to life. The team at Crush team jumped at the opportunity to contribute to such poignant story, and were excited to participate in a project that not only bought a children’s story to life, but also raised awareness for such an amazing cause.

    Crush’s Julia Deakin designed Emily and all the characters, and worked with Crush’s Yoho Yue and Jullian Ablaza to bring Emily’s world to life. Jullian worked with talented illustrators, Ashley Barron and Flavia Lopez to create the world using a mix of paper and other media.

    Yoho Yue and Joel Tellier rigged and animated the characters, with subtlety and sensitivity to Emily’s story. The team at Apollo Music took the pictures and added a beautiful, haunting score.

    Everyone who touched the project was profoundly moved by Emily’s story and are so proud of the final piece.

    Every child should enjoy a life full of laughter, shared joy, and memories with the people they love. Since 1984, The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada has granted over 17,000 wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Children’s Wish is proud of its tradition of never refusing a wish to an eligible child. The maker of Gravol has been proudly supporting Children’s Wish since 2008, helping kids like Emily.

    Donations to the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada can be made on Gravol’s site: http://gravol.ca/en/highlights/the-children’s-wish-foundation-of-canada/

    Credits:
    Agency: KBS+P, Toronto
    Creative Director: Dan Pawych
    Senior Art Director: John Roberton
    Copywriter: 
Cristina Simonetto
    Broadcast Producer: 
Clare Cashman
    Account Supervisor
: Adam McClare
    Account Executive: Paige Heathcote
    Animation and Visual Effects: Crush
    Creative Director: Gary Thomas
    Senior Designer & Animator
: 
Yoho Yue
    Senior Designer & Animator
: 
Julia Deakin
    Designer & Animator
: Jullian Ablaza
    Animator: Joel Tellier
    Illustrator & Assistant Animator: 
Ashley Barron
    Illustrator & Assistant Animator: Flavia Lopez
    Assistant Animator: Kyle Steffler
    Assistant Animator: Errol Colautti
    Senior Producer
: Janice Rebelo
    Executive Producer: Jo-ann Cook
    Music & Sound Design: Apollo
    Creative Director: Yan Dal Santo
    Sound Design: Harry Knazan
    Music Composers: Daenen Bramberger and Mike Wise
    via: GlossyInc.

  • Huggies Helps Fathers Experience The Joy Of Pregnancy

    Huggies Helps Fathers Experience The Joy Of Pregnancy

    Huggies help fathers experience the thrill and joy of being pregnant, with a specially designed waist-band that replicates, in real-time, the baby's movement and kicks as and when the mother feels them.

    Credits:
    Creative Ad Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Argentina Buenos Aires

  • My New Style: Shabby Apple's Glacier Dress

    My New Style: Shabby Apple's Glacier Dress

    Body Shirt

    Body Shirt: Summer Collection

    Happy Day, everyone! If it's raining as much near all of you as it is over here in New York, I sincerely hope you're all staying dry! What's the best thing to do on a rainy day, in my opinion? Online (window) shop! I love learning about new and up-and-coming stores, as well as checking in with my favorite websites to see what was recently added to the inventory (or what's on sale!).

    The store where this beautiful dress came from is certainly not unknown - this is the Glacier dress from the super-popular, super-lovely website Shabby Apple! This dress is part of their Berkshire line. I love what they have to say about this line of beautiful dresses:

    Barbie's Dress

    "Made for the last breaths of summer, this line embraces the Woman-in-the-wild--with basic,feminine silhouettes in easy-to-wear fabrics that provide you the ease and comfort you need for a weekend getaway, a last summer barbecue, or even a long day at the office. Slip into one and feel the joy of the evanescent summer - you'll be glad you did."

    I'm sold! As I sit in my apartment shivering and watching the students battle with umbrellas in the storm-like conditions, I could certainly go for a sweet, lingering summer day! Even though this line is inspired by the end of summer, I think this dress is totally a fall piece. It's made from the "sturdiest, no-fuss poly blend," and has the sweetest pinstripe detailing. I love the pleats in the skirt. I think this dress has an incredibly-flattering shape that anyone can wear! Look at those details! So pretty and graceful. Thank you, Shabby Apple, for making such a wonderful dress.

    Suiting Up at Express

    I've always loved the chic styles in the windows of Express! Whenever I need something classic and pretty for an event or a night out, I'm eager to check out what's new in the store. Right now I'm crazy about the women's suits that can be found in store or online. These tailored pieces are so flattering and would definitely make a statement.

    I mean, look at how cute the Rouched Sleeve Jacket and Wide Leg Editor Pant Suit is! I think the silhouette is modern and just so classy. I could totally see myself wearing this to a job interview. Look at the Luster Tweed Jacket and Editor Pant Suit. The details on the jacket are lovely. I love the pockets. I think this suit can easily go from work to play with the addition of some fun accessories (a pretty necklace or a cute clutch).

    Guess what, readers! Right now there's an Express sweepstakes taking place on their Facebook page! The Work It Sweepstakes is offering one winner a $500 Express Suiting Makeover! How great is that? Wouldn't you like the opportunity to add one of these cute suits to your wardrobe?

    What Express suit do you like best? Where would you like to wear one of their suits, and how would you make it uniquely you?

  • Sanderson Jones Shares Some Success In New Gumtree Ads

    Sanderson Jones Shares Some Success In New Gumtree Ads

    Gumtree launches its new television and radio ads this week, celebrating the thousands of success stories shared every day by its 8.6 million buyers and sellers. Featuring comedian Sanderson Jones, the executions focus on three of the site’s top categories: Motors, Jobs and Goods.

    Conceived by Fold7, the campaign launches on TV on 25 March, alongside radio in London, YouTube advertising, online display and mobile ads.

    The campaign, titled ‘Success!’ aims to demonstrate the joy of doing a deal on Gumtree, with the strapline, ‘Millions of sellers, millions of buyers. Gumtree. Success!’ Jones plays a brand advocate who delights in seeing others get the car, job or item they want on the UK’s number one classifieds website.

    The first advert will champion Gumtree’s Motors category, where Gumtree has the highest number of privately listed cars in the UK, and will air in 30” and 10” versions. The ads for Jobs and Goods will also run in 10” versions. All the ads from the campaign can be seen on Gumtree's YouTube channel.

    Hamish Stone, Head of Marketing at Gumtree.com, said: “We wanted to create a campaign that celebrates the wonderful success stories experienced by our 8.6m users on a daily basis. The site is going from strength-to-strength and with our Motors category growing quickly, it’s the perfect time to launch our latest ads. We’re hoping they’ll be just as successful!”

    Ryan Newey, Creative Director at Fold7, added, “This is our first work for the brand since we were appointed in January. The campaign focuses on the key take out that we want people to remember about Gumtree; whatever you’re looking to buy or sell, Gumtree = Success!”
    Press via: 3Monkeys

  • Table of Content and Hooligan Help Imagine The Day Cancer is Cured

    Table of Content and Hooligan Help Imagine The Day Cancer is Cured

    New York-based advertising upstart Interplanetary recently tapped Table of Content and Hooligan to help create two spots for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). "Today” (:60) and “Soccer” (:30) were directed by Rick Knief and edited by Eric Carlson.

    The brand image campaign serves as a call to action with the promising hope of a cancer cure — thanks to treatments advanced by LLS. The spots will broadcast on network and cable stations across the nation on donated airtime. Actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter), a Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor himself, narrated the spots.

    “The creatives (Bruce Lee, Jill Mcclabb, and Chris Parker) and agency producer Terry Debonis were all open and collaborative throughout the process and a joy to work with,” remarks Rick Knief, director, Table of Content. “And by teaming up with Hooligan, and having TANQ handle all the graphics and visual effects, it was one-stop shopping for Interplanetary.”

    "Interplanetary has a lot of great editors and directors in their rolodex, so we were honored that they turned to us for such an inspiring campaign,” adds Eric Carlson, senior editor/partner, Hooligan.

    “Today” imagines a day everyone hopes to remember: the day cancer is cured. Big news (not yet revealed to the viewer) sweeps across the city, halting everyday moments in homes, laundromats, diners, offices, gyms and train stations. Crowds gravitate towards TVs, computers and cell phones before the spot’s big reveal: a newspaper headline reading, “CANCER CURED!” The news culminates on a Times Square billboard before the closing montage shows various characters celebrating and embracing with loved ones afflicted by cancer.

    Filming “Today,” Knief aspired to capture emotions of an ordinary day becoming extraordinary.

    “The vignettes needed to tell the back story of an average day, while at the same time, intrigue viewers leading up to the big news,” he explains. “I shot at 40 frames per second to give the piece a heightened reality. We all want to imagine a day when cancer is cured, what it would be like, and how it will affect us emotionally.”

    “Some of these moments could have played out the whole 60 seconds,” Carlson expounds on editing the spot. “I just tried to find little eye movements, or maybe a hand gesture to best capture each emotion. The big-picture goal was communicating the weight of the coming news through all the various reactions before revealing what it actually was. We held it as late as possible to let the quietness of the imagery develop and draw the viewer in.”

    "Eric’s knack for finding the best moments and organizing them in a way that allowed us to experiment and explore was critical to making these spots shine,” adds Knief. “It also made for a smooth collaboration bringing Interplanetary into the editing process.”

    “It was a fun day for the crew and all of the kids,” Knief recalls. “We shot at 270 frames per second to capture and emphasize the intensity of the kids playing. The languid feeling of the images really allowed for the message, delivered through graphics and voiceover, to come through loud and clear.”

    Reflecting on directing a positive campaign for such an important cause, Knief describes it as an experience he and his production team will always remember:

    “This job was profoundly close to me both professionally and personally,” concludes Knief. “With myself, and many others involved with this campaign, having lost loved ones to cancer, we all came out of the job inspired with the promising hope for a cure one day.”

    Credits:
    Client: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
    SVP, Marketing Lisa Stockmon
    Sr Creative Director: Robert Santangelo
    VP, Marketing & Creative Services: Martanne Kaczmarkiewicz

    Ad Agency: Interplanetary
    Sr Producer: Terry DeBonis
    Partner, Creative Director: Bruce Lee
    Partner, Creative Director: Jill McClabb
    Art Director: Chris Parker
    Managing Director: Joe Dessi
    Production Co: Table Of Content
    Director: Rick Knief
    Producer: Michelle Towse

  • "Twas the Jordan Knight Before Christmas" by Old Navy

    "Twas the Jordan Knight Before Christmas" by Old Navy

    Here's a Christmas classic that's about to get even classic-ier. It's the Jordan Knight Before Christmas! Jordan's here to spread joy and Old Navy gifts with the help of his pals, the Three Wise Boyz II Men and the official voice of Christmas himself, Johnny Mathis.

  • Belgian Natural Gas Association and TBWA Create A Knitting Visual Masterpiece of an Ad

    Belgian Natural Gas Association and TBWA Create A Knitting Visual Masterpiece of an Ad

    Solar energy is great. But in a 'low-on-sun' country like Belgium, you're better of with a system which combines solar and traditional energy.

    TBWA Belgium's new commercial shows ever so gently how renewable energy and natural gas go together very well, hand in hand, as best friends. Thumbs up to whomever did all the knitting for this spot, it must of been a long process but well worth it, the ad is a joy to watch.

    Credits:
    Advertised brand: Aardgas www.gaznaturel.be
    Advert title: Best friends
    Advertising Agency: TBWA, Brussels, Belgium www.tbwagroup.be
    Art director: Michael Mikiels
    Copywriter: Eric Maerschalck
    Creative Director: Jan Macken
    Account Manager: Thomas Vande Velde
    TV production: SAKE
    TV producer: Mieke Vandewalle, Johanna Keppens

  • Comedians Joel Dommett and Eric Lampaert In New ‘Toyota Positive’ Prius Ads

    Comedians Joel Dommett and Eric Lampaert In New ‘Toyota Positive’ Prius Ads

    Saatchi & Saatchi have just launched 'Toyota Positive', a new ad campaign for the Prius Plug-In Hybrid. The ad campaign launches with a series of films. The first features MTV news presenter Joel Dommett and his sidekick, T4’s Rising Star of 2012 Eric Lampaert. The comedy duo tour London, offering lifts to random passengers with the aim of bringing a little joy to the streets of the capital.

    “Toyota Positive is a really fun way of highlighting the launch of Toyota's next generation Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, using the power of positivity and optimism to discover something better", said Lisa Fielden, Manager, Brand and Digital Marketing, Toyota GB.

    “With the Toyota Positive campaign we want to show how a small number of people can create a large amount of positivity. To help people take part, we are offering them a car that runs on electricity, fuel and kindness. All we are asking anyone to do is to come up with a positive idea that brings a smile to people faces”, said Mark Norcutt and Laurence Quinn, Toyota Creative Directors at Saatchi & Saatchi.

    Full creds to follow.

  • Dutch Insurance Companies Are So Good Your Next Car Fire Will Make You Sing With Joy

    Dutch Insurance Companies Are So Good Your Next Car Fire Will Make You Sing With Joy

    Funny commercial from the Netherlands for the auto insurance company Nationale Nederlanden. The tagline translates to: "Because you want to be able to continue your way carefree after a case of car damage," spot title "Sound of Music."

    Credits:
    Creative Ad Agency: JWT, Amsterdam
    Directed: Sam Cadman
    Shot by Franz Lustig
    via: The Amsterdam Ad Blog

  • Coca-Cola Summer

    Coca-Cola Summer

    Coca-Cola

    I Love Coca-Cola!

    The designs needed to use the iconic Coca-Cola visual language to form a natural connection between the joy and optimism of the brand and the summer season.
    The graphics created would be featured on packaging, in-store displays, and premium merchandise, all in celebration of summer's favorite beverage - Coca-Cola.

  • Maes Gives A Free Barrel Of Beer To Anyone Named Maes

    Maes Gives A Free Barrel Of Beer To Anyone Named Maes

    Maes is Belgium’s second most popular beer but also Belgium’s 3rd most common surname. So since there is no joy in being second Maes beer gave a free barrel of Maes to all the people with the name Maes. They just had to sign up on Facebook, choose a pub and share the date – and their beer – with all of their friends.
    The campaign was created by TBWA and broke quite some records. The Facebook fanpage made it into the 6% most active pages worldwide, 1 out 20 Belgians visited the website and the amount of fans tripled in 1 day.

    Credits:
    Creative Ad Agency: TBWA, Belgium
    Brand: Maes
    Campaign Title: ‘A barrel of Maes for everyone with the name Maes.’
    Creative Director: Jan Macken, Gert Pauwels
    Creative team: Jasper Declercq, Ivo Mertens, Geert Verdonck, Menno Buyl, Chiara de Decker, Pol Sierens
    Account team: Jochen De Greef, Marko Van Dyck
    Strategy: Kacper Wozniak

  • "Gold — Make Your Own" Doritos Crash the Super Bowl 2012

    "Gold — Make Your Own" Doritos Crash the Super Bowl 2012

    How this entry into the Doritos Crash The Super Bowl 2012 contest didn't make it as one the finalist is beyond me. The list of ingredients used in the "Make Your Own Gold" spot alone could have made this a winner.

    I knew you'd want to know so here you go...full list of ingredients:
    Staff of Anubis, Philosopher Stone, Rubber Hammer, Rubber Nails, Moon Rock Salt, Archimedes Screw, Harpsichord, Parachute, Blank, Bag of Holding, Cloud Mist, Elven, joy, Lucky Penny, Love Song, Erlenmeyer Flask, Marcoscope, Sense of Wonder, Blankety Blanks, Temporal Glitch, Haiku, Nods, Sweeps, Beeps, Deeps, Sneeps, Reeps, Winks, Memories, Fireballs, Congratulations, Laughter, Lightening, Star Dust,Rings of a Tree, Mother's Approval, Mountain Air, Cheesiness, Inspiring Footage, Smiles, Secret Ingredient, Smell of Morning, Love, and of course Salt.

    Credits:
    Written by: Jack Dreesen, John Ramsey & David Ward
    Directed by: David Ward & John Ramsey
    Produced by: Jack Dreesen, John Ramsey & David Ward
    Starring: Byron Brown

  • Starz: Re-Brand Campaign

    Starz: Re-Brand Campaign

    HIFI PROJECT PROVIDES MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN FOR VISUALLY COMPELLING STARZ RE-BRAND CAMPAIGN

    Los Angeles & Minneapolis – (May 13, 2013) Collaborating with ad agency Fallon, HiFi Project is the creative force behind the music and sound design for the new, visually compelling re-brand for cable network STARZ. According to HiFi Creative Director/Composer Paul Robb, this was the most extensive sonic branding campaign to date for the company, which is better known for working on commercial and advertising campaigns such as new spots for Gap, Jaguar, and Chevy.

    HiFi Project was tapped to create an extensive soundscape that was innovative and revolutionary, taking the listener on a musical journey; while design firm yU+co was called on to create a design language that infused the entire landscape of the STARZ platform with their new tagline, “Taking You Places.” “We had a great time on this project because they really gave us a tremendous amount of freedom to create music,” explains HiFi’s Robb. “We were tasked with creating a soundtrack for the network that was thrilling, but never heavy-handed. They didn’t want music that was overly whimsical or cheery, but something that was gripping, seductive, and premium.”

    HiFi initially provided STARZ with 60 original demos, from which network creatives chose five to explore further. After hearing extended arrangements (some as long as four minutes) of the “final five”, a hero track was chosen. HiFi then set about the demanding task of arranging this hero track into five broad style families, for each of the network programming categories. All in all, HiFi Project produced an astonishing 35 complete compositions, ranging from two seconds to over three minutes in duration.

    “From a creative point of view, this was just pure joy,” says Robb. “We were given license to create music and sound design for these beautiful, abstract graphics that yU + co had created. We don’t get that level of freedom that often, so we were thrilled.”

    “Because a great deal of our work is in the commercial and advertising realm,” adds Executive Producer Birgit Roberts, “and there are oftentimes far more restrictive parameters to that type of work, our team really had a great time with the creative process. It was also great to collaborate with both Fallon and the creative team in-house at STARZ on a re-brand of an entire cable network, which was a first for us.”

    Credits:
    Client: STARZ
    Executive Creative Director: Jessica Creasey
    Director of Production: Kandy Barry
    Technical Director: Sean Richardson
    Creative Director: Michael Vamosy

    Ad Agency: Fallon
    Integrated Producer: Angie Schoemer
    Art Director: Ben Pagel
    Creative Director: Andrew Voss

    Design Company: yU+Co:
    Senior Producer: Carey Michaels Keeney

    Music & Sound Design Company: HiFi Project:
    Creative Director/Composer: Paul Robb
    Executive Producer: Birgit Roberts
    Composer: Jason Murgo
    Producer: Melissa Mooney

  • Absolut Vodka Outrageous Celebrating 30 Years of Going Out and Coming Out — Print Ad

    Absolut Vodka Outrageous Celebrating 30 Years of Going Out and Coming Out — Print Ad

    This is a vision of outrageous freedom from David La Chapelle. David chose to shoot on a beach in order to emphasis the sense of coming from the darkness into the light. From there every element that is coming out of the iconic ABSOLUT bottle-shaped closet contributes to that sense outrageousness and freedom. All the people are representative of the LGBT community and contribute emotionally to the sense of joy and celebration of the 30 year anniversary of ABSOLUT's involvement with the community. Each element does not neccesarily "mean" something or "symbolize" something — each contributes to the whole. And each is very uniquely David — outrageous.
    Credits:
    Advertising Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day, New York, USA
    Chairman & Chief Creative Officer: Mark Figliulo
    Creative Director: Sue Anderson
    Creative Director / Art Director: Hoj Jomehri
    Art Director: Brantley Barefoot
    Copywriter: Jim Therkalsen
    Head of Production: Robert Valdez
    Director of Art Production: Teresa Rad
    Photographer: David LaChapelle
    Retoucher: Stella Digital

  • Merry Christmas From The Sexy Bar Refaeli and Under Me

    Merry Christmas From The Sexy Bar Refaeli and Under Me

    The lovely and very sexy Bar Refaeli takes a stroll in a Santa Claus suit through New York City in a new Christmas commercial for underwear maker under.me.
    More images of Rafaeli in UnderMe underwear below.

    "Twas weeks before Christmas and all through the City
    A Supermodel Santa wandered, looking quite pretty.

    After a long day of spreading comfort and joy,
    She opened a box from her favorite boy.

    To her surprise it filled her with glee,
    The box was filled with her favorite things from under.me"

  • Great-Ads Salute to Mr. Robin Williams

    Great-Ads Salute to Mr. Robin Williams

    Thank you for the joy you brought us through all your creative genius, you will be missed.

    Snickers, "You're Not You When You're Hungry" ad campaign brings us the "Coach" commercial starring funny man Robin Williams. Balloon animals? Tea Cozies? This coach gets a little loopy when he's hungry.

    Credits:
    Ad Agency: BBDO, New York
    CCO: David Lubars
    Senior CD: Peter Kain
    Senior CD: Gianfranco Arena
    ACD/AD: Jon Kubik
    ACD/Copywriter: Adam Noel
    Executive Producer: Amy Wertheimer
    Production Company: MJZ
    Director: Craig Gillespie
    Editing: Mackenzie Cutler
    Editor: Ian Mackenzie

  • "The Journey" John Lewis Christmas Advert 2012

    "The Journey" John Lewis Christmas Advert 2012

    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.