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Tic Tac Talents

 TV   EUROPE    November 23, 2005 19:12 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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You could eat them, or ...

Titles: Juggler / Stacked
Agency: Merkley + partners/ NY
Creative Director(s): Andy Hirsch, Randy Saita
Assoc. CD(s): Hank Kosinski, Chris Landi
Agency Producer: Rachel Novak
Production Company: HKM
Director: Kim Jacobs, Alain Briere
DP: Eric Treml
EP: Carl Swan, Ned Brown, Melissa White Culligan
Producer: Youree Henley

Obsessives only

 AWARD NEWS   USA    November 18, 2005 17:39 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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From D&AD ....

to see one of their obsessing adverts click ....
HERE


Guest comments for featured spot "Senator"

 GUEST COMMENTS   USA    November 18, 2005 17:20 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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a few words from Taxi NYC creative director, Dan Morales:

The amp’d mobile user is a technologically-advanced, pop-culture aficionado who watches way too much TV, gets his news off the internet, downloads music, subscribes to Netflix, owns Dave Chappelle Show DVDs, and emails hilarious videos of people doing things they’ll later regret—but not as much as porn or beer.

When you’re creating advertising for the irreverent mindset of these media-enriched cool kids, you’re competing with pop culture. If you’re not aiming for that bar, you’re wasting a lot of your client’s money.

D&AD ... on sale now

 AWARD NEWS   USA    November 18, 2005 16:34 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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You can now enter the D&AD Global Awards 2006 at ... http://www.dandad.org/awards06/. Enter before 9 December to receive a 10% discount. Deadline for entries 27 January 2006.

D&AD Global Awards 2006. Obsessives Only.

Aussie Maccas ad to go global

 LATEST NEWS   AUSTRALIA    November 17, 2005 17:25 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Aussie Maccas ad to go global

SYDNEY: One of Leo Burnett’s first campaigns for McDonald’s this year has been picked up by the Golden Arches HQ to air around the world.

McDonald’s headquarters in Chicago has signed on for the rights to the Leo Burnett-created cheeseburger "Simple" campaign. The deal means the ad could now air anywhere in the world.

The campaign - which presented life as a complex problem and a cheeseburger as a simple pleasure - was also crowned Best TVC at this year’s McDonald’s Global Creative Excellence Awards.

Creatives on the campaign were Leo Burnett’s Tim Bishop and Dave Smith.

The work first launched in Australia in March 2005, and was the first of a series of Leo Burnett campaigns for the core McDonald's menu.

Leo Burnett began on the McDonald’s account only late last year, through a one-off project on the McDonald’s crew campaign, ending a long stranglehold on the account by DDB. Since then, the Sydney agency has rolled out campaigns for the core menu, for Deli Choices, and for branding, including its "Inner Child" campaign.

More Leo Burnett projects for McDonald's are said to be in the pipeline.

Story supplied by Australian Creative Magazine.

Guest comments for featured spot "Haunted"

 GUEST COMMENTS   USA    November 17, 2005 03:18 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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From Nigel Dawson, CD / copywriter on this one from Grey Melbourne

This is the 110th TAC commercial made by Grey. It gets increasingly hard to find a new message and an idea that matches or betters the standard set by the previous 109.

The idea had a gestation period of a year or more. It survived, indeed sailed through, several rounds of research. Regular drink-drivers were slugged in the guts; after all many of them have kids of their own. As one bloke said ‘damned bloody effective’.

Another all-important, but covert, message also comes through. It is making people think that perhaps they shouldn’t drink at all if they are going to drive.

Mat Humphrey did a wonderful job of turning a disturbing script into a truly haunting commercial. We were blessed by the casting – Nick Hamon found a wonderful actor (who is now bald!) to play the driver, and a young boy as the victim – a lad who could hold his beguiling stare, standing stock still, without blinking for long, long takes.

Heather Ross and Nik Dorning did an absolutely extraordinary make-up job on ‘Chris’ the driver, aging him from 23 to 63 over the three days of shooting. The prosthetics were invisible from even two feet away.

And DOP Chris Reed and the ‘old firm’ Melbourne crew contrived a look that starts to chill the viewer from the first frame.

It probably sounds a bit precious, but everybody seemed to know we were making something a tad special as the shoot unfolded. The wrap was quite emotional, with much regret that it was all over!

Then it was over to the sound guys to turn ‘eerie’ into ‘haunting’.

We’d intended to make a 60 second commercial. But the 2 minute cut was so powerful that Paula Vigorelli and John Thompson at TAC immediately rebriefed Optimedia. Their job became a little easier when FreeTV gave it a PG rating.

And it went to air in Victoria last Sunday in 120, 60 and 30 second versions.

New Viral from Sputnik

 WORTH A LOOK   AUSTRALIA    November 17, 2005 03:06 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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The Big Kitty ... a few words from the creatives:

I love it when a client approves something that scares them. That's what's so good about viral – it  can get through without the intense scrutiny and psychoanalysis that often stultifies good ideas in mainstream. Sure, there's not always a budget or real actors  or even catering – but there's an idea.  Big Kitty is one of those executions that ate the budget the moment we called the pre-production meeting, but everyone just  chipped in for the idea and the chance to make something a little less formulaic. Writers, art directors, accounts, suppliers, directors, and freelancers worked together  to build sets, cast kittens, act badly and make a real life kitten into something much larger. The viral  budgets will get there and probably so too will the scrutiny,  but in the meantime we aim to have some fun – Sputnik Agency.

& you can see the kitty at ...... http://www.thebigkitty.com.au

To view the spot click ....
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The Perlorian Brothers ... out there!

 TV   EUROPE    November 17, 2005 02:43 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Holiday gift-giving miracles ... Perlorian style

I'm telling you, there's something in the water in Canada.

Agency: Lowe Roche Toronto
Creatives: Geoffrey Roche (CCO), Christina Yu (CD), Patrick Shing, Ryan Spelliscy
Director: The Perlorian Brothers
Prodn Co: Reginald Pike
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 TV   CANADA    November 17, 2005 02:28 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Choreographed forks star in this advert for Supernoodles – the irreverent snack of choice for students and bachelors

Agency: Delaney Lund Knox Warren
Creatives: James Hodge & Richard Fox
Producer: Christian Lobo
Production Company: Therapy
Director: Guy Manwaring
Producer: Dickie Jeffares

Film Editors: Peepshow
Editor: Mark Edinoff
Post Producer: Jo Trainis


Truth in real estate

 TV   AUSTRALIA    November 17, 2005 02:21 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Agent Provocator ... new spot from Spinach Melbourne

Highlighting the cliched, self- centred nature of most real estate agents to sell .... other real estate agents.

Creative Director: Frank Morabito
Art Director: Doug Byrnes
Copywriter: Andrew North
Agency Producer: Georgina Toole
Director: Tim Bullock
Prodn Co: Prodigy Films

The follow up for EGG ... from Mother London

 WORTH A LOOK   CANADA    November 17, 2005 00:25 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Using the card ... the follow up from "the experiment begins" featured a couple of weeks ago.

To view the spot click ....
HERE

Mother Truckers

 TV   AUSTRALIA    November 17, 2005 00:21 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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New spots for Ford Territory in Australia through JWT Melbourne

Anyone who's done the morning drop off at school will recognise the sitaution. Mums behind the wheels of massive 4x4 trucks.

Title: Mother truckers
Agency: JWT Melbourne
Writer: Scott Glennon
Art Director; Alan Hubber
Assoc. CD: Vince D'Angelo
CD: Jeremy Wynne
Director: Bruce Hunt
Prod co: @radicalmedia

Publicis Mojo NZ new work

 TV   AUSTRALIA    November 17, 2005 00:11 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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These commercials explore the effects of intense sensory overload - how strong flavours affect us physically and mentally.
(all that in a chip!)

Product: Sensations (crisps)
Agency: Publicis Mojo New Zealand
Executive Creative Director: Nick Worthington
Art Director: Emmanuel Bougneres
Copywriter: Guy Denniston
Director: Greg Wood
Agency Producer: Phil Liefting

From FCB ULKA NEW DELHI

 TV   INDIA    November 17, 2005 00:00 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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"Doggy Husband"

Don't get the wrong idea from the title.
In this spot frorm From FCB ULKA NEW DELHI for Jeevansathi.com (a matrimonial website) the husband is well & truly trained. The message ... don't make a mistake choosing a partner.

Creatives: Vasudha Misra and Sanjay Sharma
Creative Director : Sanjay Sharma
Production company: The Big Picture
Director: Sabal Singh Sheikhawat

TBWA London .... Eye Toy

 TV   CANADA    November 16, 2005 01:10 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Nexus help launch PlayStation's Play 3 Software for Eye Toy

Creative agency - TBWALondon
Copywriter - Chris Bovill and John Allison
Art director - Chris Bovill and John Allison
Production company - Nexus Productions
Director - Tom and Mark Parrett @ Nexus Productions

Nexus Productions directors, Tom & Mark Perrett, have created a sci-fi, animated TV campaign to launch the 'Play 3 'software for PlayStation's Eye Toy.

The campaign focuses on an animated intergalactic tournament parodying the high speed and energy of American sports channels like ESPN. They feature a cast of highly-original aliens, playing party games in the tournament. Nexus Productions created over 20 individual alien characters, among the many animations, each of which were pencil drawn before being rendered in 3D.

The directors, Tom & Mark Perrett, commented, “We worked closely with the creatives at TBWA from the outset and developed the scenarios in the script together. We had loads of fun coming up with all the ideas but we gave ourselves a huge amount of work to do."

Back to basics.

 CREATIVE VIEWOINT   USA    November 16, 2005 00:04 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Back to basics
By Dominic Goldman, VP Creative Director at Publicis & Hal Riney in San Francisco


Back in the days

I can remember back in the 90’s, how impressed people were with anything that moved on their computer screens. If it looked cool and did something slick with any new kind of effect, jaws started dropping.

Visiting New York back then for the Flash Film Festival, I was completely taken aback by the leaders in the Interactive field. I’ll never forget seeing Joshua Davis http://www.joshuadavis.com/and Yugo Nakamura http://www.yugop.com/.Their work made an entire audience of two thousand people react in the same way “waaaaaaaaa”. I could not have been more inspired.

What happened to the idea?

I soon became unimpressed and disillusioned. Something more was needed. Behind all the flashy special effects, where was the idea? This became key to all of my future work. Interacting with consumers in an intelligent way by making the communication interesting, entertaining and noticeable without being gimmicky.

Consumers are bombarded with advertising from all channels on and offline and have learnt to switch off to it. So how do we get under their radar?

I’ve heard many people say, “I hate those annoying banner ads when I’m surfing the web”. I agree. But just like watching TV, listening to the radio or reading a magazine, most advertising is irritating. Yet on that rare occasion I’m oblivious to the fact I’m being sold something, I’m delighted. This is the challenge on-line too.

Unlike traditional channels, on-line provides a canvas to allow people to respond and interact with an idea.

People are surfing the web with a purpose and if you’re going to interrupt them with an ad, it had better be good, It needs to be relevant to people, and can offer something consumers want or solve a problem they have. If it fails to do this, then it doesn’t matter how well executed it is, if it’s not important to anyone then it’s useless.

Highlighting the best

Fortunately today, Interactive Awards, particularly the OneShow http://www.oneclub.com/oneshow are filled with great examples of work founded on big ideas. Polished execution is now a given. Every element has its purpose and relates back to the core idea. If it’s unnecessary, take it out.

Big ideas don’t need slick effects. The simplest things now excite me. Take for example, a banner for Lipton Ice Tea light, from JWT Brazil:

http://www.jwt.com.br/Awards_2005/belly/en/

These next two banners are by TBWA, also from Brazil. The first cleverly demonstrates the benefits of using Fedex:

http://www.loveyourmouse.com/awards/cannes/justintime.html

While the second is a nice and simple way to show what treat your dog wants:

http://www.tbwa.com.br/2005/awards/smell.html

This piece from Japan is a very unusual approach to educating people about the dangers of children not wearing a safety belt when traveling in a car.

The Pitch - http://www.interactive-salaryman.com/2004pieces/d0306E/

A banner from Ogilvy London makes use of the fact that dynamic data lies at the heart of IBM's e-business solution. A live data feed from Wimbledon delivered up-to-the-minute match results, statistics and news.

http://www.creative-awards.co.uk/ibmwimbledon/

Yet another from Brazil features demonstrates the benefit of using Tam Express:
http://www.dm9ddb.com.br/awards/oneshow/testimonial.html

The following selection of banners, are some of the work I’ve done:

The Economist

This banner is a little more unusual and in keeping with The Economist brand. If people blow hard on their computer screen “The Competition” gets blown away. This won’t function on all machines. It’s targeted at traveling executives and for this reason the code has been optimized to work best with inbuilt microphones. The Economist realized that this would be a small target audience, but they did benefit from some good PR.

http://www.dominicgoldman.com/html/OM/Banners/The%20Economist%20Banners/blow/main.html

Levi’s

To demonstrate the effect life would have on a pair of jeans, users can throw elements of life straight on to a pair of Levi’s.

http://www.dominicgoldman.com/html/OM/Banners/Levis%20Lived%20In%20Throw/livedin_banner.html

Levi’s

To showcase the four finishes of the re-cut 501® jeans we put them in the wash. Viewers select buttons on the machine to check out the entire range.

http://www.dominicgoldman.com/html/OM/Banners/Levi_banners/washing_machine.html

Gaelic Inns

To promote an Irish pub, we used a pre-loading sequence as a familiar online device, and linked it to a pint of the black stuff.
http://www.dominicgoldman.com/html/OM/Banners/Guinnes/loading/index.html

Harley Davidson Owners Group

Harley owners love any excuse for a ride. As members of Harley Owners Group

(HOG) Singapore chapter, they receive regular invites to rides and other Harley related events.

http://www.dominicgoldman.com/html/OM/Banners/Hog_rev/index.html
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Unwanted pets are abandoned all the time in Singapore, and those that are not adopted are usually destroyed. This should be an issue that arouses strong feelings amongst the public. Unfortunately it doesn’t, probably because most people have the attitude of: “Yes it’s a shame this is going on, but surely someone else will take care of it.”

That was the starting point for our concept; we wanted to play up the fact that people would much rather shut out the problem than give it serious thought. However we soon realized that creating a standard banner that simply asked people not to ignore the problem would be a non-starter.

So we thought it might be better to develop banners that weren’t so easy to shut off. We realized that this would entail a delicate balance of being intrusive but not annoying.

http://www.dominicgoldman.com/html/OM/Banners/SPCA/index.html

A second banner for the same cause addresses the other major issue of dumping animals. People can navigate through various solutions and even download a PDF to make it easy to donate their money.

http://www.dominicgoldman.com/html/OM/Banners/SPCA/trashed/index.html

Presenting the idea

Where possible I prefer to present ideas as pencil drawn sketches. This is to avoid the client getting caught up with irrelevant issues such as the size of their logo or a particular font. All they see is the idea. This also gives more time to spend on the concept.

These days, I believe an interactive creative person is far more valuable if they’re strong conceptually rather than simply making things look good.

After all, we’re in the communication business, just like our colleagues in traditional advertising.

About the author:

Dominic Goldman is the VP Creative Director at Publicis & Hal Riney in San Francisco http://www.halriney.com/

He has achieved recognition in numerous International award shows such as The Clios, One Show, New York Festivals, Cannes and Communication Arts and has served as a judge for many international award shows including OneShow and the Clios.

http://www.dominicgoldman.com/

ADC 85th Annual Awards

 AWARD NEWS   EUROPE    November 15, 2005 23:27 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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The ADC 85th Annual Awards competition opens November 1, 2005 during our anniversary year. Winners will be celebrated at the Annual Awards gala on June 8, 2006 in New York, and published in full color in the Art Directors Annual 85. Our International Traveling Exhibition will showcase winning work across the globe in the following year.

Enter online at www.adcawards.org
Professional Deadline: January 10, 2006
Student Deadline: January 31, 2006

Grr ... more news from Nexus

 LATEST NEWS   USA    November 14, 2005 17:45 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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NEXUS PRODUCTIONS CREATE THE MOST AWARDED COMMERCIAL IN THE WORLD

The recently published Gunn Report 2005 which combines the winners’ lists from all of the world’s most important advertising award contests thus to establish the annual, worldwide “league tables” for the advertising industry, has awarded the Nexus Productions commercial, Honda ‘Grrr’, the most awarded commercial in the world for 2005.

Honda “Grrr”, the tour de force from advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, London and Nexus Productions, London – directors: Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith, was a contender and winner for the Cannes Grand Prix (or equivalent) just about everywhere it was entered – Epica (first of all), then British Television, Andys, Clios, One Show, Cannes and Sharks to name but seven.

No commercial in the 7-year-history of The Gunn Report has won by such an overwhelming margin. And no commercial since Apple “1984” in 1984, has been such an odds-on favourite to take the Cannes Grand Prix – as well as that being virtually everyone’s wish. This commercial goes direct (it doesn’t have to pass “Go”) to The Gunn Report’s reel of “The 100 Best Commercials of All-Time”.

Nexus Productions was also honoured with becoming the 3rd most awarded production company in the world and its directors, Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith, were the joint 2nd most awarded directors in the world.

Nexus Productions are currently in the process of submitting this feat in to the Guinness Book of Records.

From the NY Art director's club

 LATEST NEWS   USA    November 14, 2005 17:23 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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CALL FOR POSTERS - DEADLINE: November 20, 2005

The Climate Action Network of Canada invites you to create posters with the following message: Time is running out, Climate Action Now! Or choose your own words, appropriate to your design. the visual message should be about the necessity for international agreement to implement reductions in greenhouse emissions as agreed upon in the Kyoto Protocol and to continue them after 2012. These ideas can tie into any aspect of global warming, conservation, or non fossil fuel energy use.

Your singular ability to visualize concepts could influence decisions that will decide the future of this planet. These decisions will be made at the First Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol, under the aegis of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will convene Nov 28 through Dec 9 in Montreal.

Most of the world's leaders will be there in large numbers. They will try to work out the details of implementation of the Kyoto Protocols on the reduction of greenhouse gases across the globe. All posters submitted will be placed on a web site as an international virtual exhibition on the Canadian National Climate Action Network site at www.climateactionnetwork.ca Environmental organizations and individuals, including the 750,000 member Sierra Club will be informed of it.

From this exhibition, posters will be selected for physical exhibition in Montreal in an area where delegates and others will congregate, probably the Palais de Congres. The Climate Action Network will print some of this same art work in a 8 1/2 by 11 size for leaflets and posting in Montreal.

Many organizations will be holding satellite demonstrations in cities and towns through out the U. S. Your posters will be available to them through this web site. From it they can print for either leaflets or for making enlargements and creating their own exhibition, or both.

Artwork should be 8 1/2" x 11" and submitted by email in tiff format, 300 dpi to: Andrew Dumbrille adumbrille@climateactionnetwork.ca. RSVP: Please send advanced email if you plan to submit a poster to facilitate planning. Note: Please do not email larger files at this time. Posters selected for enlargement and exhibition will be requested on disk.

For global warming facts and alternative energies visit www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/.

New Zealand vs. Australia

AUSTRALIA    November 11, 2005 19:14 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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New Zealand vs. Australia | AWARD SMACK DOWN

(For Aussies & Kiwis only)

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Cannes launches Promo Lions

 AWARD NEWS   USA    November 11, 2005 17:41 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival has announced a number of changes for next year’s festival.

A new category, Promo Lions, has been created awarding creative excellence in the areas of sales promotion, including retail marketing, environmental design, in-store advertising and media. The new Promo Lions jury will judge entries designed to create immediate activation and will award Lions to the freshest creative ideas.

For the first time, outdoor will run separate to press. A separate outdoor jury president will head a dedicated jury voting solely on entries in the Outdoor section. The Cannes organising committee said this will allow for a clearer judging of the entries “based on the merit of their medium without being influenced by how they perform if also entered in the press competition”. A separate jury president will preside over both the film and press sections.

A new award, Media Agency of the Year, will be presented to the agency that obtains the highest score for entries in the Media Lions section. As with Agency of the Year, Direct Agency of the Year and Interactive Agency of the Year awards, the calculation will be based on all of the awards won by an agency, but will include a maximum of 10 points for shortlisted entries.

Gold, silver and bronze Lions will be awarded in the Media Lions competition due to increased interest in the category - since its introduction in 1999, entries have risen from 421 to 1076 in 2005.

Two new categories in film, print and outdoor are included in the 2006 festival, to run from 18-24 June 2006. “Household” separates into “Household Cleaning” (ie: washing powder, bleach) and “Household Other” (ie: glue, batteries, etc.). “Toiletries & Pharmaceuticals” will now be separated into “Toiletries” and “Over the Counter Pharmacy”.

Ten half-day workshops will also be introduced next year, each accommodating 75 to 100 delegates. A Young Creatives Film Competition will be added to complement the Young Creative Print and Cyber competitions. The competing teams will be required to create a 30-second mobile phone ad in 72 hours for a charity or non-profitable organisation, whose name, objective, strategies and target audience remain secret until disclosed at the briefing session.

Story supplied by AUSTRALIAN CREATIVE.

"Pace of Life" ... a bit of background

 GUEST COMMENTS   USA    November 10, 2005 02:34 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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TBWA LONDON'S NEW PLAYSTATION CAMPAIGN 'PACE OF LIFE'
The 60" commercial, airing in November in Europe and early next year in the UK, uses a unique stop frame animation technique to demonstrate the different paces that people live their lives.

The stand-out ad features a central character on a trip to the shops for some milk. He exists in a world where people live at different paces, just as on PlayStation.

Directed by Nick Gordon, the stop frame animation was achieved through a painstaking process using a camera rather than post-production. Each frame is a digital still photo which required a still to be taken before the actor would move between 2 and 12cm's, stop, be completely still, try and maintain the same facial expression and stature as the previous still, before another was taken and so on. In order to make each characters movement reflect their personality, their route was chalked on the pavement.

More Barclays Bank / BBH London work

 WORTH A LOOK   CANADA    November 10, 2005 02:22 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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The new Barclays bank adverts .... Currently the best work for a bank anywhere. Happy to be proven wrong.

Here's anothery:
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New work for Tetley via John St, Canada.

 WORTH A LOOK   EUROPE    November 10, 2005 02:16 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Bad Hair Day ... good work from Reginald Pike & John St Toronto
To view the spot click ....
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New Johnnie Walker work.

 WORTH A LOOK   CANADA    November 10, 2005 02:08 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Quite an amazing looking piece of work from BBH London.

Gotta be worth a look.

Click ....
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Guest comments for featured spot "Gun Fingers"

 GUEST COMMENTS   USA    November 10, 2005 02:00 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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From Jack Wareham, director, Republic Films.
 
‘Enough is Enough’ – An Anti Violence cause … started up by the father of an innocent 18 year old boy, working part-time at Pizza Hut to make some bucks … Robbery goes wrong, he is shot and killed…
 
Jay writes a powerful script and, with an amazing response from our Casting Agent and Actors, key crew members, suppliers and post houses, we shoot the job at night in Sydney’s CBD.  A huge ‘thank you’ guys !
 
A great opportunity for a Director … making an inventive and thought-provoking idea work with strong convincing performance.
 
The perfect script for high-definition video…there were looks and action that I didn’t want to miss… we could continue to shoot when the actor was in the moment, without having to reload and still achieve a raw, yet cinematic look.  Really happy with the end result.


Thick milk comes from um ....

 WORTH A LOOK   AUSTRALIA    November 10, 2005 01:47 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Unusual approach for a dairy product!

From the CD ... "Supa shake is thick milk, where does thick milk come frome? Um thick cows?"

To view the spot & credits click ....
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Guest comments for featured nandos spots

 GUEST COMMENTS   USA    November 10, 2005 01:39 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Some background to the featured Nandos spots from Porky Hefer, CD Lowe Bull, South Africa

Nandos wants to be known as the original peri peri restaurant in South Africa
So we returned to where it all started
For those of you that don’t know, that’s Mozambique
So we convinced the client to shoot the ads in Maputo
Citing authenticity, architecture, etc. etc. but most of all the guaranteed sunshine and yellow light that is so typical of that region
It hadn’t rained in October in Maputo for 8 years so we gladly used up the weather insurance on more useful stuff like stock and cast
Needless to say two out of three days rained
So that authentic yellow light was compliments of flame and our tans remained neglected
Most of the cast were local talent, and none had done an ad before hence the fresh performances.
Most of all we had a blast and I’m sure it shows in the end product
Fantastic clients + Maputo + shit loads of fun = fantastic results

Inside the director's head.

 INSIDE THEIR HEADS   USA    November 10, 2005 01:17 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Inside the head of .... .
We put those familiar questions to Henry Littlechild, Director @ Outsider


bestads: So what drew you to the dark side ... directing?

HL: I HAD ALL THE ATRIBUTES; SLIGHTLY PARANOID, UNSURE OF MYSELF, WITH NOT THAT GREAT COMINCATION SKILLS.

bestads: Doing the gig ... no problem. Getting the gig ... hmmm.

HL: IT’S THE OTHER WAY ROUND ISN’T IT?

bestads: The only thing between you and a gold lion is ... (most scripts? The client? The process ...?)

HL: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. IT’S OVERATED.

bestads: Shoot days: The lifeblood? The drug? Or accelerated aging?

HL: THEY ARE THE REASON I DO IT.

bestads: The Pack Shot ... The devil incarnate?

HL: WHAT’S A PACKSHOT?

bestads: What’s your personal secret to managing all of the “personalities” involved in any one project?

HL: SHOUTING

bestads: Shoot with your mobile/ cell phone, edit & post FX on your lap top, output as quicktime, upload to net. Bingo. Now if we just dispense with the client! Where’s it all heading? At the end of the day ...

HL: DON’T ASK ME. I’M NOT EVEN SURE HOW THE REMOTE WORKS

A familiar story ... sort of

 TV   UK    November 10, 2005 01:08 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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A tale worth telling! From Ogilvy Johannesburg & director Lourens Van Rensburg

The commercial tells the tale of young Jack Michaelson, a cute little white boy who begins his music career as a member of the Michaelson Five, but breaks away to launch a solo career featuring multiple-platinum albums "Chiller" and "Good". But as the tale progresses, and young Jack becomes more famous, his skin takes on a darker tone.

And as his skin darkens, so his character becomes hipper, cooler - more black.

"The reverse tale perfectly captures Channel O's proposition of 'Get Back to Black'," says creative director on the project Fran Luckin.

"Channel O is very much a channel that advocates getting back to your roots, and this commercial illustrates that in a memorable and entertaining manner," she adds.

The commercial was directed by Lourens van Rensburg of Fresh Water Films in the style of an E! Entertainment special, complete with bimbo announcer and bad graphics.

To view the spot (& credits) click ....
HERE


Understanding what being a Latino in the US is all about

 TV   EUROPE    November 09, 2005 22:29 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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New VW Beetle spot for the Hispanic market

Miami, FL, Nov. 7, 2005 -- Renowned actor and comedian John Leguizamo joined forces with Miami independent Hispanic advertising agency Creative on Demand to direct an upcoming Volkswagen television spot for the New Beetle titled “Good Karma”.

Agency: CreativeOndemanD
Creative Directors: Priscilla Cortizas + Daniel Marrero
Art Director: Priscilla Cortizas
Writers: Daniel Marrero/Andres Arlia
Agency Producer: Patty Rodríguez
Prod. Co.: CFM International
Director: John Leguizamo

Gobo Box & Clemengers team up for animated spots

 TV   AUSTRALIA    November 09, 2005 22:19 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Gobo box keeping themselves busy

Train:
Copywriter: Craig Moore
Deputy Creative Director: Rocky Ranallo
Agency Producer: Alison Chambers / Paul Johnston
Director: Dik Jarman
Producer: Pat Dedal

Room Service:
Art Director: Jules Webster
Copywriter: Vanessa Reynolds
Agency Producer: Alison Chambers / Paul Johnston
Director: Daniel Kouts
Producer: Pat Dedal

More truth in beer ads.

 TV   EUROPE    November 09, 2005 22:11 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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It may work for girls, but .....

Moosehead “Tanning". Funny stuff.

Agency: Goodgoll Vendramin Inc.
Creative Director: Benjamin Vendramin
Art Director: Benjamin Vendramin
Agency Producer: Dena Thompson
Brand Manager: Matthew Johnston
Director: Christian Lyngbye
Producer: Nick Saward
Production House/Company: Obvious/Stillking Films

Jam packed

 TV   AUSTRALIA    November 09, 2005 22:01 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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A fruit juice company with no personal space problems whatsoever

I guess the name of the spt & the company's policy is one & the same ... "fitalotin"

Executive Creative Director: Richard Maddocks
Art Director: Anne Boothroyd
Copywriter: Amie Fitzgibbon
Agency Producer: Kay Airey
Director: Michael Duignan
Prodn Co: Film Construction

Create your own animal

 TV   AUSTRALIA    November 09, 2005 21:52 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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These creatives should read the headline in the next story

Some out there work from M&C Saatchi Sydney. A series of teasers that invite you to create your own creature.(& then buy some mobile phone products).

Creative Director: Ben Welsh
Creative Group Head/ Art Director: Paul Dunne
Art Director: Andrew Leftley
Copywriter: Chris Johnson
Agency Producer: Loren August
Agency Producer: Natasha Emmanuel

Warning to all reefer heads

 TV   EUROPE    November 09, 2005 21:38 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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new anti marijuana ads from FCB NY

A visually strong series of ads with a simple message. In this case ("Flat" pictured) you may not be scintillating company if you've been smoking marijuana.

Agency: Foote Cone & Belding - New York
Chief Creative Officer: Chris Becker
ACD/Art Director: Keith Ross
Copywriter: Tim Roan
Director of Broadcast Production: Andrew Chinich
Agency Producer: John McAdorey
Agency Music Producer: Gregory Grene
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks - Los Angeles
Director: Jeffrey Fleisig

It's war in the Czech Republic

 TV   CANADA    November 09, 2005 21:04 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Becherovka brings truce

"In this world a war rages on. It´s the war between men and women. But sometimes the fighting stops. Truce." Time for a drink. (liquere Becherovka of course).

Agency: Mark BBDO Czech Republic
Creative Director: Leon Sverdlin
Creative Director: Martin Charvat
Art Director: Andrej Stuk
Copywriter: Lukas Dlabaja
Agency Producer: Jiri Mika
Director: Olivier Venturini
Production Company: Filmservice Productions

The Executives Introduction service

 TV   AUSTRALIA    November 09, 2005 20:26 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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... and from Y&R New Zealand ...

a nice simple idea for an internet dating site NZ style.
If we find more credits we'll put them here:

Creative Director: Jeneal Rohrback

New work from Taxi & untitled

 TV   EUROPE    November 09, 2005 20:20 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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The quick fix ... from McCains via Taxi & Untitled

Break the kid's heart. No problem. Budda bing budda boom. Drink this. All sorted. Nice spots these.

Client: McCain Foods Canada
Titles: Plane, Ship, Santa
Agency: Taxi, Toronto
Executive Creative Director: Zak Mroueh
Associate Creative Dircetor: Lance Martin
Writer: Ryan Wagman
Art Director: Guybrush Taylor
Agency Producer: Jennifer Mete
Director: Michael Downing
Production Company: UNTITLED
Executive Producer: Peter Davis
Producer: Tom Evelyn

Locations ... a thing of the past?

 POST PRODUCTION   EUROPE    November 09, 2005 20:09 (Edited: February 17, 2023 04:19)
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Sway & Maclaren McCann/Toronto create artificial driving environments

No location, no traditional shoot ... no car even.

From the PR release:
“In an advertising marketplace as fiercely competitive as this one, clients are demanding nothing short of product-focused/product-hero advertising,” said agency Creative Director Jon Freir. After developing a sound strategy, the search was on for a shooter. The brief was to bring to life the feeling inspired by each of the new Pontiac models. “(fellow Creative Director) Sean Davison and I talked to a lot of people, a lot of serious people with good ideas,” said Freir. “But every conversation ended with ‘Well, it would be nice to go CGI, but then you’re looking at big drop off in realism and who really wants to see a CGI car?’” Enter SWAY... “Not only could they deliver photo-realistic quality vehicles but they could also pull off true-to-nature driving characteristics on everything from cage roll to braking.”

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