giovedì 30 ottobre 2008

Barack Obama: American Stories.

The 30-minute infomercial aired yesterday evening simultaneously on CBS, NBC, Fox, MSNBC, Univision, Black Entertainment Television, and TVOne.

Director: Davis Guggenheim (the director of Al Gore's "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH"). More info here. L'articolo su Repubblica. Read the article on New York Times and on The Guardian.

mercoledì 29 ottobre 2008

More ads of the week. United Nations - American Airlines - MTV - NBA TV - Budweiser.

United Nations: Landmine Designer

Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Stockholm - Creative Director: Björn Ståhl - Creative: Jonas Åkerlind - Agency Producer: Marcus Sundquist - Production Company: Stink London - Director: Ivan Zacharias - Producer: Nick Landon - Director of Photography: Jan Vilechi - Editor: Filip Malasek

American Airlines - Big Man

Client: American Airlines - Agency: TM Advertising - Chief Creative Officer: Jim Walker - Group Creative Director: Bill Oakley - Creative Director: Shep Kellam - Copywriter: Hayden Gilbert - Art Director: Jason Duvall - Executive Agency Producer: Hal Dantzler - Agency Producer: Stephanie Murdoch - Production Company: O Positive
Director: Jim Jenkins - Director of Photography: Russell Carpenter - Executive Producer: Ralph Lucella - Line Producer: Marc Grill - Editorial Company: Charlieuniformtango - Editor: Jack Waldrip - Editorial Producer: Mary Alice Butler - Audio Engineer: Jake Kluge - Online Visual Effects Artist: Joey Waldrip - Maya Visual Effects: David Hannah - Telecine: Company 3, Santa Monica - Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld - Music Company: Stimmung - Composer: David Winer - Music Producer: Jack Catlin - Executive Music Producer: Kelly Fuller

MTV: Choose or Lose - Airport

Agency: JWT, New York - President: Ty Montague - Chief Creative Officer: Harvey Marco - Executive Creative Director: Jeff Bitsack - Copywriter: Scott Bell - Art Director: Hunter Fine - Executive Agency Producer: Clair Grupp - Production Company: Hungry Man - Director: Bryan Buckley - Director of Photography: Eric Lindley - Executive Producer: Kevin Byrne, Cindy Becker, Dan Duffy - Editorial Company: Lost Planet - Editor: Patrick Griffin - Audio: JW2, New York - Telecine: Company 3

NBA TV - The Game Happens Here: Kevin Garnett

Agency: mono - CD/AD/CW: mono - Producer: Kris Wong Barrie - Editorial Company: Rock Paper Scissors - Editor: Terence 'Biff' Butler - Music: Human - Graphics: Elastic - Mix: POP Sound - Online/Transfer: Company 3 - Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld

Budweiser: Imaginary Friend

Agency: Kepel&Mata - General Creative Director: Damian Kepel - Art Director: Rodrigo Diaz - Copywriter: Alvaro Yermoli - Agency Producer: Lucho Lauria - Production Company: Rebolucion - Director: Luciano Podcaminsky, Andres Salmoyraghi - Executive Producer: Patricio Alvarez - Producer: Sebastian Montero - Director of Photography: Cristian Cottet - Production Art Director: Santiago Aicardi - Stylist: Angeles Partal
Sound: Martin Garcia Blaya, No Problem - VFX: Metrovision - Post-production: Luis Staffolani

martedì 28 ottobre 2008

Ads of the week. The Alberta Library - Tooheys - Toyota - VW - Goodyear - Barclaycard - Axe - The Sun

The Alberta Library: Scrapbook - Kama Sutra

Agency: Rethink - Creative Director: Chris Staples, Ian Grais - Art Director: Chad Kabigting - Copywriter: Katie Ainsworth - Graphic Designer: Rory O?Sullivan - Agency Producer: Ann Rubenstein - Production Company: Holiday Films - Director: Adam & Dave - Executive Producer: Josefina Nadurata - Producer: Chris Pavoni - Director of Photography: Jonny Cliff - Editorial Company: Tonic Post - Editor: Melanie Snagg - Music/Sound Design: Koko Productions - Sound Designer: Chris Hobbs - VFX: Tonic Post

Tooheys: Carb Relief

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi - Agency Producer: Will Doig - Creative Director: Dave Bowman - Creative: Justin Carew; Ignacio Rodriguez - Director: The Glue Society - Production: @radical.media AU - Producer: Kelli Abraham; Catherine Anderson - Post Production: The Editors - Editor: Adam Jenkins

Toyota Yaris: Aircraft

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney - Executive Creative Director: Steve Back - Art Director: Eron Broughton - Copywriter: Steve May - Agency Producer: Ali Grant - Production Company: @radical.media - Director: Chris Riggert - Producer: Julia Shelton
Sound: Nylon - Editorial Company: The Editors - Post Production: DigiPost

Toyota Yaris: Bobsled

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney - Executive Creative Director: Steve Back - Art Director: Eron Broughton - Copywriter: Steve May - Agency Producer: Ali Grant - Production Company: @radical.media - Director: Chris Riggert - Producer: Julia Shelton
Sound: Nylon - Editorial Company: The Editors - Post Production: DigiPost

VW Tiguan: Walter

Agency: DDB, London - Creative Director: Grant Parker - Agency Producer: Lucinda Ker - Production Company: Sonny, London - Director: Jeff Labbe - Producer: Nancy Hallam - DOP: Eric Treml - Post Production: MPC, London - Post Producer: Scott Griffin - VFX/Flame Op: Richard Mckeand (lead) - Telecine: Mark Horrobin - Editor: Tim Thornton-Allan at Marshall Street - Service Company: Pogo Pictures, Atlanta

Goodyear: Granny

Agency: Leagas Delaney, London - Creative Directors: Rob Burleigh, Tim Delaney - Copywriters: Rob Burleigh, Ben Stilitz, Matt Moreland - Art Directors: Paul Copeland, Colin Booth, Chris Clarke - Agency Producers: Caroline Connor, Sue Cooke - Production Company: Rattling Stick, London - Director: Andy McLeod - Prod Co Producer: Kate Martin - Sound Studio: Wave Recording Studios, London - Sound Engineer: Parv Thind

Goodyear: Mate

Agency: Leagas Delaney, London - Creative Directors: Rob Burleigh, Tim Delaney - Copywriters: Rob Burleigh, Ben Stilitz, Matt Moreland - Art Directors: Paul Copeland, Colin Booth, Chris Clarke - Agency Producers: Caroline Connor, Sue Cooke - Production Company: Rattling Stick, London - Director: Andy McLeod - Prod Co Producer: Kate Martin - Sound Studio: Wave Recording Studios, London - Sound Engineer: Parv Thind

Barclaycard - Waterslide

The making of

Agency: BBH, London - Creative Director: Pete Bradly - Creatives: Gary McCreadie, Wesley Hawes - Agency Producer: Nerine Soper - Production Company: Gorgeous Enterprises, London - Director: Peter Thwaites - Producer: Anna Hashmi - DP: Marcel Durst - Editor: Neil Smith @ Work Post - Post Production: The Mill - Music: "Let Your Love Flow" by Bellamy Brothers

Axe - Canadairman
Watch the site. This is the follow up of this campaign.

Credits wanted

The Sun: Big Paper
Watch it here.

Agency: Euro RSCG, London - Creatives: Russell Schaller, Ben Clapp - Exec. Creative Director: Mark Hunter - Production Company: Stink, London - Directors: StyleWar

Greenpeace. Energy [R]evolution.

JFK Calls for a Revolution

"The Energy [R]evolution is Greenpeace's plan to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. The 200-page document was developed with specialists from the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and more than 30 scientists and engineers from universities, institutes and the renewable energy industry around the world."

From the Greenpeace website
"Our Energy [R]evolution outlines a global plan for a sustainable renewable economic future. It shows us how we can get from where we are now, to where we need to be to avoid a climate change disaster. It was developed with specialists from the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and more than 30 scientists and engineers from universities, institutes and the renewable energy industry around the world."
Download the full report here.

Personal Advertising. "Obama's Loss Traced To Federico Russo". Live your nightmare and vote.

Personalize your video at www.cnnbcvideo.com and make all your friends vote.

domenica 26 ottobre 2008

Wassup gang is back. Obama for president.

Read the article by L.A.Times. Go to the website.

Client: Wassup08.com - Production Company: True Vote Productions/ Believe Media - Director: Charles Stone - Director of Photography: Shane Hurlbut - Executive Producer: Maurice Marable, Gerard Cantor - Producer: Katie Matson Walker - Line Producer: Sara Bartlett VFX Company: Mass Market - VFX Artist / On-set Supervisor: Rich Rama - Editorial Company: Union Editorial - Editor: Nico Alba - Sound Design: Bill Chesley, Henry Boy - Sound Mix: Sound Lounge - Mixer: Philip Loeb - Lead Flame: Sarah Elm - Lead Compositor / On-set Supervisor: Lane Jolly - Particle Animation: John Cherniak - Roto/AFX: Michael Dobbs - VFX Producer: Blythe Dalton - VFX Executive Producer: Christine Schneider

The original commercial - Grand Prix for the campaign Cannes 2000

Agency Producer: Kent Kwiatt - Art Director: Justin Reardon, Chuck Taylor - Editor: Livio Sanchez - Producer: Pat McGoldrick, Sheila Simmons - Copywriter: Charles Stone III - ACD/Copywriter: Vinny Warren - Group Creative Director: Don Pogany - Chief Creative Officer: Bob Scarpelli - Director: Charles Stone III - Post Production: Filmworks, Riot - Editorial Company: Lookinglass - Client: Budweiser - Production Company: C & C Films - Agency: DDB, Chicago

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