Real Complainers Vote

One Nation of Complainers, Founded by Malcontents, Indivisible, with Bitching and Bellyaching for All. Strong words from improv comedian T.J. Miller who narrated the ad for Real Complainers Vote. The posters for the campaign are pretty cool too, check them out below.

Credits:
Creative Advertising Agency: Third Street, Chicago, USA
Chief Creative Officer: David T. Jones
Associate Creative Director: Max Mearsheimer
Director of Relationship Marketing: Phil Robinson
Foundation Content Production Credits:
Executive Producer: Samantha Hart
Creative Director/Motion Designer: Kyle Shoup
Artist: Ray Noland
Editor: Steve Morrison
Mixer: Dave Kresl
Associate Producer: Lily Tomczak

Poster Design by:
"If you aren't complaining about something then you're not paying attention to anything" designed by Adam Bluming.
"Real Complainers Vote: Close the curtain before you open your mouth" poster designed by Blaise Vincz.
"Give a f*ck then give 'em sh*t" and my personal favorite was designed by Danielle Riendeau.

Jay-Z "Gotta Vote" Commercial for the Obama Presidential Election Campaign

Jay-Z shares why it is important to exercise your right to vote and how President Obama represents the power of our voice in a new TV ad/commercial from the Obama presidential election campaign entitled "The Power Of Our Voice".

As Jay-Z shares:

"For so long, there was this voice that was silenced out there as far as exercising your right to vote. I think it was a voice that was silent because people had lost hope. They didn't believe that their voice mattered or counted."

"Now people are exercising their right, and you are starting to see the power of our vote. He made it mean something for the first time for a lot of people. "

WTFU2012 Samuel L. Jackson Narrates Wake The F**K Up

Samuel L. Jackson narrates "Wake The F**K Up." It goes like this: a girl realizes her family, who back in 2008 were so involved in political campaigning, seems to have become a bit lazy about the whole thing this year. So Jackson steps in to help her convince these guys to get out and do something. "Sorry my friend, but there's no time to snore. An out-of-touch millionaire has just declared war. On schools, the environment, unions, fair pay. We're all on our own if Romney has his way. And he's against safety nets. If you fall, tough luck. So I strongly suggest that you wake the f*ck up."

Credits:
http://WTFU2012.com
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson
Directed by: Boaz Yakin and Kitao Sakurai
Written by: Adam Mansbach
Produced by: Jesse Schiller
Executive Producer: Mik Moore
Project by: Schlep LabsA creative playground unlike any other in American politics, engaging a broad audience in a diversity of production efforts. Through Schlep Labs, we are developing a new grassroots model that will innovate the way political campaigns leverage talents across the creative spectrum. At Schlep Labs, we combine your skills with our experience to shape the outcome of the 2012 presidential election.

Mitsubishi Comfort Debate TV Ad with James Carville and Mary Matalin

New National TV ad for Mitsubishi Electric Cooling and Heating featuring American political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin in a comfort debate over the cost of energy versus personal comfort. The famous foes are also married in real life. The spot entitled "Stupid" will begin airing in late August.http://www.mitsubishicomfort.com

Credits:
Mitsubishi Electric
Created by the ad agency Ames Scullin O'Haire.

Indecent Proposal from Sarah Silverman "Scissor Sheldon"

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has committed $100 million to defeat Barack Obama, cue Sarah Silverman. Silverman offers to "Scissor" Mitt Romney’s campaign contributor, Sheldon Adelson, if he switches his support to President Obama. with this her comeback political commentary spot.

Credits:
via: Scissor Sheldon

New Nando's Last Dictator Standing Commercial

A new ad for Nando's, "Last Dictator Standing". Who ever would of thought anything with Robert Mugabe, Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, Nicolae Ceausescu and Idi Amin could be so funny. The music is the Mary Hopkin song, "Those were the Days".
Credits:
Advertising Agency: Black River F.C, Johannesburg, South Africa
Production Company: Bouffant
Executive Creative Director: Ahmed Tilly
Director: Dean Blumberg
Creative Director: Suhana Gordhan
Art Director: Monde Siphamla
Copywriter: Nhlanhla Ngcobo
TV producer: Iolanthe Grobler
Producers: Melina McDonald, Chanelle Critchfield

Engagement Citoyen Ben Ali

Smart ad campaign encouraging people to get out and vote. Retour de Ben Ali à La Goulette by Engagement Citoyen: Ben Ali reminds their people to beware dictatorship can return so vote.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Memac Ogilvy Label, Tunisia
Creative Director: Nicolas Courant
Associate Creative Director: Gerald Heraud
Creative team: Mehdi Lamloum, Asma Kanzari, Yosri Mimouna, Yassine Boughaba
Agency Producer: Bedis Benamor, Moez Nemsi
Production Company: Propaganda
Director: Fehd Chabbi

Wrath of the Storm UAE Armed Forces TV SPOT

This is the latest handiwork from Nola Pictures Director Chris Hartwill, who teamed up with Eye Squad, Dubai to showcase the fighting power of this uprising nation.
A golden desert panorama, silent F-16 fighter jets, a placid sea. Suddenly, a giant, surreal sand tsunami is rising over the horizon, and the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces launch. The footage then toggles back and forth between a high-tech command center and a fusillade of furious weaponry: F-16s, battle ships, tanks, armored jeeps, and helicopters. Soldiers swarm from aircraft, seacraft and by land. In the end, the force is overwhelming - the menacing desert tidal wave sinks harmlessly into the earth.
"The commercial portrays UAE's armed forces as the highly sophisticated, modern, well equipped, technologically state of the art, premier fighting force that they are," noted Nola EP Charlie Curran. "Chris Hartwill delivered just that, bringing all his knowledge, talent and experience to the table to produce an incredible spot. He is a complete filmmaker, a director who knows how to get things done, leading his clients and crew with confidence and vision."

Such a wild shoot is sure to have some wild stories behind it. The best line heard at pre-production, according to Hartwill, "Chris, how many F-16s would you like, and where would you like us to park them?"
Credits:
Client: UAE Armed Forces
Spot Title: Wrath of the Storm
Agency: Polkadot, UAE
Creative Director: Pia Abou Jaoudeh
Agency Producer: Joyce Amm
Production Company: Eye Squad, UAE
Executive Producer: Omar Sami
Producer: Hermann Meingast
DP: Franco Paroni
Director: Chris Hartwill
Production Company: Nola Pictures (North American Representation)
EP: Charlie Curran
Editorial: Optix Digital Pictures, UAE
Editors: David Zavadescu (Optix Digital Pictures, UAE), Pawel Kseizopolski (Smoke & Mirrors, UK)
Post: Smoke & Mirrors, UK
Artist: Tony Lawrence
Telecine: Smoke & Mirrors, UK

Attribution: Written content created by TRUST: http://www.trustcollective.com
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike

The Impossible Song

The Prime Minister of Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas: President of Palestine and President Barrack Obama star in "The Impossible Brief" doing the impossible song in this spot created by BBR Saatchi Saatchi.
Credits:
For over 60 years it has been waiting for a great creative mind like yours. Crack the brief and win a pass to the 2011 Cannes Lions Awards Festival. Last Deadline - December 1st. http://www.theimpossiblebrief.com/

Advertising Agency: BBR Saatchi & Saatchi, Israel
Chief Creative Officer: Yoram Levi
Creative Directors: Ben Sever, Eddie goldbenberg
Art Director: Eran Nir
Copywriter: Tomer Gidron
Digital Designer: Yaron Sagy
Additional credits:
Original Music: http://www.krop.com/tomerbiran/
Editor: Deddan Uziel

Political Attack Ads | The Baby Attack Spot

Ramsey Brothers Pictures created one of the best political attack ads I have seen, "The Baby Attack" Ad.
Credits:
Written by John Ramsey
Directed, Shot, and Edited by Richard L. Ramsey

Amnesty International World Leaders "We Can Change What They Do"

Funny commercial from Amnesty International, "We Can Change What They Do". Award winning TV Spot by Scholz & Friends, Germany has us admiring the great present day world leaders and the message in this public awareness campaign: we can change what they do. Come on, it is pretty funny.



This spot was a 2008 ward show winner at the Cresta Awards 2008 TV/Cinema/Digital Winner.
Credits:
Agency: Scholz & Friends
Creative Director: Oliver Handlos / Wolf Schneider / Matthias Spaetgens
Copywriter: Edgar Linscheid / Fabio Straccia
Art Director: Sara Vieira
Agency Producer: Nina Heyn / Nele Juergens / Daniel Klessig
Production Company: Markenfilm Berlin GmbH
Director: Benjamin Wolff
Cinematographer: Lutz Hattenhauer

Wassup 8 Years Later Budweiser True 2008 Commercial

The famous Budweiser Wassup commercial is back with "Wassup 8 Years Later". What a fantastic commercial.
In support of Barack Obama and their powerful it's time for change, the wassup boys are at again.

Wassup 2008 True, 8 Years Later...Change That's Whats Up.



This is the original Budweiser True "Wassup" cmmercial with the 8 Years Later, It's Time For Change Wassup following right after.



Its been eight long years since the boys said wassup to each other. Even with the effects of a down economy and imminent change in the White House, the boys are still able to come together and stay true to what really matters.

Client: Wassup08.com
Production Company: Believe Media
Director: Charles Stone
Director of Photography: Shane Hurlbut
Producer: Katie Matson Walker
VFX Company: Mass Market
VFX Artist: Rich Rama
Editorial Company: Union Editorial
Editor: Nico Alba
Sound Design: Bill Chesley,
Henry Boy
Sound Mix: Sound Lounge
Mixer: Philip Loeb

John McCain Presidential Commercial August 2008

The latest John McCain Presidential ad campaign highlights Barrack Obama as The One and asks us in the end simply if he is ready. Great campaign.
John McCain campaign ad (August 2008)


"We are the ones we've been waiting for."

The One:

It shall be known that
In 2008 the world will be blessed.
They will call him THE ONE...
And he has anointed himself,
Ready to carry the burden of the world.
To quote Barack:
"I have become a symbol of America
returning to our best traditions."
He can do no wrong...
Can you see the light?
And, the world shall receive his blessings.
Barack Obama may be the one—
But is he ready?
To lead?

U.S Elections Presidential Campaign Logo's

John McCain stands out the most at first glance, with the black background and the star. Hilary Clinton's logo is more traditional and looks Presidential. The John Edwards logo caught my eye simply because of the green swoosh...I liked that.

The Barack Obama logo is the most progressive and elegant one of them all. The concept and execution found within this logo are years ahead of the others The light blue found on either side of his name really ties this one together nicely. And in the year 2008, how did none of the other logos include the website address, like this one managed to do? Amazing!
image via: Kirk Littell

The Axe Effect Ad Campaign Goes Political

Imagine The Power of AxeAdvertising Agency: BBH, New York, USA
Creative Directors: Rosie Arnold, Adrian Rossi, Alex Grieve, Pelle Sjoenell, Calle Sjoenell
Spoof or not, I love this. Just imagine how powerful the Axe Effect can be when Hilary Clinton goes for Obama or John MacCain!

Ron Paul Blimp Advertising Campaign - what the...

I got a kick out of this and just had to share it, below is a quote from the official blimp website, apperently the blimp is returning home, they didn't get it off the ground:

"The Ron Paul Blimp and Liberty Political Advertising are not affiliated with the official Ron Paul Campaign in anyway. Thanks so much to everyone who made this project a huge success. Current Blimp status: The blimp is headed back home to it's hangar in Elizabeth City, NC.
The blimp did not receive enough sponsorships to keep it afloat any longer. We will be keeping the banners in hopes of flying the blimp for "round 2" in a few months. If you would like to sponsor the blimp we would still appreciate it as we still have a balance due to Airship Management Services. "

source: dcist.com - The legality of this high flying venture seems dubious at best. First of all, Ron Paul's zealous supporters have set up a for-profit corporation called Liberty Political Advertising LLC to raise money for the blimp in an effort to skirt campaign contribution laws. Individuals are limited by law to giving $2,300 to a presidential campaign, but RonPaulBlimp.com is encouraging people to donate anywhere from $10 to $1 million in support of the blimp advertising campaign.