Change for a Dollar

Is he asking for Change, or is he asking for CHANGE?
Follow a man as he affects multiple peoples' lives with just one dollar, proving that it doesn't take much to be the change in someone's life. The homeless man is played by Robert P. Campbell. You can't watch this without getting a little teary eyed, hopefully it will inspire you as it has me to make an effort to make a positive change in someone's life
Winner - Best Short Film - Maryville Film Festival
Winner - Audience Choice Award - Gateway Film Festival
Winner - Audience Choice Award - Moonlight Film Festival
Nominated - Best Female Filmmaker Award - Action On Film Intl Film Festival
Nominated - Sirrocco Award - Action On Film Intl Film Festival
Nominated - Best Silent Film - BareBones Intl Film Festival
Credits:
Written and directed by Sharon Wright
Director of photography/editor Kendal Sinn
Composer Christopher Komsthoeft
More about Sharon Wright Here.

TIFF RBC "Not Everyone Has An Uncle In The Biz" TV Ads

Three new TV ad spots for RBC’s sponsorship of TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), Untitled Films director Mark Gilbert helps paint the picture of how handy having an 'Uncle in the Biz' can be for young filmmakers. Unfortunately, not everyone has such an uncle.

"Screening" Spot

RBC/TIFF "Boom" Ad

"Helicopter" TIFF Spot

Credits:

Client: Royal Bank of Canada
Agency:BBDO, Toronto
Sr VP, ECD: Peter Ignazi
Senior Copywriter: Jason Perdue
Senior Art Director: Patrick Shing
Copywriter: Jon Murray
Sr Producer: Beatrice Bodogh
Producer: Adriana Laborde
Sr. VP, Managing Director: Lori Davison
Account Director: Rebecca Flaman
Production Company: Untitled Films
Director: Mark Gilbert
Executive Producer: Peter Davis
Producer: Tom Evelyn
Director of Photography: Tico Poulakakis
Editorial: School Editing
Editor: Jon De Vries
Music: RMW
Casting: Jigsaw Casting
Casting Director: Shasta Lutz

Award Winning Falsview Casino Commercial "Lucky Streak"

Blammo Worldwide has won for Best Television Advertisement at the 10th annual American Gaming Association Communication Awards for their new commercial titled “Lucky Streak,” created for Fallsview Casino Resort. Awards were presented at the American Gaming Association Communications awards ceremony in Las Vegas, which recognizes outstanding achievements in advertising and corporate communications in the global gaming industry. A panel of judges with expertise in advertising, marketing, public relations, internet design and graphic arts determined the winners from among 220 entries in 15 categories.

Credits:
Client: Fallsview Casino Resort
Agency: Blammo Worldwide
Creative Directors: Alan Gee, Lisa Greenberg
Writer: Craig Burt
Art Director: Chris Duchaine
Agency Producer: Kali Kyriazis
Account Team: Kevin Pfuhl, Joyce Ho, Dan Giusti
Production Company: Holiday Films
Director: Steven Tsuchida
Executive Producer: Derek Sewell
Line Producer: Chris Palladino
Director of Photography: James Gardner
Editorial and Post Production: Rooster Post
Editor: Mick Griffin
Audio: Pirate

Embrace Life Advert up for YouTube Ad of the Year

Embrace Life, always wear your seatbelt the ad created by Alexander Commercials to encourage road safety from the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership. This award winning spot is up for yet another award, short listed on YouTube's ad of the year. Get over to YouTube and vote now.
All material © 2010 Sarah Alexander/Daniel Cox/Sussex Safer Roads Partnership.
Credits:
Writer/Director: Daniel Cox (http://www.daniel-cox.com)
Producer: Sarah Alexander
Executive Producer: Neil Hopkins
Cast
Father: Austin Spangler
Mother: Lara Corrochano
Daughter: Clare Denning
Music
Composer: Siddhartha Barnhoorn
Assistant Director/ Production
1st Assistant Director: Lucy Wigmore
Assistant Producer: Vicky Del Campo
Runner: Tom Harburt
Camera:
Director of Photography: Luke Scott
Phantom Technician: Jason Berman
Focus Puller: John Mitchell
Gaffer: John Cantwell
Spark: Gary Nagle
Camera assistant: Steve Mayhew
Art Department:
Production Designer: Aoife Wilson
Art Director: James Custance
Storyboards: Peter Johnston
Hair and Make-up
Make-up Designer: Victoria Riches
Hair Stylist: Haylie Jay
Set Build:
Construction Manager: Callum Andrews
Transport Captain: Bernard Cox
Post-Production
Editor: Daniel Cox
Colorist: Pat Wintersgill
Graphics Designer: Laylah Driscoll - Insert Graphics
Marketing and Promotion lead: Neil Hopkins
Communications Team: Mims Davies and Steve Whitehead

The Webby Awards Unveil Winners For Best Interactive Advertising

The 14th Annual Webby Awards today unveiled the winners in interactive advertising, with BBDO leading with 12 awards, followed by TBWA\Chiat\Day (4), BBH (4), DDB Stockholm (3), and Wieden + Kennedy (3).

At the star-studded ceremony on June 14th in New York City, BBDO will be presented with the Webby Agency of the Year Award, which recognizes the most successful agency across all Webby categories, including, interactive advertising, websites, mobile sites, and online film and video.
Academy judges like R/GA's Bob Greenberg, Ogilvy's Lars Bastholm, and Crispin Porter + Bogusky's Alex Bogusky selected Webby Awards winners, while people around the world cast nearly one million votes in The Webby People’s Awards, setting a new Webby record. A full list of both Webby Awards and People’s Voice Awards winners can be found at www.webbyawards.com.
Other highlights of The 14th Annual Webby Awards include:

Several groundbreaking interactive advertising campaigns receiving Webby Awards include:
- Evian’s “Roller Babies” (BETC Euro RSCG)
- Volkswagen’s “The Fun Theory” (DDB Stockholm)
- Starbucks “Love Project” (BBDO New York)
- The Grammy Awards” “We’re All Fans” (TBWA\Chiat\Day)
My vote went to Evian's Roller Babies...it was just darn cute.


Achieving both critical and popular consensus, five works won both a Webby Award and a People’s Voice Award including:

Kit Kat’s “Jesus” (UbachsWisbrun/JWT)
The Grammy Awards’ “We’re All Fans” (TBWA\Chiat\Day)
Volkswagen’s “The Fun Theory” (DDB Stockholm)
“Yearbook Yourself” (Colle + McVoy)
“Can Hands” (Bridge Worldwide)

Two campaigns won Webby Awards in multiple categories:

- Nike’s Tour de France “Chalkbot” (Wieden + Kennedy):
Best Integrated Media Plan and Online Campaigns
- Volkswagen’s “The Fun Theory” (DDB Stockholm):
Online Guerilla & Innovation and Online Campaigns

Winning agencies ranged from large agencies like R/GA and United Kingdom’s Dare to Sweden’s London’s Akestam Holst and Minneapolis’ Colle + McVoy

“From viral videos to Facebook memes to wildly popular branded content and games, this year’s winners demonstrate interactive advertising’s growing influence on pop culture,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director, The Webby Awards. “We’re thrilled to honor the agencies and brands that are pushing the medium in exciting new directions.”

Hosted by B.J. Novak of NBC’s The Office, the 14th Annual Webby Awards ceremony will feature winners and honorees delivering five-word speeches in the tradition of past Webby victors like Al Gore (“Please don’t recount this vote.”), R/GA’s Bob Greenberg (“Agency for the Digital Age”), and Jimmy Fallon (“Thank God Conan got promoted”). Speeches and ceremony highlights will be broadcast on the Webby Awards YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/TheWebbyAwards). The ceremony will also mark the culmination of Internet Week New York 2010, a weeklong festival celebrating digital culture that’s expected to draw 20,000 people to over 100 events throughout New York City.

About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 14th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Microsoft Expression; Aol; YouTube; Pepsi; Aquent; Yahoo!; Corbis Images; HP, Tribal DDB Worldwide; East Media; IDG; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail; Museum of the Moving Image; Behance; Business Insider; Time Out New York; paidContent and The Guardian.

Listerine : The Great Indian Snake Charmer Ad

New commercial for Listerine voted one of the 10 funniest ads of 2009. Bondhu, the only son of the world famous Mystic Snake Charmer "Maya", he is forced to take over his family business on the banks of the holy river Ganga, in the ancient pilgrim town of Varanasi. But blow as much as he can, every snake rejects his charms and the hypnotic tune of his pungi. Snake after snake desert him and escapes back to the wilderness until his Gypsy Godmother solves the case of the disappearing snakes.
Credits:
Client: Johnson & Johnson
Agency: JWT India
Production Company: Good Morning Films
Director: Shashanka Chaturvedi
Executive Creative Director: Senthil Kumar, Tista Sen
Art Director: Piyash Ghosh
Copywriter: Senthil Kumar
Producer: Vikram Kalra
Agency Producer: Suprotim Day

IKEA Recipes Print Ads in Typical German Percision Style

Ikea and ad agency DDB Germany create the Ikea Recipes collection of print ads. Three favorite recipes are used to promote Ikea kitchen ware. These are just brilliant thumbs up to the creatives behind these, credits below.Each of the ads includes print of a recipe and of course the Ikea products used to create the meals. My favorite of the three is Tiramisu:

1. Pour two packs of cream into a BLANDA BLANK bowl and whip them using a KONCIS balloon whisk. Add the same amount of mascarpone, mix up and put aside.
2. Thoroughly mix two full TRIVSEL kettles of espresso with half that amount of coffee liqueur into a FLÄCKIG jug using a FÖRNUFT tablespoon.
3. Dip both sides of the sponge fingers in the coffee mix. Layer into a MIXTUR serving dish, then spread half of the cream with SKRAPA rubber spatula.
4. Repeat creating a second layer. Add remainder of cream. Top off with cocoa powder using an IDEALISK flour sifter. Put in fridge for at least one hour. Serve, using a GRUNKA spoon of the 4-piece kitchen utensil set.

Advertising Agency: DDB Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany
Creative Directors: Alexander Reiss, Oliver Kapusta
Art Directors: Michael Kittel, Markus Rittenbruch,
Copywriters: Jan Propach, Edgar Flau
Photographer: Jost Hiller
Published: June 2009

Andy Samberg MTV Awards Knuckle Up Promo For Your Consideration

Andy Samberg will be hosting the 2009 MTV Movie Awards coming May 31st, so we are blessed with a number of promo commercial teasers for the big award show. Here is the promo for Best Fight Category for your consideration which features Rashida Jones along with Samberg in the spot titled "Knuckle Up." It's shame these are only mock categories, some of them might be entertaining.
Agency: MTV In-house
Executive Creative Director: Kevin Mackall, Amy Campbell
Creative Director: Brent Stoller
Copywriters: Jason Karley, Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, Aaron Stoller
Art Director: Aaron Stoller
Agency Executive Producer: Brent Stoller
Agency Producer: Kris Walter
Production Company: Backyard, Venice
Director: Aaron Stoller
Executive Producer: Eriks Krumins
Producer: Caroline Pham
Production Designer: Dan Butts
DP: Tami Reiker
Editor: Tiffany Burchard, Cory Livingston (Our Son) @ Filmcore, Santa Monica
Music/Sound Design: Jorma Taccone
Audio Post Company: POP Sound, Santa Monica/Margarita Mix, Santa Monica
Mixers: Mitch Dorf, Stephen Dickson @ POP / Jimmy Hite @ Margarita Mix
Talent: Andy Samberg (all spots); Jack Black & Michael Cera (Our Son, X Host Spot); Cuba Gooding, Jr (Pommel: The Bobby Brooks Story); Rashida Jones (Knuckle Up); Eva Mendes (The One Who Dared to Leave); Will Arnett & Bill Hader (Slaughter Shack)

Viagra Commercials Win Big at the ADCC Awards

The Viagra commercials cleaned up this week at the Advertising and Design Club of Canada's 59th annual awards show. Pfizer the makers of Viagra should be very thrilled with the results of their advertising campaign that won Gold at the ADCC Awards in the Advertising Broadcast TV Campaign category. The Viagra commercial campaign also took home the gold award for the 15 second spots. See all the Viagra Denise, Vivian, Michelle and even Bobby Advertising and Design Club of Canada winner's here.
Viagra Intermission "Denise".




Creative Director: Steve Mykolyn/Ron Smrczek
Art Director: Jason Hill
Writer: Michael Murray
Agency Producer: Alina Prussky
Production House: Radke Film Group
Director: Eric Lynne
Production House Producer: Shannon Barnes
Executive Producer: Miriana Diquinzio
Cinematographer : Shawn Kim
Editor: Brian Williams/Barry Potter
Video Post Facility / Editing Company: Panic & Bob/Sam McLaren
Compositor / Online: Andrew Hobbs/Amigo
Special Effects: Amigo
Animation: Amigo
Colorist / Transfer: Notch/Bill Ferwerda
Audio Post Facility / Music House: Pirate Group Inc/Terry O'Reilly
Music Producer / Sound Design: Terry O'Reilly/Chris Tait/Joanne Uyeyama

Brazilian Press Association "The Comma"

The Brazilian Press Association commercial spot "The Comma". Who knew a comma could be so powerful. The Brazilian press Assoc. has been fighting for 100 years so know one will change a single comma from your information. This is brilliant how powerful the comma can be: A comma can be used as a pause, it can make your money disappear, a comma can accuse the wrong person, a comma can change everything.



Here is the original version of "The Comma". Advertising pros are claiming the english version was done just in time to qualify for all the advertising awards, either way they are brilliant commercials.



Original Brazilian version credits
Agency: Africa Sao Paulo Publicidade Ltda.
Production: Visorama Diversões Eletrônicas
Music: Sonido Produções Musicais

English version credits:
Advertising Agency: Africa Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Nizan Guanaes, Sergio Gordilho, Fabio Seidl, Bruno Brasil
Art Director: Bruno Brazil
Copywriters: Fabio Seidl, Luiz Gonzaga Saraiva
Production Company: Visorama
Director: Jose Bessa
Aired: August 2008

New "Violin" commercial for P & G Pantene Chrysalis, A deaf girl learns to play violin

A heart tugging inspirational commercial for P&G's Pantene Chrysalis shampoo. A 4 minute mini movie commercial where a young deaf girl learns to play the violin. The commercial created by Grey Thailand and directed by Thanonchai Sornsriwichai is sure to be an award winning Tv spot.



Commercial Credits:
Advertiser: P&G
Brand: Pantene Chrysalis shampoo
Agency: GREY Thailand
Executive Creative Director: Sajan Raj Kurup
Creative Director: Sajan Raj Kurup
Copywriter: Sajan Raj Kurup, Thanonchai Sornsriwichai
Agency Producer: Bee
Director: Thanonchai Sornsriwichai
Production Company: Phenomena, Bangkok
Country: Thailand
Chief Operating Officer: Shilpa Swaroop
Account Management: Joy

New Audi A4 "Progress Is Beautiful" TV Commercial

The all new Audi A4 "Progress Is Beautiful" commercial.

The all new Audi A4 ad debuted in front of millions of viewers for the first time during the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. This spectacular commercial was created by the Venables, Bell & Partners Ad Agency.

I have been attempting to get more details on the music used in the Audi commercial, this is a quote from an email response a friend received after contacting Audi about the "Progress Is Beautiful" commercial campaign.

"We appreciate your taking the time to share your comments with us about
the Progress is Beautiful video and are very pleased that you enjoyed
the music so much. As a general rule, our commercial videos have
specially-created music from a music house for each commercial; this
music is not available to the public."

If anyone has any information on the song title, artist or composer please do share it with us.

Hp TouchSmart PC Commercial "Maestro"

HP TouchSmart PC Commercial titled "Maestro", this is a great commercial and is sure to be an award winning commercial. Created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Franscisco also featuring the music by "Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Summer".
You must turn up your volume to truly appreciate this great commercial for the new HP TouchSmart PC by Hewlett Packard. What ever your opinions are on the TouchSmart technology, I am sure you will agree this is a great commercial.

Advertising Agency: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, USA
Co-Chairman / Creative Director: Rich Silverstein
Creative Directors: Rick Condos, Hunter Hindeman
Art Director: Andre Massis
Copywriter: Jordan Kramer
Executive Producer: Cindy Fluitt
Producer: Todd Porter
Production Company: Psyop, Los Angeles
Directors: Todd Mueller, Kylie Matulick, Psyop
Executive Producers: Angela Bowen, Neysa Horsburgh
Producers: Sara Mills, Blythe Dalton, Luisa Murray
Associate Producer: Tarun Charaipotra
Lead Flame Artists: Jamie Scott, Aska Otake
Flame Artists: Tim Farrell, Peter Amante, Joe Wenkoff
Technical Directors: Jeffrey Dates, Dave Barosin, Ted Kotsadtis, Todd Akita
Animation: Jason Vega, Gerald Ding, Jeff Lopez, Kittly Lin, Andy Hara
R&D: Andreas Gebhardt
Lighting: Andy Hara
Tracking: Joerg Liebold, Jeen Lee, Chris Hill, Steven Hill
Roto: Leslie Chung, David Marte, Alejandro Monzon
Design: Zoe Wishart, Lutz Vogel, Jon Saunders, Chris Saunders Jake Sargent, Ron Kurwin
Storyboards: Josh Wiesenfeld
Editors: Cass Vanini, Brett Goldberg, Brett Nicholetti
Director of Photography: Crille Forsbaerg
Line Producer: Michael Schlenker
Final Music: Sejong Soloists
Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Summer
Sound Design Company: 740 Sound Design
Sound Designer: Eddie Kim
Executive Producer: Scott Ganary
Aired: June 2008

Durex Performa Condoms - Last Longer - Redhead

Another award winning advert from Clio 2008, Durex Performa Condoms won a bronze award for Innovative Media: Durex Performa Condoms - Last Longer - Redhead. I love this condom ad, very creative. Not sure if a condom is even needed after looking at this.

Advertising Agency: DDB New Zealand, Auckland

Art Director: James Tucker, Emmanuel Bougneres

Production Manager: Nick Conetta

Energizer Batteries Award Winning Print Ad 2008

"Never let their toys die. The world's longest lasting battery. Energizer"

A Gold winning print ad from the 2008 Clio Awards.
This print ad was created to increase sales of Energizer Lithium Batteries over the Christmas period. Target audience parents, due to the amount of batteries being purchased over the Christmas period, namely for toys.

Advertising Agency: DDB South Africa
Creative Director: Gareth Lessing
Art Director: Julie Maunder
Copywriter: Kenneth van Reenen
Photographer: Clive Stewart
Published: December 2007