ParaNorman Official Teaser Trailer 90 sec HD TV promo

Official movie trailer for "ParaNorman" in theaters August 2012. From Laika, the makers of Coraline, comes ParaNorman, a stop motion, ghost-filled zombie comedy in 3D. A film about a small town that is invaded by zombies, where the local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead and the zombies, takes on ghosts, witches and the grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
The ParaNorman trailer features the music of Donovan and his 1966 song, "Season of the Witch."

ParaNorman will feature the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, John Goodman, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Elaine Stritch, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jeff Garlin.

Amber Rose Smirnoff "Fluffed & Whipped" Commercial

Director David LaChappelle brought his usual style and flair to a new ad for Smirnoff Vodka called "Fluffed & Whipped," which features music from Thwak! Music UK, the London office of the noted music house company led by Creative Director Tony Verderosa

Thwak! Music provided on the raunchy blues track heard on the back end of the spot, representing the "Whipped" Smirnoff product. The music heard in the beginning provided by Human.

Creative Credits:
Client: Smirnoff
Project: "Fluffed & Whipped" TV :30
Agency: J. Walter Thompson, New York
CCO: Peter Nicholson
ECD: Matt MacDonald/ Jeremy Postaer
Art Director: Eric Larkin
Director of Content: Sergio Lopez
Producers: Carrie Lewis / Andrea Curtin
Director of Music: Paul Greco
Sound Design: Alan Friedman
Audio Post Mix: Andy Green
HSI, Los Angeles
Director: David LaChappelle
Music Supervision/Music License: Thwak! Music UK
Additional Music License: Human Worldwide

A Real Life Online Checkout via Google Analyytics Web Spot

A great new Google Creative Lab web spot/film for Google Analytics. The ad explains in a very humorous way with a real life grocery store experience how shopping online is meant to be easy, find out where your customers are "checking out" with Google Analytics.
Credits:
Category: Online services
Client: Google
Agency: Google Creative Lab
Country: United Kingdom

Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection - Zombie Lab Phase 2 Promo in HD

Credits:
Advertising Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day, LA, USA
Chief Creative Officer: Rob Schwartz

Group Creative Director: Brett Craig
Creative Director: Bill Roden
Art Director: Travis Swingler
Copywriter: Daniel Sanders
Head of Production: Richard O'Neill

Executive Agency Producer: Anh-Thu Le
Agency Producer: Chris Spencer
Group Account Director: Peter Bracegirdle
Account Director: Mike Parseghian
Account Supervisor: John Moloney
Account Executive: Erik Wade
Assistant Account Executive: Rohit Bal
Group Planning Director: Oke Mueller
Sr. Planner: Natalie Puccio
Senior Digital Strategist : Zack Jerome
Director of Business Affairs: Linda Daubson
Business Affairs Manager: Jill Durand
Senior Broadcast Traffic: Jerry Neill
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rocky Morton
President: David Zander
Senior Executive Producer: Jeff Scruton
Line Producer: Mark Conley
Post Production: The Ant Farm
Co-President: Rob Troy
Creative Director: Scott Carson
Editor: Scott Grayson
Producer: Jonathan Wright
Associate Producer: Aaron Fenn
Visual Effects: Eight VFX
Executive Producers: Baptiste Andrieux, Shira Boardman

VFX Supervisor: Philip Ineno
3D Supervisor: Fred Hopp
3D Artist: Greg Gangemi
Flame Artist: Joe Chiao
Roto: Marianne Magne, Natalia Schkliar
VFX Producer: Marsi Frey

VFX Coordinator: Doug Scruton

Color: CO3
Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
Online: Therapy
Lead Artist: Wren Waters
Post Producer: Allegra Bartlett
Sound Design: Johannes Hammers / Hammers Project

Any Device on Conan TBS Commercial

To promote the new TBS streaming TV everywhere app, TBS created a new ad campaign entitled Any Device on Conan. That's right Conan O'Brien suited up in a tablet and smart phone robotic suit and film a fake commercial, works for me.
CREDITS:
Client: TBS
Spot: "Any Device on Conan"
Director: Bryan Buckley
Production Company: Hungry Man
Managing Partner/EP: Kevin Byrne, NY
EP: Cindy Becker, LA
EP/Line Producer: Mino Jarjoura
DP: Scott Henriksen
Agency: TBS
VP of Production: Tonya O'connell
SVP, Creative Director On Air: Ron Korb
SVP, Creative Director Of Design: Neil Dufine
VP, CD: Bret Havey
Editor: Chris Franklin @ Big Sky
Post EFX Supervisor: Ryan Sears @ Big Sky

The GAP Sprize™ Loyalty Program Launch

The Gap introduces Sprize™, shopping turned on its head.Gap is literally turning shopping on its head with the Vancouver launch of a new loyalty program. Called Sprize™, the program, which is a retailing first, allows shoppers to buy clothing at full price and receive automatic credits should it go on sale any time in the following 45 days.
“We’re taking away the frustration and worry over buying a product at full price, and then seeing the price drop soon afterwards,” said Marka Hansen, president of Gap Brand North America, in a release. “Sprize will give our customers the confidence and instant gratification of buying what they want when they want it.”
Advertising Agency: Cossette, Vancouver, Canada
Creatives: Bart Bachelor, Bryan Collins, Rob Sweetman
Producer: Wendy Moriarty
Account Management: Bianca Knop, Nadine Wilson
Aired: November 2009

10-11 Grocery Store "Always Open - 1011 Alltaf Opio Ad

Great new commercial for the grocery store chain 1011 in Iceland titled Always Open.
10-11 Always open - 1011...alltaf opio!
Credits:
Advertising Agency: The Vatikan Advertising agency, Gardabaer, Iceland
Creative Director: Gulli Adalsteinsson
Director: Arni Zúri Jónsson
Copywriter: Gulli Adalsteinsson
Aired: November 2009

Sony VAIO Feel Something TV Spot

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What if technology could make you feel…

The TV execution is a tribute to the five senses. The spot opens with the campaign line, ”What if technology could make you feel…” then cuts in a rapid-fire pace through a series of moments featuring people surrendering to sensory experiences—whether it’s getting lost in the sensation of the wind through one’s hair or the simple, unexpected impact of a tear trailing down a face. The spot resolves on the ending of the campaign line, “…more human.” Shot on location in São Paulo, the commercial was helmed by renowned Brazilian director Bia Flecha of Brasileira Filmes.
Thanks to Ads Of The World for making the spot available.
Advertising Agency: Ignited, EL Segundo, California, USA
Executive Creative Director: Mike Wolfsohn
Group Creative Director: Tom Gilmartin
Art Director: Vince Soliven
Copywriter: Lori Ellison
Design Director: Oogie Lee
Director: Bia Flecha
Producer: Diego Espana

Aliya-Jasmine BoobyBall In Support of ReThink Cancer | Bonus Behind The Scenes Footage

ReThink Breast Cancer kick off cancer month with a new viral advertising campaign "Boobyball Save The Boobs" in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The viral campaign features TV Host Aliya-Jasmine Sovani.Since you all enjoyed the spot so much I know you'll enjoy the making of BoobyBall just as much.
Behind-the-scenes with Aliya-Jasmine: Save The BoobsCredits to follow.
Update: September 24, 2009 | Just had the credits sent.
CREDITS:
Female Lead: Aliya-Jasmine Sovani
Writer/Creator: Aliya-Jasmine Sovani
Director: Sean Anicic: Aliya-Jasmine Sovani
Producer/Production manager: Sabena Kapil
Director of Photography: Sean McBride
1st Assistant Director: Barry Bichard
Casting: Jules Casting
Hair & Makeup: Kirsten Reader & Shea Hurley of Judy Inc.
Stylist: Cait Mizzi & Susan Ott of Judy Inc.

Halo 3 ODST Preview Trailer "We Are ODST" for xbox 360

The new live action trailer for Bungie Studios upcoming title Halo 3: ODST which is set to be released September 22, 2009 for the Xbox 360.The full trailer was recently released on SpikeTV during the Band of Brothers premier.Latest Trailer from Bungie/Microsoft to promote the soon to be released Halo 3 ODST.

Song: The Gaelic song is a version of Café del Mar's "Light of Aidan - Lament", which is much more lighter and softer. I do not have or know where to get this version.

Lyrics: "And my army of brothers went over the hilltops, drenched in blood we may be... but fighting is all left to me... Together with my army of brothers... down we fall... darkness in all... through hell!"

"The Making Of" Don't Text and Drive PSA Behind the Scenes

Don't Text and Drive "the making of" the car crash effects and how they were put together for the British Text and Drive PSA from Wales that has made headlines throughout the world.
By Christine Clarke on September 3rd, 2009 via: BoardsMag
Ad exec Donny Deutch called it the most powerful PSA ever made, while US broadcasters are debating whether it is too graphic to be shown on TV. The Gwent Police Department’s curiously and assertively titled, “Cow - The Film That Will Stop You Texting and Driving” is making headlines worldwide, and all of the press is focused on the film’s intensely violent depiction of a road accident - initiated by a trio of distracted girls, one texting while driving - that leaves many of the involved motorists dead and the survivors’ severely traumatized.

The project began around 14 years ago when Tredegar Comprehensive School in Wales asked director Peter Watkins-Hughes to make a PSA called Lucky Luke, depicting the consequences of joyriding. Watkins-Hughes, who also lectures on the subject of documentary film and television for the Newport School of Art, Media and Design, was tasked by the school with updating Lucky Luke for a contemporary audience. Soliciting input from students, and bringing the Gwent Police Department on board, he realized that joyriding was now replaced by texting as the biggest issue facing young drivers while on the road.

The four-minute clip, part of a larger half-hour film which will be broadcast on the BBC, is unrelenting in its depiction of the crash. This isn’t a glossed-up, Hollywood-ized version of a crash, however. Filmed on a shoestring £10,000 budget and only a few thousand pounds allotted for the effects work (completed by Welsh company Zipline Creative), the PSA is no-nonsense grit.

As is par for the course, the “concerned adult” sector is questioning the level of violence, but in actuality it was the students the director worked with who pressed him to depict the brutal truth.

“With the crash scene in particular, we were taking the edit back to the youth and they were consistently telling us, make it more realistic, make it more graphic because that’s how to reach the audience,” says Watkins-Hughes, who auditioned 300 Welsh youth for the film. “It’s interesting, this debate about the shock factor, because actually you have the young generation saying, ‘We don’t know the realities of car crash. If you show us the reality it’d actually have more impact than trying to be clever.’”

In attempting to authentically construct that reality, Watkins-Hughes consulted emergency services workers who noted that a nightmarish situation they consistently face in a collision is the serious injury or death of parents, while their child is left relatively unharmed in the backseat.

“That stayed with me and I was determined to have that in the film,” explains Watkins-Hughes. “The little boy crying, ‘Mummy, Daddy please wake up’ in that scene is my own son Henry. So whenever I see the clip it has a particular emotional resonance for me and my wife has to leave the room whenever it plays.”

Watkins-Hughes says it’s that emotional resonance coupled with the shock factor that has made the PSA successful. It’s racked up more than one million views on YouTube, despite the over-18 viewing restriction, and Watkins-Hughes has fielded calls from media outlets in Europe and Australia, as well as The New York Times and The Washington Post. The US military’s driving schools unit has even requested the clip to show to its personnel.

Still, the main target was young British drivers.

“Road traffic deaths are the biggest killer of young people in the UK aged 13 - 35. Increasingly mobile phones are involved in these accidents,” says Watkins-Hughes. “Why give up your own life just to tell somebody you’re going to be 5 minutes late? It doesn’t seem like a fair contract for me. In this country driving while using a mobile phone is illegal, but most young people don’t understand why that is. What this film does is it makes the rationale behind the law much clearer.”

Here is the PSA Texting and Driving Advert Master Original Video in HD quality.
Client: Gwent Police Department
Title: Cow, The Film That Will Stop You Texting and Driving
Director: Peter Watkins-Hughes
Writer/Director: Peter Watkins-Hughes
Executive Producers: Mark Warrender, Andrew "Shinko" Jenkins
Producers: Joanna Micklewright, Rhys Waters, Peter Watkins-Hughes
Associate Producer: Alex Ashman
Editor: Richard Jon Micklewright
CGI: Zipline Creative www.ziplinecreative.co.uk
Director of Photography: Nathan Mackintosh
Physical Crash Effects: Dean Davies, Mark Brooks
Production Design: Stephen Thomas
Main Actors: Jenny Davies, Amy Ingram, Laura Quantick

The Power Of Simplicity and How To Achieve It

The power of simplicity, presentation by João Paulo Reis Alves and demonstrates why simplicity is important, how powerful it is and how it can be achieved. Not sure that simplicity works huh, pay attention to it's power in the slide when he demonstrates how effectively large companies like Mac and Google have tremendous success with the power of simplicity.
It was inspired by John Maeda's fantastic book The Laws of Simplicity, edited by MIT Press.

Simplicity

The Simplicity slide is the brilliant work of João Paulo Reis Alves, send him some respect it is well deserved.

Wyntergrace Williams for the "School Lunch Revolution"

Wyntergrace Williams, daughter of Montel Williams stars in this ad for healthyschoollunches.org promoting The School Lunch Revolution where going vegetarian is a healthy choice. The commercial was produced by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which quotes a recent Opinion Research Corp. poll that found over 80% of Americans feel vegetarian meals should be available in schools to kids that want them.The ad is set to debut tonight during ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. 14-year-old Wyntergrace Williams also plans urge Congress to amend the Child Nutrition Act to include vegetarian options in school lunches across the nation. You go get em girl!

Toyota Believe "Flying Fox" by Saatchi and Saatchi

Toyota wants us to Believe in their new ad created by Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland, the spot titled "Flying Fox" produced by Flying Fish has a man and his son diving into lake in what is actually a pretty good commercial, this one good be for anything though, I don't get the connection to Toyota, but thats why I'm just a fan and not a creative.
Credits:
Client: Toyota New Zealand
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland
Production Company: Flying Fish New Zealand
Director: Gregor Nicholas
DoP: John Toon
Executive Creative Director: Mike O'Sullivan
Art Director: Tim Huse
Copywriter: Hywel James
Agency Producer: Jane Mill
Producer: Mark Matthews
Executive Producer: James Moore
Country: New Zealand

Visit Las Vegas Chinchilli Day Commercial

A new commercial for Las Vegas where a man creates a fake holiday, "Chinchilli Day", as an excuse to stay an extra day in Vegas. What's your excuse? is the new tag line for Vegas which is actually pretty good considering the What Happens in Vegas Stays In Vegas was great marketing campaign.
Credits:
Agency: R&R Partners
Group Creative Director: Arnie DiGeorge
Creative Director: Doug Finelli
Copywriter: Tony Marin
ACD/Art Director: Steve Andrews
VP/Broadcast Productions: Don Turley
Agency Producer: Dustin Oliver
Production Company: Hungry Man, Los Angeles
Director: Roderick Fenske
Executive Producer: Cindy Becker
Line Producer: Cory Berg
Editorial: SpotWelders
Editor: Dick Gordon
Executive Producer: David Glean
Producer: Shada Shariatzadeh
Telecine: Company 3
Colorist: Dave Hussey
VFX: Sea Level
Executive Producer: Steve Reiss
VFX Artist: Chris Noellert
Mix/Sound: POP Sound
Mixer: Mitch Dorf

Mercedes Benz Pure Attraction E Class "Beauty" Advert

New Mercedes Benz E-Class commercial features beautiful women riding horses through from the country to the city in this spot titled "Beauty". As the older gentleman says near the end of the ad "I love car commercials", yes we love commercials too especially great ones like this for Mercedes Benz.Why car commercials, especially those from Mercedes-Benz are so good, this ad will show you.
Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster
Agency Producer: Herman Krug
Creative Director: Christian Fritsche; Thimoteus Wagner
Creative: Szymon Rose; Daniel Schaefer
Director: Noam Murro
Production: Biscuit@Independent; Tony Petersen Film
Producer: Michael Duttenhoefer; Jason Scanlon
Director of Photography: Stephen Keith-Roach
Post Production: Framestore
Editor: Russell Icke

New Audi R8 Maranello Commercial

The Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro drives through Maranello, Italy, the capital of Ferrari in this new advert directed by Sebastien Chantrel. The Audi Maranello is a humorous but provocative commercial where on lookers are stunned by the Audi R8 when they see it driving through the streets of Maranello Italy. All you Ferrari fans stay calm it's just a commercial.
Agency: Kempertraumann, Hamburg
Creative Directors: Jens Theil & Gerrit Zinke
Account: Andrea Bison & Niklas Kruchten
Production Company: Tony Petersen Film GmbH, Hamburg
Director: Sebastien Chantrel
Exec. Producer: Tony Petersen
Producer: Michael Duttenhoefer
Director of Photography: Olivier Cocaul
Post Production: nhb studios, Hamburg
Editor: Thierry Hoss
Music: Audioforce, Berlin

Mac vs PC "Elimination" I'm A Megan Commercial

The Mac vs PC advertising campaign gives us not just I'm A Mac and I'm a PC, but now we have the I'm A Megan in this great new commercial for the Apple Mac. Megan is laptop shopping and PC brings along the entire gang on computers that are no contest against the Mac. Megan just wants a big screen, fast processor and something that simply works without viruses, crashes and a ton of headaches and in the end PC gives Megan up for Mac..."Hi, I'm a Megan...Mac...Hi, I'm a Mac."
Spot Title: Elimination
Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Chief Creative Officer: Lee Clow
Executive Creative Directors: Duncan Milner, Eric Grunbaum
Creative Director: Jason Sperling
ACD/Art Director: Chuck Monn
Sr. Art Director: Jamie Reilly
Sr. Copywriters: Krista Wicklund, Kevin Tenglin
Agency Producers: Mike Refuerzo, Chrissy Gilmartin
Production Co: Epoch Films
Director: Phil Morrison

Schweppes Nicole Kidman and Latika Commercial

Schweppes commercial featuring Nicole Kidman and little Latika from the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Not an award winning advert for the Schweppes Soft Drink but who cares Nicole Kidman is the star of this one.
Advertiser: Schweppes
Advertising Agency: FRED&FARID (FFL)
Creative Directors: Fred & Farid
Creatives: Feng Huang, Emmanuelle Durand
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Production company: RSA London
Agency supervisors: Emmanuel Ferry, Nathalie Chopra, Shirley Sayadi
Advertiser supervisors: Hugues Pietrini, Stanislas de Parcevaux

Virgin Trains UK Adverts Booty Train and Success Express

Virgin Trains new TV advert commercial gives us a young lady named Becky off to see her boyfriend for the weekend who spoiled on the Virgin Train. The spot titled "Booty Train" and feature the music of ABC, "The Look of Love". Virgin Trains tag line: Where do you want to be? The second advert for Virgin titled "Success Express" with the music of Europe, song title "The Final Count Down"
Agency: Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy, London
Creative Director: Danny Brooke-Taylor
Agency Producer: Lorraine Geoghegan
Production Company: Partizan, London
Director: Traktor
Producer: Emily Crofton-Atkin
DP: Tim Maurice-Jones
Art Director: David Lee
Production Manager: Mags Milan
Production Coordinator: Ella More O'Ferrall
Production Assistant: Lucy Jones
Editor Rick Russell @ Final Cut
Post-Production: MPC, London
Telecine Operator: Paul @ MPC
On-line Operator: Rob @ MPC
Model Makers: Sebastian Sue @ Propshop Modelmakers
Music: "The Look of Love"