Indian Ad 1
Great ad. Commenting on it might spoil it, so I'll keep my mouth shut. Enjoy.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation PSAs
Since we spend so much time on YouTube, we thought it was time to join the fun. Check it out:
These are two PSAs we produced last month for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. After obtaining permission to re-record "Come Rain or Come Shine," we cut two versions of the song with two different bands - a more traditional version with an all-star, jazz trio (that included Ellis Marsalis's bass player, Bill Huntington) and a spooky, late-night version. After pasting the two together, we booked vocalist Stephanie Jordan, who brought it all home with an amazing, Billie Holiday inspired take on this Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer classic. With the music bed then taken care of, we added famous New Orleans restaurateur and civic leader Leah Chase for the voice over. Needless to say, we are pleased with the results.
Credits:
Client: Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Agency: Zehnder Communications
Creative Director: Mike Rainey
Art Director/Sound: William Gilbert, Mike Rainey
Producers: Scott Minor/Charles Wyrick - Lucky Dog Audio & Jason Weinheimer - Sellout Music
Voice Over: Leah Chase
Vocalist: Stephanie Jordan
Guitar: Charles Wyrick, Ted Ludwig
Keys: Jason Weinheimer, Jay Minor
Bass: Chris Michaels, Bill Huntington
Drums: Dylan Turner, Brian Brown
DP/Film Director: Steve Hunter/Fishbowl
Editing/animation: Storyville
06-01-07 UPDATE
Our two BRAF spots won some awards! Bronze Telly's to be exact. "New Day" won for Sound Design and "Love You" was honored for Use of Music at the 28th Annual Telly Awards.
The 50 Greatest Commercials of the ’80s
Check it - Giant Magazine presents The 50 Greatest Commercials of the ’80s.
Hey, It's Refreshment Time!
Last night I watched a documentary on the 60s. The doc showed some Peter Max 7-Up ads as an example of how "Madison Avenue" co-opted 60s counterculture. Though someone posted the Max 7-Up ad on YouTube, I thought this refreshements ad that ran during intermission at movie theaters was pretty interesting. Look out for the raining hot dogs.
Plan 59 3
Plan 59 is an incredible gallery of 1950's print advertsiments. There's tons of stuff here that we find pleasing to the eye. Of course we like all of the ads featuring dogs, but we also like the old radios, this air conditioner, Greater Philadelphia. . . The Land of Everything and beer. Speaking of beer, did you know that the goodness of Malt fortifies your healthful pleasures?
Insurance Ads That Make Us Laugh 1
Is it just me or are insurance companies running the most exciting TV ads these days:
*You got the Travellers ad with their urban snowball of destruction.
*Then there's that great "Life Comes At You Fast" domino effect from Nationwide.
*But hands down, my two favorites have got to be Twister and Tyre from Bangkok Insurance. (BTW can anyone tell me if this is really the client's website?)
