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    Ebel Prodns. Has Choices At Friendly’s

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    CLIENT

    Friendly Ice Cream Corporation/Friendly’s.

    PRODUCTION CO.

    Ebel Productions, Chicago.

    Bob Ebel, director; Brian Clare, DP; Jason Schettler, assistant director; Lisa Masseur, executive producer; Marsie Wallach, producer; Heidi Meitzler, production supervisor. Shot on location in Kissimmee and St. Cloud, Fla.

    Silent Partner Films, Chicago.

    Todd Klein, director/DP (food); George Grigus, executive producer/producer. Shot on stage at Silent Partner Films.

    AGENCY

    Laughlin/Constable, Chicago.

    Jeff Walker, creative director; Mark Drewek, art director; Michael Matykiewicz, copywriter; Phil Smith, producer.

    EDITORIAL

    Cutters, Chicago.

    Tom Pastorelle, editor.

    POST/VISUAL EFFECTS

    Optimus, Chicago.

    Craig Leffel, colorist.

    SOL designfx, Chicago.

    Chris Kreynus, online editor; Brian Higgins, effects artist.

    AUDIO POST

    Another Country, Chicago.

    Robert Marshall, mixer; Ben Keller, assistant mixer.

    MUSIC

    Steve Ford Music, Chicago.

    David Blamires, composer.

    SOUND DESIGN

    Another Country.

    Robert Marshall, sound designer; Ben Keller, assistant sound designer.

    THE SPOTS

    The :30 "Choices" opens on a man sitting behind the wheel of a red sports car in a showroom. As he revels in his fantasy of hitting the open road in the vehicle, the spot cuts to his reality: his wife and four kids standing next to a more practical minivan. The voiceover points out, "Life is filled with tempting choices," as three new Friendly’s Supermelts are introduced. In "Tall/Short" (:30), a girl who is taller than her boyfriend happens upon a series of similar "mismatches," such as a Ford Excursion and a Mini Cooper on the street. Eventually they wind up at Friendly’s, where the ice cream and burgers are a perfect match.

    "Choices" broke Feb. 23, and "Tall/Short" began airing April 26.

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