By Robert Goldrich
This spot opens like a beauty product demo, as we see a woman applying a skincare créme to her face. On the bottom left of the screen, an understated super simply reads, “Day 1.”
The assumption is that we will see the remarkable improvement in the woman’s complexion as a result of this miracle cream as we move onto subsequent days. The only fleeting though unsettling observation is that this woman already has a perfect complexion. How could it get any better?
Next we see “Day 3” and the woman looks slightly worse, with the start of some subtle dark rings below her eyes.
By “Day 5,” severe patches of acne have broken out on her face yet she continues to rub the créme on her forehead and cheeks.
On “Day 7,” what had been acne now looks much more like open sores. Yet she still dutifully applies the créme.
A voiceover asks, “What’s the secret to this woman’s transformation?” At that point, we see the answer in the form of the word “Racism” which is the label on the jar containing the “beauty” créme. The voiceover continues, “The more you apply it, the uglier you get.”
A super identifies the sponsor, UN.ORG, and the related occasion, the United Nations’ “Week of Solidarity with the People’s Struggle Against Racism and Racial Discrimination.”
“Skincare” was directed by Tim Gibbs via 8 Commercials, Sydney, for Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney. (Gibbs is repped stateside by Mirror Films, Hollywood.) Mike Vanderfield was executive producer/producer for 8 Commercials. The DP was Graeme Wood.
The agency team consisted of creative director David Nobay, copywriter Tim Hall, art director Noah Reagan and producer Karen Bryson.
Editor was Peter Barton of Post Office, Sydney. Online editor was Drew Downes of Post Modern, Sydney. Colorist was Ben Eagleton of The Lab, Sydney. Audio post mixer was Simon Lister of Nylon, Sydney.
Principal actress was Elisa Sommet.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More