CRISPIN SPEAKS WITH MORNING TONGUE FOR BK
CRISPIN SPEAKS WITH MORNING TONGUE FOR BKA man wakes up with “morning tongue,” which we cannot see at first but clearly feel its presence as his erect tongue props up his bedsheet. The stand-up tongue is also evident through a somewhat hazy shower glass door and then underneath a scarf when he goes outside to satisfy his need–for Burger King’s new breakfast cheesy tots.
Seated in his car as he is about to take his tongue to nirvana with a cheesy tot in hand, another car pulls up alongside as a woman casts a furtive glance at the guy with his fully aroused tongue.
Titled “Tongue,” the spot was directed by Peter Care of Bob Industries, Santa Monica, for Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Miami. Visual effects house was Brickyard VFX, Boston and Santa Monica.
The agency team included executive creative director Rob Reilly, creative directors Bill Wright, James Dawson-Hollis and Rob Strasberg, senior art director Vivian Wan, copywriter Jerry Seibold, group executive producer Matt Bonin, director of integrated production David Rolfe, executive integrated producer Chris Kyriakos and executive integrated music producer Bill Meadows.
John Murray and Francois Blaignan of bicoastal Nomad served as editor and sound designer, respectively.
Music composers were Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau of Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Adrea Lavezzoli produced for Beacon Street.
GOODBY, SILVERSTEIN AGE NOT SO GRACEFULLYAbout to mark its 25-year anniversary, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners is hosting a party to commemorate the occasion to which only current and former employees of the agency are invited. The problem is that GS&P cannot readily reach all its former staffers–some of whose tenures predate e-mail–so the agency is circulating a tongue-in-cheek video invite virally to spread the word. In the piece, ad shop partners Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein appear a bit aged, the former using a walker, the latter in a battery powered mobile cart. Both are a tad memory challenged and tend to nod off. Nonetheless they manage to let us know that past and present GS&Pers should turn out for a black-tie party on May 8 at the San Francisco Opera House with festivities–including drinks, dinner and a surprise show–beginning at 5 p.m. They can RSVP at gsp25@gspsf.com.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWSR&R Partners has promoted Arnie DiGeorge to the position of group creative director, overseeing the agency’s creative teams in the Las Vegas and Phoenix offices. In his previous position as creative director in the Las Vegas office, DiGeorge managed all online, print and broadcast creative for the agency’s $80 million Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority client. DiGeorge was part of the original creative team that developed the pop culture phenomenon, “What happens here, stays here” for Las Vegas, plus he spearheaded both “product” campaigns focusing on the city’s amenities–“Alibi” and the recently launched “Your Vegas is Showing”….Bicoastal music/sound design house Human has promoted Lauren Bleiweiss to executive producer. The New York-based Bleiweiss will continue to be integrally involved with client relations, will continue to oversee Human’s production department, and work closely with managing partner Marc Altshuler to supervise company operations. Bleiweiss joined Human in 2004 as a producer, working her way up to head of production….
First-Time Feature Directors Make Major Splash At AFI Fest, Generate Oscar Buzz
Two first-time feature directors who are generating Oscar buzz this awards season were front and center this past weekend at AFI Fest in Hollywood. Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first woman nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar---on the strength of Mudbound in 2018--brought her feature directorial debut, The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios), to the festival on Sunday (10/27), and shared insights into the film during a conversation session immediately following the screening. This came a day after William Goldenberg, an Oscar-winning editor for Argo in 2013, had his initial foray into feature directing, Unstoppable (Amazon MGM Studios), showcased at the AFI proceedings. He too spoke after the screening during a panel discussion. The Fire Inside--which made its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival--tells the story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (portrayed by Ryan Destiny), a Black boxer from Flint, Mich., who trained to become the first woman in U.S. history to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the sport. She achieved this feat--with the help of coach Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry)--only to find that her victory at the Summer Games came with relatively little fanfare and no endorsement deals. So much for the hope that the historic accomplishment would be a ticket out of socioeconomic purgatory for Shields and her family. It seemed like yet another setback in a cycle of adversity throughout Shields’ life but she persevered, going on to win her second Gold Medal at the next Olympics and becoming a champion for gender equality and equitable pay for women in sports. Shields has served as a source of inspiration for woman athletes worldwide--as well as to the community of... Read More