In the office lunchroom, a worker is informed by another that there will be a motivational speaker session next Monday. Thinking quickly on his feet, the worker comes up with an excuse which prevents him from attending: “Hate to miss it,” he says, explaining that Monday is “Jolly Roger Day.”
The spot then takes us to a group of boisterous, celebrating pirates on a ship. They are singing their hearts out until they are fired upon and sunk by another ship.
The worker goes on to explain that Jolly Rogers never let his crew sing again.
His puzzled fellow worker asks, “How do you commemorate that?”
The reply: “We see a show in Vegas.”
The spot then implores us to come up with our own excuse to get away to Las Vegas.
Roderick Fenske of Hungry Man directed this offbeat :30 for R&R Partners, Las Vegas.
The DP was Joost van Starrenburg. Editor was Kevin Anderson of Rex Edit.
“Overnight Success” Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making For Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit "The Perfect Couple," have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of "Gossip Girl." Hewson's first big film role was in 2011's "This Must Be the Place." They do concede, however, that it's recent TV roles — "The White Lotus" for Fahy and "Bad Sisters" for Hewson — that have led to new frontiers of opportunity.
Susanne Bier, who directed "The Perfect Couple," says both Fahy and Hewson are "going to be big stars."
"They certainly have proper, profound star quality, Both of them in very different ways," Bier says. "Both are incredibly creative, incredibly smart, and also have a impressive insight as to who they are. You can be a great actor or actress and not necessarily really know who you are yourself. And they do."
Hewson, 33, whose dad is U2 front man Bono, may have grown up in a famous family but she's now in demand in her own right. She will next be seen in a second season of "Bad Sisters, " out in November. She's in Noah Baumbach's next film, alongside Adam Sandler, George Clooney and Riley Keough. She's also been cast in Steven Spielberg's next production and is set to star opposite Murray Bartlett in a racing series for Hulu.
Fahy, 34, is in production on a limited series with Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock called "Sirens," written by Molly Smith Metzler ("Maid") for Netflix. She also has two films in the can with Josh O'Connor ("The Crown," "Challengers") and Brandon Sklenar ("It Ends With Us").
The two actors spoke candidly about this phase of their careers. This interview has been condensed for clarity and... Read More