In this initial spot in ESPN’s new “That’s Gonna be on SportsCenter” campaign from Droga5 NY, a football player lamenting a botched play is visited by an other-worldly sportscaster Kenny Mayne, who lets him know that the moment is definitely going to be on SportsCenter. Unfortunately for the player, it will be a part of the Not Top 10 segment, where highlights are celebrated for their infamy, rather than achievement.
Mike Warzin of Arts & Sciences directed the ad, which is entitled “Reflection.” The phrase “That’s Gonna be on SportsCenter” became part of the sports lexicon years ago, as the show became embedded into the fabric of sports culture. “That’s Gonna be on SportsCenter” is a reminder and celebration that there are moments in sports, and then there are "SportsCentermoments."
Credits
Client ESPN – SportsCenter Agency Droga5 NY David Droga, creative chairman; Neil Heymann, chief creative officer; Brandon Pierce, group creative director; David Spradlin, art director; Evan Barkoff, copywriter; Mark Yoon, design director; Erin Wilson, designer; Sally-Ann Dale, chief creation officer; Jesse Brihn, director of film production; Tricia Lentini Himot, executive producer; Holly Schussler, associate producer. Production Arts & Sciences Mike Warzin, director; Ryley Brown, DP; Marc Marrie, managing director; Ashley Rabin, head of production; Eric Matthew Sedorovitz, line producer; Bailey Reeves, production supervisor. Editorial Exile Edit Katie Turinski, editor; Ling Chua, assistant editor; Sasha Hirschfeld, exec producer; Evyn Bruce, head of production; Gwynne Evans Reid, sr. VFX producer; Dino Tsaousis, Flame/VFX artist. Telecine Company 3 Sofie Borup, sr. colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, producer. Sound Design Wave Studios Aaron Reynolds, sound designer; Vicky Ferraro, exec producer. Audio Post Heard City Philip Loeb, mixer; Gloria Pitagorsky, exec producer.
Following World AIDS Day, which was celebrated on December 1, co-production companies Central Films and Freelance For track one man’s existential, and potentially career-altering, decision to “come out” as living with HIV in Spain in this public service spot titled “The HInVisible Celebrity.”
Out of agency Señora Rushmore for ViiV Healthcare Spain, in collaboration with GESIDA, SEISIDA, and Apoyo Positivo, the PSA--directed by Rodrigo García Sáiz via Central Films Spain--addresses the stigma against publicly living with HIV in Spanish society. In the more than 40 years since the first case of HIV appeared in Spain, no public figure in Spain has claimed to have HIV. Viiv Healthcare Spain asks, if there are 150,000 people with HIV in Spain (or approximately 1 in 300), why don’t we know anyone with HIV?
The central character, who dons a mask of television-pixelated anonymity, gives himself an introspective pep-talk ahead of announcing his status to the Spanish public. Along the way, he wonders what will become of his career, and reputation in general, even as he recognizes that his declaration could change Spain’s cultural landscape for the better and for all of those in Spain who live with HIV every day. As no public figure in Spain has ever announced living with HIV--due to fear of public rejection--this character realizes that such a role model could change that.
The character has already begun building social media awareness with his Instagram profile, @famosoinvihsible, which began cataloging his life as a public figure earlier this fall. Still, though, the figure either leaves himself out of the picture, faces away from the camera, or dons the pixelated mask associated with anonymous admission. “The HInVisible... Read More
