The Manning Brothers–NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli–star in this tongue-in-cheek music video introducing us to DirecTV’s Fantasy Zone Channel devoted exclusively to fantasy football. The Mannings think the channel is so cool that they’ve dubbed it a fantasy football fantasy.
A music video fantasy then unfolds featuring former pro QBs Joe Namath and Archie Manning (father of Eli and Peyton), female dancers and assorted others.
Director X of DNA helmed the video for agency Grey New York.
Client DirecTV Agency Grey NY Tor Myhren, president/chief creative officer; Dan Kelleher, executive creative director; Doug Fallon, Steven Fogel, group creative directors; Kim Nguyen, Marques Gartrell, creatives; Andrew Chinich, executive producer; Lindsay Myers, producer; Zachary Pollakoff, music producer. Production DNA, Hollywood, Calif. Director X, director; Missy Galanida, Patricia Judice, exec producers; Justin Diener, producer; Tara Martin, production supervisor; Omer Ganai, DP. Editorial Cosmo Street Tom Scherma, editor; Maura Woodward, exec producer; Heather Richardson, producer; Dave Otte, assistant editor. Audio Mister Bronx Audio David Wolfe, mixer/sound designer. Music Butter Music & Sound Andrew Sherman, creative director; Ian Jeffreys, exec producer; Glen Cavanaugh, producer/mixer. Audio mixHaus studios Richard Furch, additional vocal mixing. On-set Recording Studio 101 NOLA. Post Method Studios, New York. Jay Hawkins, Doug Luka, VFX supervisors; Carlos Herrera, producer. Casting Caballero Casting & Avenue 3 Casting.
Comcast and Xfinity have released this short, “Stay Connected to Your Dreams,” to celebrate the November 22 release of Universal Pictures’ feature film Wicked.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, based on the generation-defining blockbuster stage musical, stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. This short follows their journeys from childhood to present day, where they take on the iconic roles of Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. Along the way, Wicked fans will be delighted by Easter eggs, including props from the film and Broadway show, and will experience emotional, real-life moments featuring the two stars. The short film was unveiled today (11/12) on Erivo and Grande’s social channels and can be viewed across television, social media and on an Xfinity site.
“Stay Connected to Your Dreams,” which is directed by Wicked DP Alice Brooks, ASC (via production house Superprime) in collaboration with Wicked director Jon M. Chu, taps into the power of connection, friendship and achieving your dreams. It begins with Grande and Erivo’s childhoods, and how Wicked fueled their love for music and film. It then moves through their teen years and into adulthood where Grande shared the fateful tweet in 2011 that playing Glinda in Wicked would be her dream role. The short film concludes with the actual footage from the videoconferencing call back in 2021, where both women learned they’ve been cast in the coveted roles of Elphaba and Glinda.
In addition, the short film will be the first-ever 4DX spot shown across the country. Theater-goers will feel the magic of Oz, complete with an immersive cinema experience combining on-screen visuals with synchronized motion seats... Read More
