“Check Writer” introduces us to a key staffer for Ebates, the company which pays consumers money for shopping online. Our spokesman is a speed demon check writer as conceived by a creative team at marketing agency EVB.
Jared Hess, whose feature filmmaking credits include Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre (as well as the upcoming heist comedy Masterminds), directed “Check Writer” via Community Films, kicking off a gig which will see him helm each Ebates spot for a yearlong campaign spanning the U.S. and Canada.
Credits
Client Ebates Inc. Agency EVB Steve Babcock, executive creative director; Rich Ford, group creative director; Troy Burrows, creative director; Stuart Confer, Allison Bhatta, sr. art directors; Will Benham, sr. copywriter; Mark Pantsari, copywriter; Scott Potter, director of production; John Riddle, sr. producer. Production Community Films Jared Hess, director; Damien Acevedo, DP; Zach Mathews, production designer; Lizzie Schwartz, Carl Swan, exec producers; Drew Mardis, head of production; Lisa Shaw, producer. Editorial Spot Welders Kevin Zimmerman, JC Nunez, editors; Cutler Gray, assistant editor; Carolina Sanborn, exec producer; Evan Cunningham, producer. Postproduction Shipping+Handling Casey Price, creative director/lead Flame; Lauren Riedel Nishikawa, Flame artist; Lisa English, sr. postproduction producer. Telecine Company 3 Stefan Sonnenfeld, colorist; Rhubie Jovanov, exec producer. Animation Tom Yaniv Design Tom Yaniv, designer/animator. Music Beacon Street Studios Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, composers; Leslie DiLullo, exec producer; Amy Peel, music producer. Audio/Sound Design Mike Franklin, sound designer/mixer; Aaron Cornacchio, mix/sound design assistant; Kate Vadnais, mix/sound design producer.
This Netflix campaign from Wieden+Kennedy Portland gives the word “teaser” a whole new meaning. Netflix is showing entertainment fans around the globe a sneak peek at some of its highly anticipated titles to come this year .
The “Next on Netflix” brand campaign kicks off with this longform preview film titled “You’re Not Ready” featuring nearly three minutes of fan favorites and hidden Easter eggs that will keep fans guessing what’s to come in 2025. But if fans don’t look close enough at each scene, they may not catch hidden clues from some of Netflix’s most coveted movies and shows sprinkled throughout the film.
Directed by Megaforce via production company Iconoclast, the short film tells the story of a woman sitting in a corporate meeting, starved of any excitement. As her uneventful meeting continues, she sneakily pulls out her device and starts watching Netflix under the table. Suddenly, she’s propelled into Netflix’s universe and her action-packed adventure begins, as she takes on scenes from numerous genres and titles.
Our hero fan travels through the unique and thrilling worlds of Netflix’s biggest titles including Stranger Things, Squid Game, Wednesday, Emily in Paris, Cobra Kai, Happy Gilmore 2, and many, many more exciting Easter eggs that true fans and internet super sleuths will have to look closely to catch.
As the film concludes, it drums up even more anticipation and excitement for what’s to come when unveiling the final line--“You’re Not Ready For What’s Next.”
Together, W+K and Megaforce integrated 26 different Netflix shows and movies into the film. To seamlessly stitch one scene to the next, the team tapped editor Adriana Legay of Final Cut and integrated a unique... Read More
