Rob Pritts of Backyard directed this comically informative :30 PSA which delivers everything you need for a gag, but not for an emergency. This American Red Cross PSA features a husband attempting to justify his funny-but-useless emergency supply kit selections to his wife.
The PSA opens on the couple in a darkened, candlelit basement. Notes the wife, “That was some storm,” followed by her cheerful husband grinning ear-to-ear, “Good thing I packed an emergency kit.” He opens it to reveal: chocolate frosting, soy sauce, a bag of glass. He also takes out a stuffed squirrel, “Here’s Nancy. Can you hold her?” His wife recoils as he hands Nancy over. A board game, nunchucks and ‘DJ Parking Only’ sign follow, to which the wife declares, “We’re doomed.” A voiceover concludes as the couple prepares properly, “Try having a better plan. The first step is putting together a three-day supply of useful items.” The American Red Cross / Prepare SoCal logo closes out the PSA.
Agency is BBDO Atlanta. The campaign also includes a :90 version for the web.
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More