We open on a miniature makeshift circus sprawled out over a bedroom hardwood floor–a creation clearly sprung out of children’s imaginations.
Toys abound as we see soldiers, a doll on which hair has been pasted so to make her appear to be a bearded lady, an odd carousel, even a ringmaster doll who’s holding a whip.
As circus calliope big top stock music plays–and upon hearing a lion’s roar–we are then introduced to the king of the beasts: a cat whose body is shaved but whose head isn’t. The cat is in a cage on which appears the sign “Lion” made out of magnetized letters.
Clearly the kids who made this miniature circus have too much times on their hands.
Supered over this peculiar sight of the big cat is the slogan, “If you don’t amuse them, they will amuse themselves.”
Next a logo for Cliffs Amusement Park, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based, family-owned attraction now celebrating its 50-year anniversary.
Agency on the campaign, which includes “Circus,” is Strascina-Garcia Advertising, Albuquerque. The shop in turn tapped into Smugglers’ Inn, a Minneapolis shop featuring the creative team of art director Carol Henderson and writer/director Jarl Olsen. Henderson and Francesca Strascina-Garcia worked together earlier at Albuquerque agency McKee Wallwork Henderson.
Olson directed the Ciffs Amusement Park spots, with “Circus” shot by DP Joshua Hess on the RED camera.
The campaign was produced by Rebecca Elise Production Services, Albuquerque. Producers were Rebecca Elise and Carmen Silva of Rebecca Elise Production Services.
Editor was Clark Morris of :30 Second Street, Albuquerque.
Audio post mixer was Ed Shultz of Mountain Road Recording, Albuquerque.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More