A man walks in the middle of a farm, bends down and scoops up with his hands a pile of some fresh sloppy animal dung. Next, he’s rolling the dung, again with his bare hands, into a rod-like shape. He puts the fecal creation in a kiln and removes it after it’s sufficiently hardened.
He then hollows out the rod at his workshop station, and then uses an industrial drill to punch some well-placed holes into its body.
Next, we see his creative vision as the rod has become a makeshift flute, on which he plays an appealing rendition of, “We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”
His instrumental solo is punctuated by a message on screen which reads, “We can make anything sound good,” followed by the logo for Vancouver, B.C.-based music and sound house KOKO Productions.
This over-the-top promo was conceived by a creative team at DDB Canada, Vancouver, which included creative directors Dean Lee and Cosmo Campbell, associate creative director/copywriter/art director Daryl Gardiner, copywriter/art director Amina Halim and producer Sue Bell.
Director was Joe LaFleur of Transmission Inc.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More