A sleepy eyed guy trudges over to the refrigerator one morning, opens the door and pulls out a bottle of juice, takes a swig from it and puts it back in the fridge.
When he closes the refrigerator door, it’s revealed that Crunch the mascot–a man in a wolf costume–is standing in the kitchen. Without a moment’s hesitation upon being seen, Crunch activates an ear-piercing airhorn.
The man stands motionless, maintaining a deadpan facial expression despite the absurd sight of Crunch in his home and the airhorn’s equally absurd blaring sound.
Supered over this offbeat scene is the message, “It’s never too early.”
An end tag explains that now’s the time to get early bird season tickets for the 2007-’08 season of the Minnesota Timberwolves to see the best in NBA basketball.
“Airhorn” is one of five spots in a campaign directed by Walter Pitt of Salvation LLC, Minneapolis, for agency Martin Williams, Minneapolis.
Amy Brester produced for Salvation. The DP was Mike Welckle.
The Martin Williams team consisted of chief creative officer Tomo Moudry, creative directors Randy Tatum and Steve Casey, copywriter Chris Gault, art director Craig Ferrence, producer Sean Healey and assistant producer Jennifer Cadwell.
Editor was Todd Johnson of Martin Williams Chop Shop, Minneapolis.
Netflix Series “The Leopard” Spots Classic Italian Novel, Remakes It As A Sumptuous Period Drama
"The Leopard," a new Netflix series, takes the classic Italian novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and transforms it into a sumptuous period piece showing the struggles of the aristocracy in 19th-century Sicily, during tumultuous social upheavals as their way of life is crumbling around them.
Tom Shankland, who directs four of the eight episodes, had the courage to attempt his own version of what is one of the most popular films in Italian history. The 1963 movie "The Leopard," directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, won the Palme d'Or in Cannes.
One Italian critic said that it would be the equivalent of a director in the United States taking "Gone with the Wind" and turning it into a series, but Shankland wasn't the least bit intimidated.
He said that he didn't think of anything other than his own passion for the project, which grew out of his love of the book. His father was a university professor of Italian literature in England, and as a child, he loved the book and traveling to Sicily with his family.
The book tells the story of Don Fabrizio Corbera, the Prince of Salina, a tall, handsome, wealthy aristocrat who owns palaces and land across Sicily.
His comfortable world is shaken with the invasion of Sicily in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi, who was to overthrow the Bourbon king in Naples and bring about the Unification of Italy.
The prince's family leads an opulent life in their magnificent palaces with servants and peasants kowtowing to their every need. They spend their time at opulent banquets and lavish balls with their fellow aristocrats.
Shankland has made the series into a visual feast with tables heaped with food, elaborate gardens and sensuous costumes.... Read More