A sprinkler pops up and starts spraying water on the front lawn. Inside the house we see a guy in a mundane slice of kitchen life. But he hears some muffled commotion that causes him to seek out the source of the noise, which gets louder as he approaches the front door. He opens the door to find a man in swimming trunks having a grand old time on the front lawn, being doused by the sprinklers.
Indeed the lawn is this bathing suit-clad guy’s personal water amusement park. He’s seen in various positions getting soaked–laid out on the lawn kicking his feet in celebration and standing and spinning about repeatedly like a whirlybird.
A series of supered sentences relate: “Don’t make us ask you again. It’s a desert out there. Water only one day a week.”
A voiceover chimes in, “To find your watering schedule, go to changeyourclock.com.
This offbeat yet direct water conservation message on behalf of the Southern Nevada Water Authority was directed by Peter Harton Jensen of The Joneses, Santa Monica, for agency R&R Partners, Las Vegas.
The R&R team consisted of executive creative director Daniel Russ, creative director Ron Lopez, copywriter Jason Luery, art director Diane Vafi, executive producer Don Turley and producer Kelly Thompson.
Mel Gragido exec produced for The Joneses, with Jeanne Stack serving as producer. The DP was Stops Lagensteiner.
Editor was Bill Marmor of Rex Edit, Santa Monica.
Timothée Chalamet To Receive Arlington Artist of the Year Award At Santa Barbara Film Fest
Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). Chalamet will receive the award during an in-person tribute and career retrospective on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The evening will highlight his performances in three highly acclaimed films: A Complete Unknown (dir. James Mangold), Dune: Part Two (dir. Denis Villeneuve) and Wonka (dir. Paul King). This honor recognizes Chalamet’s unparalleled talent and his enduring impact on the cinematic landscape.
“I’m a big fan of Bob Dylan, and I was blown away by Chalamet’s transformation in A Complete Unknown. His performance is galvanizing and electrifying, especially coming on the heels of the major box office triumph earlier this year with Dune: Part Two. Truly, this is the age of Chalamet,” said SBIFF executive director Roger Durling.
Chalamet was the youngest Best Actor Oscar nominee since 1939 for his breakout role in Call Me By Your Name. He has starred in five Best Picture Oscar nominees: Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird, Little Women, Dune and Don’t Look Up. Additional credits include Bones and All, The French Disptach, Beautiful Boy, The King and Interstellar. He is currently in production on A24 and Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, inspired by the late American table tennis legend Martin “Marty” Reisman.
The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place February 4-15, 2025. Official events including screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes, will be held at SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre and its new Film Center, plus the historic Arlington... Read More