With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Campbell Mithun, Minneapolis, created a campaign for UnConvention–a collective of citizens–designed to “welcome” delegates from the Republican Convention to the Twin Cities.
In “Park,” one of three web spots we see two women on a park bench kissing one another. On an adjacent park bench, two men are doing the same. In the distance, we see two men in suits walking through the park. Realizing that these two conservative types are approaching, the guys and gals stop kissing and reshuffle their perches so that each bench now is host to one man and one woman.
As the two business suit-clad men walk by, one of them observes, “Nice kids.”
A super explains, “The Republicans Are Coming.”
It’s followed by a second super which reads, “Make an effort.”
And the spot is tagged with the website address wwww.theunconvention.com.
Stephen Pearson of bicoastal/international Hungry Man directed the viral spots, including “Park.”
The Campbell Mithun team consisted of chief creative officer Jonathan Hoffman, executive creative director Reid Holmes, associate creative director/art director Gary Carter, copywriter Paul Brink and producer Alex Colvin.
Cindy Becker exec produced for Hungry Man with Amy Brewster serving as line producer. The DP was David Doyle.
Editor was Brody Howard of Ditch Edit, 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