CLIENT
Pinnacle Foods/Mrs. Paul’s.
PRODUCTION CO.
Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles, in association with Reginald Pike, Toronto.
The Perlorian Brothers, director; Joe Zizzo, DP; Shawn Lacy Tessaro, executive producer; Scott Craig, producer. Shot on location in Toronto.
A-List LLC, New York.
James Williamson, director/DP; Al Califano, executive producer/line producer. Shot at Horvath Studios, New York.
AGENCY
Foote Cone & Belding, New York.
Sandy Greenberg and Terri Meyer, creative directors; Gerald Cuesta, copywriter; Howie Ronay, art director; Paddy Giordano, producer.
EDITORIAL
Mad Mad Judy, New York.
Steve Hamilton, editor; Amy Khoshbin, assistant editor.
POST/VISUAL EFFECTS
The Mill, New York.
Fergus McCall, colorist.
Framestore NY.
Murray Butler, Flame artist.
Stefaniuk Studio, Toronto.
Ron Stefaniuk, animatronic fish creator.
AUDIO POST
Sound Lounge, New York.
Glen Landrum, mixer.
MUSIC
Human, New York.
Andy Bloch, Gareth Williams, Morgan Visconti, Lindsay Jehan, Sloan Alexander and Gordon Minette, composers; Marc Altshuler, executive producer.
SOUND DESIGN
Mad Mad Judy.
Steve Hamilton, sound designer.
THE SPOTS
In the :30 "Swingset," a young girl stares at a large fish that occupies her spot on the swings in the park. Her stunned brother and mother stand behind her. The girl extends her hand toward the fish’s mouth, but her mother snaps out of her trance to grab the girl and back away. The voiceover asks, "Uncomfortable around fish?" The spot cuts to a shot of Mrs. Paul’s fish sticks. The voiceover encourages viewers to try Mrs. Paul’s fish sticks, which are made from whole filets. In "Racquetball" (:30), players back away from a fish that has taken center stage on a racquetball court. Both ads end with the tagline, "Get comfortable with fish."
Spots broke in October.