In a breaking campaign highlighting the Old Spice Fresh Collection–a line of deodorant, body spray and body wash all inspired by scents from some of the freshest places on earth like Cypress, Denali, Matterhorn, Komodo and Fiji–the iconic ‘the man your man could smell like” spokesman resurfaces, literally, from beach sand in a TV :15 titled “Fiji,” which debuted on air today.
In the spot, we first see a beautiful beach setting and from the sand rises “the man”–played by Isaiah Mustafa–who asks, “Does the fresh scent of Fiji make your man smell like a never ending tropical rain forest? A personalized love song melody? [He now holds a guitar.] A romantic puppy surprise? [The guitar opens to reveal a pair of cute puppy dogs].”
To all those self-asked queries, he answers, “Yes.”
An end tag then introduces us to the Old Spice Fiji product line.
The :15 was directed by Tom Kuntz of MJZ for Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore.
The W+K team included creative directors Jason Bagley and Eric Baldwin, copywriters/art directors Eric Kallman and Craig Allen, producer Corey Bartha, executive creative directors Mark Fitzloff and Susan Hoffman, and executive producer Ben Grylewicz.
The DP was Neil Shapiro. Jeff Scruton and Scott Kaplan exec produced and produced, respectively, for MJZ.
VFX house was The Mill Los Angeles, with an ensemble that included Flame artist/shoot supervisor and 2D lead artist Phil Crowe, VFX producer Arielle Davis, exec producer Sue Toryan, 3D lead artist Mike Panov, 2D artists Andy Bate, Gizmo Rivera, Becky Porter, Steve Cokonis, Zack Linkow, Nick Taylor, Billy Higgins, Gavin Camp and Narbeh Mardirossian, 3D artist Yorie Kumalasari, matte painter Andy Wheater, Kink Sanders of the art department, and previz and shoot supervisor Gregg Lkomski.
Editor was Carlos Arias of Rock Paper Scissors, with Angela Dorian serving as post producer.
Colorist was Stefan Sonnenfeld of Company 3.
Stimmung‘s Zach Ships and Gus Koven were composer and sound designer, respectively. Jack Catlin produced for stimmung
Mark Meyuhas of Lime was the audio post mixer.
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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.
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