We open on a world-class swimmer, Stephanie Dixon, stroking through the water–but the action is being played for us in slow motion reverse. As we see her power, passion and talent on display, her credentials appear on screen. She won five Gold Medals, two Silver at Sydney; one Gold, six Silvers, two Bronze at Athens; and one Gold, two Silver and one Bronze at Beijing.
As the reverse journey through the Olympic-sized pool takes us back to where she began–standing on the starting block about to dive in, we see that she has but one leg. A super appears which reads, “Save Your Sympathy For Her Opponents,” while heralding the upcoming 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. (3/12-21), and noting that the 2012 Paralympic Games are set for London.
The team of Woods+Low of OPC, Toronto, directed “Swimming” for BBDO Toronto. The DP was James Gardner. Editor was Mark Paiva of Posterboy Edit.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More