Amazon’s new brand campaign out of agency 72andSunny Los Angeles offers creative interpretations of real customer reviews. This hero film titled “Tent”–directed by Gary Freeman via production house MJZ–sprung from an actual review which read, “Bought a tent for their beds…Gave them a new world.”
“Tent” features an expectant mother who already has two young, rambunctious boys. She watches as her boys struggle for autonomy and space in a shared room. She gets an idea to solve this problem by ordering two separate bed tents, purchased easily on Amazon. The boys create their own worlds, and in doing so, mom finds an unexpected way to bring them closer together.
Matt Murphy, chief creative officer at 72andSunny, said, “After reading thousands of customer reviews on Amazon, it felt like we were getting a peak into what the brand means to people. The stories in the reviews told us not just about buying things, but that it’s what people do with the things they buy that matters.”
Credits
Client Amazon Agency 72andSunny Los Angeles Matt Murphy, chief creative officer; Lauren Smith, executive creative director; Scott Reedy, Shawn Raissi, creative directors; Kailey Riggen, sr. designer; Lulu Wimberly, sr. writer; Mike Farrell, design director; Lora Schulson, head of production, North America; Nicole Hasse, director of production, L.A.; Rebecca Wilmer, executive producer; Elena Licursi, jr. producer. Production MJZ Gary Freeman, director; Nicolas Karakatsanis, DP; Laura Macauley, sr. exec producer; Sara Cummins, producer; Natalie Isaac, production manager. Production Services 24/7 Niklas Murray, EP/managing director; Tanya Sokolova, exec producer. Editorial Union Graham Turner, editor; Joe Schiffer, sr. cutting assistant; Michael Raimondi, president/managing partner; Lillian Ghodoushim, producer. Finishing Hunter Logan Aries, exec producer; Carolyn Woods, Flame; Scott Talbot, animator. Color Grade Company 3 Matt Osborne, colorist; Dan Butler, producer. Sound Beacon Street Studios Rommel Molina, mixer/sound designer; Kate Vadnais, exec producer.
The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.
This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.
