Al Roker, “America’s Weatherman,” is featured in this commercial for BMW’s annual Summer Sales Event, part of a campaign from Goodby Silverstein & Partners (GS&P).
Directed by Win Bates via Tool of North America, the “Summer Is All Yours Spot” finds Roker intentionally giving an inaccurate rainy weather forecast on social media. Roker is then seen cruising to the shoreline in his all-electric BMW i4 to enjoy a perfect beach day all to himself.
“Saying Al’s personality is as electric as the BMW cars we are promoting would be a cliché, so I won’t say it. But wait…I think I just did,” said Rich Silverstein, co-chairman and co-founder at GS&P.
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Al Roker, a true entertainment icon whose passion and trademark charm fit beautifully with the BMW brand,” added GS&P executive creative director Matt Edwards.
Credits
Client BMW North America Agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners Rich Silverstein, co-chairman/partner; Matt Edwards, executive creative director; Kevin Leung, Clemens Zlami, associate creative directors; Guillermo Aliaga Pueyrredon, sr. art director; Belen Russomanno, sr. copywriter; Jim Haight, head of production; Matthew Flaker, executive producer; Jennifer de Leon, producer; Jim King, director of graphic services; Saam Gabbay, photography; Tena Goy, executive interactive producer; Severin Sauliere, sr. interactive producer; Will Hung, director of production arts; Joanna Pham, Maria Leung, production artists; Katie Coane, deputy director of brand strategy; Nik Poon, brand strategy director; Kelly Kikuch, brand strategist; Dong Kim, group communication strategy director; Charlotte Cordova, sr. communication strategist. Production Company Tool of North America Win Bates, director; Mary Church, exec producer; Nancy Hacohen, managing director. Editorial Arcade Edit Dave Anderson, editor; Dean Miyahira, assistant editor; Crissy DeSimone, exec producer; Megan Dahlman, head of production; Wendy Umanzor, producer. VFX/Finishing The Mill Nhat Tran, Jeffery Robins, VFX supervisors; Hillary Thomas, exec producer; Sherilyn Martin, producer; Joelle Amoroso, production coordinator; Nhat Tran, 2D lead artist; Diiwaker S, 2D lead artist (BLR); Sandra Ross, 2D artist; Aasheesh Singh, Akhil A S, Jhoshidh T, Atul Palande, 2D artists comp (BLR); Tushar Suresh Bhat, Appu Gowda, Chaithra H, Kishor Sasane, 2D artists roto (BLR); Gowthaman N, Sailen Khanra, Ankit Panwar, Manoj Kumar, Shubham Pawar, 2D artists paint (BLR); Tushar Sethi, Sandeep Kumar Yadav, asset artist (BLR); Rajkumar Gupta, Puppala Vinod Kumar, tracking (BLR); Itai Muller, matte painting. Mix/Sound Design Sonic Union Mike Marinelli, sound designer/mix engineer; Justine Cortale, sound producer; Carly Morgan, assistant engineer.
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.
