This PlayStation campaign from BBH New York includes three films featuring familiar video game scenes that take unexpected turns when the characters become distracted by the details of their environments, demonstrating the incredibly detailed gameplay on PS4 Pro with dynamic 4K. This “Missed Details” campaign accentuates how the PS4 Pro delivers a core “feature” that gamers care about through PlayStation’s irreverent and fun brand.
This ScreenWork selection, “Armor,” features two medieval knights who decide to strike up a conversation about armor patterns while hammering each other in a brutal sword fight.
Campaign spots–the latest in PlayStation’s ongoing “Greatness Awaits” platform–were directed by Tim Godsall of Anonymous Content.
Credits
Client PlayStation Agency BBH New York Gerard Caputo, chief creative officer; Jonathan Mackler, executive creative director; Scott Cooney, Diego Fonseca, creative directors; Lili Bravi, designer; Ed Zazzera, head of production; Corinne Porter, content producer; Kendra Salvatore, head of strategy; Dylan Fauss, strategist. Production Anonymous Content Tim Godsall, director; Darko Suvak, DP; Eric Stern, managing director; SueEllen Clair, exec producer; Kerry Haynie, head of production. Line Production Company OPC Editorial Mackcut Editorial Gavin Cutler, editor; Brendan Hogan, Pamela Petruski, assistant editors; Gina Pagano, exec producer. VFX/Finish The Mill Eliana Carranza Pitcher, exec producer, shoot supervisor; Bugs Russell, Michael Brown, line producers; Kristine Nordella, shoot supervisor; Nathan Kane, creative director; Corey Brown, creative director, 2D lead artist. Color Company 3 Tim Masick, colorist; Kevin Breheny, producer. Music/Sound Q Department. Audio Post Sound Lounge
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
