Energy BBDO created a series of online gun reviews for Guns Down America in which real survivors assess the guns that almost killed them in an effort to underscore the danger of firearms and raise the standards of online content relative to guns.
The new campaign calls on social media platforms and content creators to affix a warning label to gun-related content that tells viewers the truth about the innate danger of firearms.
The reviews campaign is hosted on a YouTube subchannel of Guns Down America called Guns That Work, where you can discover Kate Ranta and Nicole Jones who have survived excruciating gun violence attacks. They describe in detail the efficacy of each gun in order to draw attention to the damage firearms inflict on the human body.
Flynn Drew directed and shot the videos, including this one that features Ranta with her deeply personal review of the Beretta Pistol.
Credits
Client Guns Down America Agency Energy BBDO Pedro Perez, Josh Gross, chief creative officers; Ioana Filip, executive creative director; Ricardo Salgado, VP, creative director; Rodolfo Fernandes, creative director; Ze Baldin, associate creative director/copywriter; Gabriel Barrea, associate creative director/art director; Dan McCormack, creative director/copywriter; Victor Ferreira, sr. designer; Chelsea Henricks, sr. social strategist; Matt Scheffer, content producer; Jeff Davis, executive producer; Flynn Drew, director/DP; John Pratt, EVP, head of integrated production; Samanta Vaupel, post producer; Casey Cobler, Steven Mach, editors.
After losing part of his right leg due to cancer, Terry Fox campaigned to raise national awareness and funding for cancer research by running his Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada 42-km daily run, on his prosthetic leg. Fox, who died in 1981, is a national hero. His image will be on Canada’s new $5 bill.
In this two-minute video titled “Finish It,” the Marathon of Hope is recreated. It’s all done in one take, and it features an actor/marathon runner who uses a prosthesis on the same leg as Fox. CGI was deployed to make him look more like Fox. To further ensure the actor represented Fox accurately, not only did the actor and team watch and study many videos of Terry, but Terry’s brothers, Fred and Darrel, coached the actor on Terry’s running style and mannerisms. They also created a copy of Terry’s prosthesis for the actor to use for the shoot.
The message is clear. As the Marathon of Hope now marks its 45th anniversary, we now have the opportunity to “Finish It” for Fox, raising money and awareness to get a cure for cancer over the finish line, completing the work that Fox started. The public service film starts with Fox on the marathon run, eventually joined by a crowd of other dedicated runners from all walks of life who take over the race.
Mark Zibert directed via production company Scouts Honour for Toronto agency Diamond. The video features a never-before-heard version of the song “Courage” from Canadian band The Tragically Hip.
“We wanted to create a campaign that captures the magnitude of Terry Fox’s legacy while driving meaningful action,” said Peter Ignazi, chief creative officer at Diamond. “By revisiting the Marathon of Hope with such care and reverence, we aimed to reignite Terry’s mission and... Read More
