The Lab at Anonymous Content has created Unlock Life, the new brand platform for Lime, the electric scooter transportation company. The campaign–which sprung from a partnership between Lime and The Lab–includes short films such as this one, Carlos, which profiles an inner city lad whose life has been changed by the mobility he gains from Lime rental scooters. He can access all of L.A., connecting him with people from different walks of life as well as the realization that all of us, no matter our differences, have much in common.
Cara Stricker of Anonymous Content directed Carlos.
Formed last November, The Lab at Anonymous Content is a creative incubator inside the production and management company that’s built to push the boundaries of how brands tell stories by tapping into Anonymous Content’s diverse talent roster.
In addition to the Unlock Life platform and strategy, The Lab is working with Lime to build a digital media house for the brand, Movement, which will deliver compelling content, film, imagery and narratives through Lime’s new website. The full platform and website is slated to launch in mid-June.
Credits
Client Lime (scooter/micromobility transportation company) Creative The Lab at Anonymous Content Zac Ryder, Adam Groves, executive creative directors; Chase Hilton, Garrett Combes, lead creatives; Emma Starzacher, Eric Tu, executive producers; Cory Mulroney, co-producer; Caleb Kramer, strategist. Production Anonymous Content Cara Stricker, director; Eric Stern, managing director; Lori Stonebraker, exec producer; Bridgitte Pugh, producer; Ryan Marie Helfant, DP. Editorial Work Editorial Marlo Baird, exec producer; Brian Scharwath, producer; Margarida Lucas, editor; Josh Sasson, assistant editor. Color Moving Picture Company (MPC) Meghan Lang, exec producer; Susan Harris, Damian Winterbottom, producers; Ricky Gausis, colorist. VFX Moving Picture Company (MPC) Elexis Stearn, exec producer; Michael Heil, Michelle Watkins, producers; Benji Davison, lead Flame artist; Joshua Pena, Sean Anderson, Rob Ufer, Kathleen Kirkman, compositors. Audio Post Eleven Jordan Meltzer, mix/sound design; Andrew Smith, assistant mixer; Melissa Elston, exec producer; Imani Franklin, producer. Music Supervision Groove Garden Annie Pearlman, Melissa Chapman, music supervisors.
Blink, a provider of affordable smart home security, has launched an advertising campaign which features a light-hearted slice-of-life portrait of Maggie, a busy, cost-conscious mother who values more--more time with her loved ones, and more bang for her buck. The campaign was created by Merman and directed by Eva Michon.
Acting as creative agency and production company, Merman tapped into its deep well of creative talent, including screenwriters and copywriters as well as directors and producers to ideate for the brand. Blink was presented with a half-dozen creative ideas for the campaign. The winning concept was created by Merman’s managing partner Kira Carstensen and in-house creative director, Jack Taylor Cox.
“We loved working with the incredible creative team at Blink,” said Carstensen. “They took our ideas and made them better. I am a huge fan of the product, and now the people who represent it. We hope this is the first of many projects with them--showing consumers how they can get more with Blink.”
