Matthew McConaughey, an actor who is known for his dynamic and multidimensional personality, hilariously shows just how mundane 2D life can be–a problem only Doritos 3D Crunch can solve in this Super Bowl spot.
The commercial follows a side of McConaughey no one has ever seen before, as he struggles as a flat 2D character through the most mundane day-to-day tasks like getting ready in the morning and walking his dog. After “falling flat” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in front of fellow guest Mindy Kaling, he stumbles upon a vending machine with Doritos 3D Crunch. With just one magical bite of the chips, McConaughey transforms back to the multi-dimensional, dynamic Matthew everyone knows and loves–except now he’s stuck in a Doritos vending machine.
The spot was created by Frito-Lay’s creative agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners and directed by Damien Chazelle, a Best Director Oscar winner for La La Land.
Credits
Client Frito-Lay/Doritos Agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco Margaret Johnson, chief creative officer; Laura Petrucelli, Andrew Bancroft, creative directors; Pedro Furtado, Sophie Lichtman, copywriters; Fabio Santoro, Mila Wizel, art directors; Rachael Stamps, content creative designer; Bonnie Wan, partner, head of brand strategy; Leila Gage, director of broadcast production; Sara Ward, executive producer; Molly Troy, sr. producer; Lauren Adams, producer. Production Superprime, Culver City, Calif. Damien Chazelle, director; Rodrigo Prieto, DP; Michelle Ross, managing director; Rebecca Skinner, managing director/exec producer; Charlotte Woodhead, exec producer; Matt Sanders, head of production; Carr Donald, line producer/unit production manager. Editorial Exile Edit Shane Reid, editor; Ersin Dogruer, Erin Offenhauser, assistant editors; Jennifer Locke, head of production; CL Kumpata, exec producer. Music “I Want To Break Free” by Queen. Justin Hurwitz, music editing. Sound Design Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Rohan Young, sound designer. Audio Post Lime Studios, Santa Monica Rohan Young, mixer; Jeremy Nichols, assistant mixer; Kayla Phungglan, producer; Susie Boyajan, exec producer. VFX/Finishing The Mill LA Anastasia Von Rahl, director of production; Heather Johann, sr. producer; Sean Tomek, production coordinator; John Leonti, creative director/shoot supervisor; Alexander Candlish, shoot supervisor/2D lead artist; Matt Bohnert, 3D lead artist; Franz Kohl, Jake Albers, Marisa Chin, Toby Brockhurst, Jacob Maymudes, Lenz Kohl, AVV Suresh,Rose Mathew, Prajeesh E,, 2D artists; Melanie Okamura, Christian Sanchez, Ziming Lui, Monique Espinoza, Ken Bishop, Daniel Stern, Hiroshi Tsubokawa, James Robinson, Stefan Kang, Omar Taher, Mike Kash, Elizabeth Hammer, Michael Lori, Krushna Ramrao Kulsange, Akshay Suresh Lanjewar, Asis Kumar Mahakhud, Somesh Tiwari, Sudhir Verma, Anish MohanFazal, Showber Shadik, Swathi Balasubramaniam, Upasana Choudhary , Verru Ramesh, Vinayak Balamurugan, Dongili Varaprasad, Manoj Ravi, Ashish Rawat, Lalit Salunke, Sukanta Chakraborty, Ujasgiri Goswami, Mahesh M S, 3D artists; Bill Lu, matte painting; Jacob Bergman, Matt Connolly, John Fieldling, Gustavo Gonzalez, Aton Lee, John Bloch, Michael Dinocco, animation; Justin Demetrician, motion graphics; Paul Yacono, colorist; Fawn Fletcher, exec producer, color; Denise Brown, color producer; Gemma Parr, Logan Highlen, color assist. (Toolbox: Flame, Nuke, Maya, Houdini)
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