Dayton/Faris (the duo of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) of production house Bob Industries directed this AT&T spot, titled “Present,” which introduces us to a family, including a girl who is seemingly always on her smartphone. This holiday tale from BBDO Atlanta and New York encourages people to disconnect from their digital world to enjoy this season which is time meant to be spent with family and friends. A voiceover relates, “This season give the present of being present.”
Titled “Present,” this :60 and :30 cut-down version launches today on YT and will run for two days only (Dec 24 – 25) on broadcast and AT&T’s social channels. AT&T’s mobility advertising TV media will all only run “Present” during this time to ensure that their holiday message is the only one shared in everyone’s home this holiday season.
CreditsClient AT&T Agency BBDO Atlanta and New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Matt MacDonald, executive creative director; Stephen McMennamy, Alex Russell, sr. creative directors; Chris Miller, Bryan Lee, associate creative directors; Dave Rolfe, director of integrated production; Julie Collins, group executive producer; Cheryl Gackstetter, executive producer; Melissa Chester, music producer. Production Bob Industries Dayton/Faris, directors; Corey Walter, DP; TK Knowles, John O’Grady, Chuck Ryant, exec producers; Bart Lipton, head of production. Editorial Bikini Edit Avi Oron, editor; Gina Pagano, exec producer. Audio Heard City Evan Mangiamele, audio engineer. Post Company 3 Tim Masick, colorist. Post Spontaneous Bryce Edwards, exec producer, conform Music Walker
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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