DDB Chicago turned chicken to introduce TWIX Cookie Dough candy bars–namely a pair of vocal chickens who contemplate a twist on an age-old question. But instead of which came first, the chicken or the egg, the query this time around is which came first, the cookie or the cookie dough?
Titled “Philosophical Chickens,” this spot was directed by Ulf Johansson via Smith and Jones Films.
Client Mars Wrigley/TWIX Agency DDB Chicago Ari Weiss, global chief creative officer; Rodrigo Jatene, chief creative officer, Chicago; Colin Selikow, executive creative director; Patrick Almaguer, Mihail Aleksandrov, creative directors; Matt Blitz, head of production; Annie Larimer, executive producer; Nicole Schiavo, associate producer; Josh Drueck, global strategy director. Production Smith and Jones Films Ulf Johansson, director; Philippa Smith, exec producer; George Richmond, DP; Steve Smithwick, production designer. Editorial HutchCo Technologies Jim Hutchins, editor; Jimmy Hutchins, assistant editor; Jane Hutchins, exec producer. Color Company 3 Jean-Clement Soret, sr. colorist. Postproduction Framestore Kamen Markov, creative director; Guy Lubin, Luigi Russo, sr. Flame operators; Matt Dobrez, finishing/versioning; Alexia Paterson, Michael Brown, sr. producers; Alex Roesch, associate producer; Poppy Chadwick, VFX production coordinator; Conor Garnett, production assistant. Audio TheWorks David Axelbaum, sound designer/mixer; Tom Syoen, post producer.
The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.
This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.
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