Deutsch New York created a “New Way to Well” campaign for VillageMD, a national provider of value-based primary care services, which included this spot titled “Factory” in which a doctor is literally whisked away in the midst of treating a patient, The commercial depicts a broken healthcare system–taking the form of a complex automated assembly line where patients don’t get the time and attention they deserve. VillageMD is then positioned as driving much needed change which keeps doctor and patient together, communicating and building a relationship.
Patrick Daughters of Anonymous Content directed the VillageMD package of spots, including “Factory," with Artjail serving as VFX house.
Credits
Client VillageMD Agency Deutsch New York Samira Ansari, chief creative officer; Jeff Kopay, Craig Feigen, Adam Glickman, Matt Vescovo, Scott Kaplan, creative directors; Liz Gumbinner, EVP, executive creative director; Melatan Riden, EVP, head of art & design; Alexandre Correa, design director; Joyce Shi, Limber Zhang, designers; Miriam Franklin, EVP, head of integrated production; Gillian Burkley, sr. producer; Matt Onorato, digital producer. Production Anonymous Content Patrick Daughters, director; SueEllen Claire, exec producer; James Waters, line producer. Production Services Division Films Viktor Mara, line producer. Editorial Final Cut JD Smyth, editor; Maria Cunningham, assistant editor; Laura Mirabell, exec producer; Sarah Roebuck, managing director. Telecine Trafik Mark Gethin, colorist. VFX ArtJail John Skeffington, managing director/exec producer/partner; Elizabeth Thuvanuti Keating, head of production, NY & L.A.; Adriana Wong, sr. producer; Andreina Villabon, production assistant; Steve Mottershead, founder/executive creative director/shoot supervisor; JD Yepes, head of 2D, partner/VFX lead/shoot supervisor; Jackie Liao, head of 3D; Dayung Jo, Wes Cronk, 2D artists; Todd herman, Mark Ingle, Cody Chen, Emily Irish, 3D artists; Darren Chang, previz; James Healey, concept design; DJ Miranda, U.S. sr. data tech, NY & L.A.; Stephen Ramnarine, data tech. (Toolbox: Nuke, Maya, Houdini, Flame) Music JSM Joel Simon, CEO/CCO/co-composer; Nathan Kil, co-composer; Jeff Fiorello, VP/exec producer; Norm Felker, Andrew Manning, sr. producers; Sharon Cha, producer. Audio Post Heard City Phil Loeb, partner, sound designer & mixer; Gloria Pitagorsky, partner/managing director; Liana Rosenberg, producer.
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
