This spot taps into the fact that when kids enjoy something, they want to do it again and again. Vignettes show kids saying “Again” to a parent or parents to repeatedly enjoy the same fun.
This affinity for “again” then dovetails to an announcement that as of today 75 percent of General Mills’ cereals no longer contain flavors and colors from artificial sources. So now parents can love General Mills cereals–again.
Jun Diaz of Smuggler directed these charming parent/child vignettes for General Mills agency McCann New York.
Credits
Client General Mills Agency McCann NY Eric Silver, North American chief creative officer; Tom Murphy, Sean Bryan, chief creative officers; Larry Platt, executive creative director; Ryan Quigley, Nick DiLallo, associate creative directors; Molly Wilkof, copywriter; Zoe Kessler, art director; Nathy Aviram, chief production officer; Amanda Revere, executive producer; Eric Johnson, Mike Ladman, music producers. Production Smuggler Jun Diaz, director; Drew Santarsiero, exec producer; Leah Fleischmann, producer. Editorial Work Editorial Ben Jordan, editor. Music Finger Music Audio Post Heard City Phil Loeb, engineer.
In this Super Bowl :30 for Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cup--directed by Matias & Mathias of Epoch Films for agency Erich & Kallman--a concerned park ranger reports live from the site of an active volcano where Reese’s fans are going to extreme lengths to get their hands and taste buds on the lava flow.
As passion builds, a team of park rangers rein in the mayhem--saving grandma from scootering into the hot flowing molten lava--and try to clear up the confusion: “Don‘t eat lava. Eat ooey-gooey Chocolate Lava.”
“There’s nothing better than seeing our fans go wild over new flavor additions to the classic Reese’s chocolate and peanut butter combo,” said Ryan Riess, VP of brand strategy and creative development, The Hershey Company. “The Big Game is the perfect stage to showcase our fan’s energy – whether that be from the top of a volcano or on the couch during football Sunday.”
In a joint statement, directors Matias & Mathias said of the “Don’t Eat Lava” spot, “Although the characters’ obsession with Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cups is completely realistic and very easy to identify with, our favorite part of this project was seeing all the talented people we got to work with become obsessed with making the lava flows of our dreams become a reality.”
