This holiday spot, “Gift Box,” follows a girl whose imagination is sparked by a simple FedEx box, turning her Xmas morning into a magical experience.
Noam Murro of Biscuit directed this FedEx spot for BBDO New York, capturing the emotional side of package delivery by illustrating how it’s not about the packages or pallets but rather whit it means and does for people. “Gift Box” builds on the FedEx campaign “What we deliver by delivering” brand platform that was introduced last year.
Client FedEx Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, worldwide chief creative officer; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Greg Ketchum, Tom Godici, EVPs/executive creative directors; Greg Gerstner, SVP, sr. creative director; Banks Noel, Fred Covey VPs, creative directors; Eric Goldstein, VP, sr. creative director; Natalie Taylor, project manager; David Rolfe, EVP, director of integrated production; Alex Gianni, VP, group executive producer; Melanie Cornish, sr. producer; Melissa Chester, executive music producer. Production Biscuit Noam Murro, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Jeff McDougal, exec producer; Rachel Glaub, Mercedes Allen-Sarria, heads of production; Jay Veal, unit production manager; Jen Berry, production supervisor; Rodrigo Prieto, DP; Brock Houghton, production designer. Editorial Work Editorial Rich Orrick, editor; Erica Thompson, exec producer; Chris Delarenal, producer; Audrey Weiner, cutting assistant. Telecine Color Collective Alex Bickel, telecine artist; Claudia Guevara, producer. VFX/Conform/Finishing Blacksmith Eliza Randall, VFX supervisor; Jamie Scott, 2D lead/compositor; Jacob Coy, Meggen Burdick, Jacob Slutsky, Yebin Ahn, compositors; Olivier Varteressian, Tuna Unalan, Rick Walia, Vitaliy Burov, CG artists; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Tina Chen, VFX producer. Music Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, composers; Leslie DiLullo, producer. Audio Post Sound Lounge, New York Tom Jucarone, Peter Holcomb, engineers; Becca Falborn, producer.
At the heart of this campaign for Pay.UK Current Account Switch Service (CASS) is a playful yet relatable narrative, brought to life in the hero TV commercial, “Blind Date.” Directed by Rosie May Bird Smith of Biscuit Filmworks for agency House 337, the spot follows a woman nervously meeting her blind date, only to discover the person waiting for her is someone you definitely wouldn’t want to meet on a blind date. The voiceover reassures: ”Blind dates. They’re a bit like switching bank accounts. You don’t want any surprises. That’s why we guarantee there won’t be any when you switch with the Current Account Switch Service.” “Everyone knows the pain of a bad date, the gut-churning realization you’ve texted your boss instead of your mate, and being stuck next to someone eating the world’s stinkiest lunch,” said Ross Newton, creative director, House 337, who added, “Life is a minefield of unwanted surprises, so coming up with the campaign idea was the easy part. The real challenge was deciding which situations to include and which to ditch. Sadly, these scenarios are all too relatable for us all, myself included.” [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://wp-shoot.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/27172312/Current-Account-Switch-Service-Blind-Date.mp4"][/video] Read More
