To honor the sixth anniversary remembrance of the Sandy Hook School shooting, Sandy Hook Promise has launched its latest PSA, “Point of View.” Created by BBDO New York and directed by Rupert Sanders of MJZ, the chilling video highlights how often a shooter goes unnoticed until it’s too late.
“Point of View” follows students throughout their average high school day as they prepare for their class election. But the film takes a dark turn when it’s revealed to the viewer that they’ve been seeing the story through the eyes of a shooter all along. And only when the shooter raises his gun into frame do the students finally notice him too. The film serves as a shocking reminder of how easy it is to ignore the warning signs of someone on their way to becoming a shooter.
The PSA is running on Sandy Hook Promise’s social channels.
Credits
Client Sandy Hook Promise Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, worldwide chief creative officer; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Peter Alsante, sr. creative director; Bianca Guimaraes; Jim Connolly, associate creative director/copywriter; Marcus Johnston, associate creative director/art director; David Rolfe, director of integrated production; Alex Gianni, executive producer; Julia Millison, music producer. Production MJZ Rupert Sanders, director; Jess Hall, DP; Kate Leahy, exec producer; Adriana Cebada Mora, producer. Editorial Work Editorial Ben Jordan, editor; Trevor Myers, assistant editor; Jane Dilworth, EP/partner; Erica Thompson, exec producer; Chris Delarenal, producer. VFX Blacksmith Eliza Randall, VFX supervisor; Daniel Morris, lead compositor; Yebin Ahn, compositor; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Tina Chen, VFX producer. Roto Studio 8 Tracking QLBeans Music/Sound TBD/Barking Owl Morgan Johnson, sound designer; Kelly Bayett, creative director/EP; Ashley Bento, producer. Audio Post Heard City Keith Reynaud, Eric Warzecha, mixers; Gloria Pitagorsky, managing director/partner; Jackie James, exec producer. ADR Lime Studio Zac Fisher, audio engineer; Kevin McAlpine, audio assistant Susie Boyajan, exec producer.
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
