Athletes and entertainers appear in this “Squad Up” trailer which in military-style cadence launches the much anticipated Call of Duty Modern Warfare II video game. Among the celebs on hand are Lil Baby, Nicki Minaj, Pete Davidson and Kane Brown.
Valentin Petit directed via PRETTYBIRD/Division for agency 72andSunny Los Angeles, with a score/track from SOUTH Music and Sound. The alluded to military rhythm came from SOUTH, the work entailing not only writing and producing music but also vocal casting and a heavy volume of lyric writing for the various characters in real time as the cast grew and evolved leading up the shoot on sets in London and L.A. SOUTH also handled sound design for the trailer.
Credits
Client Activision, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II launch Agency 72andSunny Los Angeles Glenn Cole, partner/creative co-chair; Zach Hilder, executive creative director; Jeff Lam, Ted Kapusta, Paul Roberts, creative directors; Lora Schulson, director of production, North America; Max Belin, sr. film producer; Tanya Zaccaro, film producer. Production PRETTYBIRD / Division Valentin Petit, director; Andrew Droz Palermo, DP; Bernadette Dus, production designer. Editorial The Den Tobias Suhm, Ben Entrup, editors. Music & Sound Design SOUTH Music and Sound Matt Drenik, Dan Pritikin, creative directors; Mike Mac, Jordan Baum, Robin Holden, Jon Darling, composers; Robin Holden, sound designer; Ann Haugen, exec producer; Allison Lapinski, producer. Audio Post Lime Studios Jeff Malen, mixer; Susie Boyajan, exec producer. Color Company 3 Stefan Sonnenfeld, colorist. Finishing Monumental VFX
To mark Prudential’s 150th anniversary, McCann New York is kicking off the new year welcoming Generation Beta with “The Beta Baby Bonus,” offering every baby born in the U.S. on January 1st $150, which could potentially grow to $100,000 when they retire. The work is also launching with a new study, in partnership with McCann’s Truth Central, called “Generation Beta: Redefining Life, Longevity, and Retirement”.
The study found that people predict this new generation will have vastly different lives than today, with 86% of people believing Generation Beta will have jobs that haven’t even been invented yet. Generation Beta is also predicted to live longer than those before them, and the study reveals optimism about a healthcare revolution that will transform their lives--with half of adults believing that cancer will be cured by Generation Beta. Crucially, when it comes to retirement, people see the value of starting early. Eighty percent of prospective Generation Beta parents agree that in an ideal world, parents would start saving for their child’s retirement from birth. In fact, the No. 1 regret among current and prospective parents is that they “didn’t save more for my retirement.”
The campaign launches with this “Generations” film--directed by Chris Smith via production house SMUGGLER--which interviews Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z on what defines their generation. With every generation known for something, Generation Beta has many unique advantages as it begins to take shape.
Shayne Millington, chief creative officer, McCann New York, said, “It’s not every day a new generation is born. So we needed to made the most of a once-in-a-generation event. We’re beyond proud to be able to launch... Read More
