This one-minute spot for the Lenovo YOGA 910 notebook–created by EP+Co. (formerly Erwin Penland), directed, shot and edited by Manfred Reiff and produced by JH Artist Group–uses grains of rice to represent pixels in a visually impressive demo of what 4K resolution looks like on the new Lenovo YOGA 910.
The voiceover reveals that standard definition screens have 350K pixels, while HD screens have 2 million pixels. While the voiceover is explaining this, we see a team of black-clad artists in a studio starting to assemble a rice sculpture on a flat white platform, similar to how Tibetan monks create Buddhist sand mandalas. As the spot progresses, we see they’re creating a giant eye–paying off the copy line that, with the YOGA 910, “you can see every last detail.”
Client Lenovo Agency EP+Co. John Cornette, EVP; R.G. Lacandola, associate creative director; Mikael Kriisa, sr. art director; Jimmy McDonald, copywriter; Danny Miller, VP, director of content production. Production JH Artist Group Manfred Reiff, director/DP/editor; James Hendershot, exec producer; Ron Heard, line producer; Megan Caponetta, art director, prop stylist.
The Best Work You May Never See: Blinkink Director Jack Brown Takes Us On A Teddy Bear’s Journey For Tekla
Blinkink director Jack Brown created this stop motion film to tell a handmade story for Tekla’s holiday campaign.
Established in Copenhagen in 2017, Tekla was born from a desire to bring modernity and freedom of expression to the homeware category. As a brand, it rejects rapid trend cycles by designing for longevity, with an uncompromising focus on quality and responsible production. Brown’s use of stop-motion animation, using only Tekla fabrics, places both the brand’s story and its values front and center.
The film takes us on the journey of a teddy bear exploring the enchanted interiors of the Tekla Copenhagen store. The vibe feels dreamlike and the addition of stop motion adds a tenderness to the film. Inspired by the stories of Hans Christian Andersen, the campaign features iconic figures and nods to his fairytales; the towering mattresses of The Princess and the Pea, the magical umbrella of The Sandman, and the floating luggage of The Flying Trunk.
Brown said, “What an amazing little project this was, and for such a great brand. Tekla was such a cool client to work with. I suggested making the whole ad out of their fabrics and within 24 hours, there were boxes of beautiful fabrics being delivered for us to cut to pieces. Everything you see is about the size of an A4 sheet of paper and all hand cut, stitched and animated by a very small team of very talented people. Anita Bruvere was the lead builder and animator and did such an amazing job of turning all these tiny pieces of fabric into a magical world.”
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