Frederic Planchon of Anonymous content directed this GE spot titled “Beautiful Law” for BBDO New York. The work was inspired in part by the First Law of Thermodynamics–the fact that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one state to the other.
In this film, a young woman in a library studying law falls into a fantastic dream where she witnesses more than a century of ideas coming to life, energy flowing from innovation to innovation. In the end, she awakes in the real world, and leaves the library to carry that energy into the future. Part ode to innovation, part message to the future, “Beautiful Law” is a reminder that the energy that propelled GE for the past 132 years will live on–once, now and forever.
David Lubars, chief creative officer, BBDO Worldwide, said, “GE and BBDO have the type of long-standing marriage that’s rare in any industry–especially in ours, it’s been over 100 years. This work represents a new beginning for both of us; a great way to reintroduce the way GE helps make the world go ‘round.”
Credits
Client GE Corporate Linda Boff, chief marketing officer; Nadia Malik, sr. director of brand marketing. Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, BBDO Worldwide; Matt MacDonald, chief creative officer, BBDO New York; Kara Goodrich, SVP, sr. creative director; Cesar Finamori, creative director; Nicole Granese, chief strategy officer; Ankit Mehra, strategic planner; Kim Kietz, SVP group executive producer; Alex Gianni, EVP, director of content production; Chloe Evans, sr. producer; Julia Millison, sr. music producer; Wren Schmith, music consultant. Production Company Anonymous Content Frederic Planchon, director; Eric Stern, managing director/exec producer; SueEllen Clair, VP of commercials; Ena Nicole Abadjian, head of production; Paul Ure, producer. Czech Production Company Stillking Matthew Stillman, managing director; Michael Skop, head of production; Lida Ashwell Ordnung, exec producer; Adam Lux, line producer/exec producer. Editorial Work Editorial Rich Orrick, editor; Erica Thompson, managing director; Alejandra Alarcon, exec producer; Chris Delarenal, head of production; Samara Kelly, sr. producer; Joey Tuzzolino, assistant editor. VFX Framestore Vicky Osborn, VFX creative director; Andre Vidal, VFX supervisor & compositing lead; Patrick Ross, CG lead; Menelaos Peristeridis, Nikola Yordanov, Joe Comeau, Michal Karcz, concept design; Sean Curran, Yarim Machado, previs; Margo Marenghi, CG animation; Soren Barton, Kira Yu, Vicky Stuart, Kaho Horiuchi, Stone Cleven, Jim Vidal, CG asset modeling; Kira Yu, Kaho Horiuchi, Rui Yang, Jim Vidal, CG asset texture/lookdev; Victor Farag, Marco Marenghi, CG layout; Richard Shallcross, Joey Sila, Kayla Whitehead, CG lighting; Mitch Deoudes, Francois Duchesneau, Ed Twiss, CG FX; Steve Drew, Kane Herd, Danny Popovic, Abhishek Singh, Sang Kim, Melissa Graff, compositing; Ivo Horvat, Pete Pace, Menelaos Peristeridis, Callum McKeveny, matte painting; Andre Vidal, Devon Taylor, Flame finishing; John DiMare, FX VFX editor; Tara Maloney, Framestore NYC head of studio; Veronica Ware, Framestore NYC head of production; Nick Fraser, exec producer; Nadia Brent, bidding producer; Catherine May, producer; Meghana Penumarthi, production coordinator. Sound House Sonic Union Owen Shearer, sound designer; Michael Marinelli, mix engineer; Mary Kate Valentino, sound producer. Music Soundtree “Recharge” composed by Joel Hartman, published by Soundtree Music Publishing; Jay James, Soundtree exec producer/managing director.
Tom Tagholm of Various Films directed this moving piece for the U.K.’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) out of creative agency MullenLowe UK.
Focused on adult social care, the public service film delves into the world of care providers and how they connect with those they help. We feel how gratifying it is to assist people in daily tasks, the value it brings to their lives--and to the lives of those who provide this special care.
It’s a special career for people who might not have previously considered the role. It’s about a fulfilling job that fulfills lives. There’s a shared, reciprocal energy that emerges from working together in this way.
Capturing this dynamic and doing justice to this human story grew out of the creatives and filmmaker spending an extended amount of time in this world--long before any scheduled lensing. At this juncture, there were no cameras, just getting to know those involved--sharing tea and chatting, driven by a curiosity about life.
And this facilitated down the line the capturing of real human stories--trying not to get in the way of the natural rhythms of these special relationships as they unfolded. The mission was to recognize and capture all this--and in some cases uncover the significant moments and feelings inside of an apparently normal day. At the same time, the role of adult special care providers isn’t sugarcoated. There are challenges on both sides of the relationship. Yet there is a magic to the seemingly mundane, practical beats in a life--getting from point A to point B, answering emails, shopping, the daily tasks where the connection felt the most vivid and inspiring. One such task was seeing a man in a kitchen, cutting an onion for the first time, experiencing the joy of cooking.
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