Samsung’s mission to see the world as it could be, instead of accepting the limits of today, is reflected in this spot where the company’s developing technology is being used to do wondrous things, including a mobile device which allows a couple to see their unborn infant via ultrasound, and a tattoo artist who remotely creates an intricate design on a young woman. Sam Pilling of Pulse Films directed for Leo Burnett, Chicago.
Helping to drive this anthem piece is a classic tune. Leo Burnett, in collaboration with music house Human, reintroduces essential recording of “Que Será Será” to a new audience by remixing it with booming bass and hi-hats underneath. The team played with multiple genres of the classic song but creative instincts led them back to the magical charm of Doris Day accompanied by Frank De Vol and his orchestra. Day’s voice brings joy to the characters singing along.
Credits
Client Samsung Global Pio Schunker: EVP, global head brand marketing; Sonia Chang: VP, global brand marketing Agency Leo Burnett Chicago Mark Tutssel, chief creative officer, worldwide; Britt Nolan, chief creative officer, Chicago; Tom Scharpf, executive creative director; Michael Shirley, SVP, creative director; Sam Bruehl, VP, creative director; Travis Klausmeier, creative director; Ricky Johannet, sr. copywriter; Scott Kemper, SVP, executive producer; Bonnie Van Steen, Michelle Price, sr. producers; Chris Clark, director, music production; Aki Spicer, EVP, global strategy director; Christopher Bridgland, SVP, global strategy director; Julio Castillo, global strategist. Production Pulse Films Sam Pilling, director; Dav Karbassioun, exec producer; Chris Harrison, producer; Tom Nutting, production coordinator. Media Agency Starcom Editorial TenThree Ellie Johnson, editor. VFX The Mill Udesh Chetty, visual effects supervisor; Blake Nickle, exec producer; Mike Pullan, producer. Color The Mill Fergus McCall, head of color. Music Human Thomas Keery, music arrangement; Morgan Visconti, creative lead; James Dean Wells, exec producer. “Que Sera Sera,” sung by Doris Day; Frank De Vol and his orchestra Sound Design Another Country, Chicago John Binder, sound designer Audio Post Another Country, Chicago John Binder, audio mixer
Following World AIDS Day, which was celebrated on December 1, co-production companies Central Films and Freelance For track one man’s existential, and potentially career-altering, decision to “come out” as living with HIV in Spain in this public service spot titled “The HInVisible Celebrity.”
Out of agency Señora Rushmore for ViiV Healthcare Spain, in collaboration with GESIDA, SEISIDA, and Apoyo Positivo, the PSA--directed by Rodrigo García Sáiz via Central Films Spain--addresses the stigma against publicly living with HIV in Spanish society. In the more than 40 years since the first case of HIV appeared in Spain, no public figure in Spain has claimed to have HIV. Viiv Healthcare Spain asks, if there are 150,000 people with HIV in Spain (or approximately 1 in 300), why don’t we know anyone with HIV?
The central character, who dons a mask of television-pixelated anonymity, gives himself an introspective pep-talk ahead of announcing his status to the Spanish public. Along the way, he wonders what will become of his career, and reputation in general, even as he recognizes that his declaration could change Spain’s cultural landscape for the better and for all of those in Spain who live with HIV every day. As no public figure in Spain has ever announced living with HIV--due to fear of public rejection--this character realizes that such a role model could change that.
The character has already begun building social media awareness with his Instagram profile, @famosoinvihsible, which began cataloging his life as a public figure earlier this fall. Still, though, the figure either leaves himself out of the picture, faces away from the camera, or dons the pixelated mask associated with anonymous admission. “The HInVisible... Read More
