As people across the country continue to suffer consequences of cannabis criminalization even in states where it is now legal, Maryland recently took a historic step toward ending this hypocrisy. Alongside justice advocacy organizations, including Last Prisoner Project (LPP), Governor Wes Moore (D-Maryland) signed an executive order granting the largest state cannabis pardon to date.
LPP applauds Gov. Moore and his administration’s actions to rectify racial disparities caused by cannabis prohibition, including this historic pardon that goes further than any previous cannabis clemency grant by including cannabis paraphernalia charges, in addition to possession charges. Together, more than 175,000 convictions will be pardoned.
Symbolically, Governor Moore has granted these pardons using LPP’s “Pen to Right History”–a pen that loved ones of people impacted by cannabis incarceration around the country have used to write letters to elected officials asking for justice. By using the pen, Gov. Moore joins LPP and all of their constituents in challenging other governors and leaders across the country to take up this “Pen to Right History” in their own states. McCann New York partnered with LPP last year on the original “The Pen to Right History” campaign.
And now McCann NY, commemorating its work with LPP, has created this video outlining Gov. Moore’s signing and the impact of the “Pen to Right History.”
CreditsClient Last Prisoner Project (LPP) Agency McCann New York Shayne Millington, chief creative officer; Cristina Reina, Pete Johnson, EVPs, global executive creative directors; Brad Soulas, Kristine Baker, SVPs, group creative directors; Dan Trimarchi, Camilla Ciappina, associate creative directors; Mook Phoungbut, VP, design director; Zoe Greene, executive producer; Kyle McGuiness, producer; Elliott Hyppolite, DP/audio; Dan Priore, editorial executive producer; Michelle David, sr. post producer; Nathan Thompson, creative content manager; Nathan Troester, Luke Graziano, sr. editors; Joe Rappa, editor; Paul DeCarlo, assistant editor.
Top Spot of the Week: Tennis Anyone? BigTime Creative Shop, Directing Duo Los Perez Team On Trailer For “Six Kings Slam” Tournament
Six tennis legends. Eight VFX worlds. “Call Of The Kings” is a trailer promoting Riyadh Season’s “Six Kings Slam,” a one-of-its-kind tennis tournament. This five-minute film was developed by BigTime Creative Shop and directed by Los Pérez, with visual effects from Electric Theatre Collective. Tennis players Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and Jannick Sinner star, each integrated into a bespoke VFX environment which mirrors their unique skill set. Djokovic, synonymous with mental strength, uses his power to stop a hurtling ball, whilst King-of-clay-courts Nadal shatters a gigantic clay effigy to take his shot. A viking explosion on seriously choppy waters, a near-invisible robot in a sandstorm and an armor-clad roaring bear are other elements of the film, deploying assorted VFX disciplines. Fire torches, crumbling rocks, exploding waves, parting oceans, creature animation, flaming tennis courts, electric rackets, avalanches and other FX elements were crafted in Houdini, while traditional digital matte painting allowed for set extension and enhancement throughout. With a host of celebrity talent with tight diaries shot against green screens and set builds, Electric Theatre Collective began concepting the scenes from the early stages, gathering photographic references, utilizing Midjourney and drafting concept art, while considering lighting and camera language and timing in pre-vis. Meanwhile, photogrammetry scans of sand dunes and cliffs helped to cement a huge scale 3D world, allowing for dynamic camera moves which are integral to the flow of the campaign. Dean Robinson, CG creative director, commented, “This job was far bigger and broader than anything Electric has ever dealt with before. The film... Read More