As we approach Earth Day in April, FedEx has launched “Camper Scouts,” a spot in the “Where Now Meets Next” campaign from BBDO New York.
Directed by Noam Murro of Biscuit Filmworks, the film features a Camper Scout troop who spreads the word about a sustainable camping supply store to their entire global network after seeing a new FedEx EV parked out front. Such a dramatic increase in reach can be problematic for small businesses that are not prepared. Good thing FedEx has the network to help them deliver worldwide, while also making sustainability a priority with more electric vehicles and new reusable packaging. These sustainability efforts are part of the brand’s larger 2040 goal for carbon neutral operations.
The spot launches approximately one year after FedEx’s 2040 pledge and will continue to ramp up as we approach Earth Day in April.
CreditsClient FedEx Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Greg Ketchum, Tom Godici, EVPs, executive creative directors; Greg Gerstner, Banks Noel, SVPs, creative directors; Alex Gianni, EVP director of content production; Maria Real, executive producer; Lizzy Lehn, producer; Julia Millison, sr. music producer. Production Company Biscuit Filmworks Noam Murro, director; Shawn Lacy, managing partner, exec producer; Andrew Travelstead, exec producer; Sean Moody, head of production; Emily Skinner, producer; Jennifer Berry, production supervisor. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Damion Clayton, editor; Sebastian Zoltoff, assistant editor; Justin Kumpata, exec producer/head of production; Eve Kornblum, managing director; Adam Parker, producer. VFX Fancy VFX Randie Swanberg, executive creative director/founder; Alex Tracy, head of production; Graham Dunglinson, exec producer; Mario Caserta, owner/EVP, lead Flame artist; Janine Conway, sr. producer; Alanna Morton, production coordinator; Sungtae Will Kim, designer/2D animator; Mark Woit, Marc Goldfine, Flame artists; Andrew Santanastaso, tech ops. Color Color Collective Alex Bickell, colorist; Claudia Guevara, exec producer. Audio Heard City Keith Raynaud, mixer/sound designer; Sasha Awn, exec producer.
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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