Directing duo Terri Timely of Park Pictures takes an architectural look at the world of the vast IBM Cloud in this :60 titled “Designed for Data” out of Ogilvy NY. The spot utilizes Terri Timely’s signature clever visual composition to snapshot the limitless array of data that can be stored in the IBM Cloud. Within a continuous shot panning out, we see a sleek warehouse with a meticulously constructed lineup of vignettes building upon one another, magnifying the depth and variety of businesses’ usage of the cloud.
The IBM campaign also includes three Terri Timely-directed :30s that highlight real customers, including “Built for Transformation,” “Ready for New Business Models,” and “Spotlight on Dark Data.”
Credits
Client IBM Agency Ogilvy New York Steve Simpson, chief creative officer, North America; Jeff Curry, executive creative director, lead creative on IBM; Mark Koelfgen, executive creative director; Laurence Gega, Jason Slack, creative directors; Rebecca Patrick, creative manager; Steve Ford, executive producer. Production Park Pictures Terri Timely, director; Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Justin Pollock, exec producers; Anne Bobroff, head of production; Michelle Currinder, producer. Editorial Friendshop! Ben Suenaga, editor; Melissa Mapes, editorial exec producer; Garrett Crabb, editorial producer. VFX Art Jail Steve Mottershead, VFX creative director/owner; John Skeffington, VFX head of production
When dozens of Klick Health team members said they wouldn’t be able to hug loved ones over the festive season, the agency turned to AI and other magic to orchestrate a series of sentimental, surprise reunions captured in its “Holiday Hugs” video. The heartwarming four-minute video, benefitting the D.C.-based Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC), parallels recent findings from a Maru/Blue Public Opinion survey commissioned by Klick.
The poll found 74 percent of Americans and Canadians won’t be able to hug at least one person they wish they could over the holidays. And like those in the video, survey participants cited geographical distance and loved ones having passed away as the leading factors preventing their hugs.
“I just wish I could really squeeze her right now,” says teary-eyed New York Klickster Kari Bocassi watching her AI-generated hug with her sister Marlene, moments before she bursts onto the set for a long in-person embrace. The siblings have spent the past 14 years caring for their mother since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but haven’t been together for the holidays since Marlene moved to Virginia. Similarly, Toronto’s Fred Duarte gets the bear hug of his life when his brother Rico, who lives in Brazil, walks into Klick’s production studio for their first holiday reunion in seven years.
Directed by James Cooper via Cooper Films, “Holiday Hugs” also taps into the fact that hugs don’t just make people feel better emotionally, they also have numerous health benefits. According to the National Institutes of Health, hugs can lower blood pressure and boost the immune system.
“There’s nothing quite like the warmth and reassurance of a heartfelt hug,” said Klick’s chief creative officer Rich Levy. “With ‘Holiday... Read More
