A child drops her ice cream cone on the sidewalk which invariably and immediately draws a stream of ants. Ever wonder how the ants knew the sweet treat was on the pavement to begin with?
This :30 for Verizon FiOS solves that mystery as we see how a whole colony of ants gets the news that ice cream is on the menu.
It turns out that fast upload speeds are important when it comes to sharing–as captured by directors Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick of VFX/production studio PSYOP for McCann New York.
Client Verizon FiOS Agency McCann New York Sean Bryan, Tom Murphy, co-chief creative officers; Jesse Potack, group creative director/copywriter; Benjamin Vendramin, group creative director/art director; Michele Ferone, executive producer; Meredith Rizzard, sr. producer; Eric David Johnson, executive music producer; Mike Ladman, music producer. Production Smuggler and Psyop Todd Mueller, Kylie Matulick, directors. Animation Psyop Todd Mueller, Kylie Matulick, creative directors; Chris Fudge, 3D lead; Lane Jolly, VFX supervisor. (Toolbox: Maya, Nuke, Syntheyes, After Effects, Photoshop, Optical Flares for After Effects) Music “Here In My Heart” by MoZilla. Sound Design JSM Audio Post Sonic Union, Paul Weiss, audio engineer.
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
