Fans of classic horror movies have all experienced that moment where the music takes an ominous turn and the unsuspecting character is on the verge of opening a door where danger awaits. Imagine however, if for once, that character could heed the warnings of theatergoers and avoid the inevitable threat.
That’s the premise behind “Don’t Go In There,” a cinema ad directed by Sam Raimi, he of cult horror fame with the Evil Dead series of films, for agency Commonwealth//McCann.
Raimi employs several cinematic techniques to immerse the audience in the scene. From the music and lighting typical of a horror movie, to shifting emphasis of the theater surround sound to the rear to draw attention to the warning voices. And finally by breaking the fourth wall when the protagonist heeds the warnings from members of the audience and walks away safe from danger.
“I’ve been in plenty of theaters where the audience is so concerned for the safety of the main characters that they call out warnings to save them. That’s what this is based on,” said Raimi.
Via this storyline, Chevrolet is drawing attention to the wide array of available active safety technologies in its all-new 2016 Malibu and Cruze.
Chevrolet expects to reach nearly 2,300 theaters and 14,000 screens nationwide during the six-month run of the trailer – this offers the brand the opportunity to reach a broader audience during the launch of the Malibu and the Cruze than a single ad during a major sporting event.
CreditsClient Chevrolet Agency Commonwealth//McCann Linus Karlsson, creative chairman; Gary Pascoe, chief creative officer, North America; Duffy Patten, executive creative director/copywriter; Bob Guisgand, executive creative director/art director; Tim Mattimore, creative director/art director; John Fiebke, creative director/copywriter; Kelly Balagna, executive producer. Production Pacific Rim Films Sam Raimi, director; Daniel Mindel, DP; Shane Valentino, production designer; Annie Johnson, exec producer; Julia Roberson, line producer. Editorial Arcade Bob Murawski, editor; Dean Miyahira, assistant editor; Nicole Visram, exec producer; Kirsten Thon-Webb, producer. Music Christopher Young, composer. Sound Design Jussi Tegelman, sound designer. Audio Marti D. Humphrey, audio mixer.
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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