A Halloween lawn display is a beautiful thing, putting you and onlookers into the mood of the season. But things can go awry if you put your display piece together while in need of a snack. Exhibit A comes in the form of this Snickers spot, “Zombie,” in which a large mechanical zombie doesn’t exactly look menacing as intended. Instead he’s twerking like crazy. A mother and child pass by–she has a look of disbelief and then shoos her kid away from the gyrating zombie.
The couple who set up the zombie mull over what went wrong. The wife concludes they must have missed a step in the directions. Her hubby is a bit bewildered. A supered message appears on screen: “Confused. Maybe you just need a Snickers.”
Pete Marquis directed “Zombie” via production house Good Behavior for BBDO New York.
Credits
Client Mars, Snickers Agency BBDO New York Chris Beresford-Hill, worldwide chief creative officer; Peter Kain, Marcelo Nogueira, executive creative directors; Sara Carr, Jason Goldberg, creative directors; Alex Gianni, head of production; Kimberly Clarke, Becky Burkhard, group executive producers; Danny Milkis, Julia Millison, music producers; Nancie Luppino, strategy director; Derek Zimmerman, VP, marketing science group director. Production Company Good Behavior Pete Marquis, director; Victoria Guenier, exec producer; Adam Lawson, line producer; Adam Marsden, DP; Alexis DeBad, production designer. Editorial Mackcut Pamela Petruski, editor; Louisa Phillips, assistant editor; Gina Pagano, exec producer; Katya Meyer, producer. Telecine Company 3 NY Tim Masick, colorist; Alexandra Garcia Ortiz, producer. Animation/VFX House Special Julie Ragland, EP/head of marketing; Alix Iverson, line producer; Kirk Kelley, creative director; Patrick Van Pelt, lead technical director; Michelle Ross, Gabe Sprenger, CG animators; Josh Tonneson, modeling/texture artist; Matt Reslier, CG lighter; Cam Williams, editor. Audio Sound Lounge Tom Jucarone, engineer; Dana Villereal, producer.
The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.
This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.
