A young high school student shows the girl he has a crush on the art piece he has created in her honor. He brings her to the school’s art center and puts on the song “Hello” by Lionel Richie. The work of art is a likeness of the girl formed out of Starburst candy. When the sculpture is displayed the girl looks frightened and disgusted but the student is excited by his work and begins to describe how he used lemon candies for the hair because her hair is fragrant like fresh lemons and red cherry candies for her lips, because her lips are juicy like cherries. He kisses the cherry candy sculpture lips and the girl begins to back out of the room. When the student describes the nose he bites it and passionately begins to devour the Starburst sculpture. The commercial ends with the Starburst candy being displayed on a solid screen.
Agency: TBWA/Chiat/Day, Inc Gerry Graf, executive creative director; Ian Reichenthal and Scott Vitrone, group creative directors; Ashley Davis, copywriter; Craig Allen, art director; Ozzie Spenningsby, director of broadcast production; Laura Ferguson, producer. Production Company: MJZ Rocky Morton, director; Julian Whatley, DP; Jeff Scrutin, executive producer; Helen Hollien, producer. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Editorial: MacKenzie Cutler Dave Koza, editor; Mona Salma, assistant editor; Melissa Miller, producer. Postproduction: Schmigital,Company 3 New York Matt Monson, online editor; Juliet Conti, online producer.,Tim Masick, colorist. Visual Effects: Stardust Jake Banks, creative director; Dan Sormani, producer; PJ Richardson, art director; Lauren Hartstone, designer/animator. Audio: Sound Lounge,MacKenzie Cutler Glen Landrum, mixer.,Marc Healy, sound designer.
Teleflora, Director Sune Sorensen, The Wonderful Agency Make A Wish and A Snowman For The Holiday Season
Director Sune Sorensen of production company Hey Baby teamed with The Wonderful Agency on this lovely story to ring in the holiday spirit for floral delivery service Teleflora.
The spot introduces us to Matty who’s hospitalized during the holiday season when a magical encounter with a snowman ensures. There’s something unusual--and familiar--about this snowman. And thanks to Make-A Wish, Matty sees the person whom the snowman represents--his father who’s away on naval duty.
The production was shot in Vancouver, Canada, and includes local talent and crew. Sorensen related, “It’s hard enough to find strong, believable, child actors let alone one who has to not only carry the story but also deliver complex emotions on cue.” Clearly, he found one. “When Aaron Stansberry auditioned, the entire room starting crying. I don’t remember the last time that has happened. It was clear that he understood what it meant to his character in a very profound way. His tears felt genuine.”
The commercial is part of the “Power of Wishes” campaign which empowers Americans to help Teleflora donate $250,000 to the nonprofit organization Make-A-Wish. More than 4,000 children will receive a devastating diagnosis this holiday season and through this partnership, Teleflora will help Make-A-Wish grant life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesses. Donations are triggered when consumers order qualifying seasonal bouquets on Teleflora’s website, like the Teleflora and Make-A- Wish collaboration posts on Instagram or Facebook, or through an in-person activation at Rockefeller Center in New York City, where passersby can build a snowman on December 11. Teleflora will donate $10 to Make-A-Wish for every snowman built during the... Read More