For the first time in brand history, Snickers is releasing its full Super Bowl commercial before the Big Game. The decision comes after giving consumers the power to help reveal the full 30-second spot by reaching 2.5M social media engagements before kick off.
The spot features a very hungry Marsha Brady, portrayed by movie star Danny Trejo, throwing an uncharacteristic tantrum until given a Snickers by her parents. Marsha returns back to everyone’s favorite girl next door, while fans experience another enjoyable moment with surprise actor Steve Buscemi playing Jan.
Created by BBDO New York, this is the latest spot in the brand’s successful “You’re Not You When Your Hungry” campaign. Jim Jenkins of O Positive directed the commercial, which is titled “Brady Bunch.”
Credits
Client Snickers Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, BBDO Worldwide; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, BBDO NY; Gianfranco Arena, Peter Kain, executive creative directors; Dave Rolfe, director of integrated production; Amy Wertheimer, group executive producer; Melissa Chester, executive music producer; Crystal Rix, group planning director; Alaina Crystal, planner. The Marketing Arm: Celebrity Talent, Intellectual Property, Music Rights Acquisition Brad Sheehan, director, entertainment. Production O Positive Jim Jenkins, director; Ralph Laucella, Marc Grill, exec producers; Trent Opaloch, DP. Editorial Arcade Geoff Hounsell, editor; Kirsten Thon-Webb, producer; Healy Snow, assistant editor. Post/VFX The Mill Ben Smith, creative director; Nick Tanner, VFX supervisor; Verity Kneale, exec producer; Carl Walters, producer; Nathan Kane, sr. compositor; Fergus McCall, colorist. Music Q Department Audio Post Sound Lounge Tom Jucarone, audio mix. Lime Studios Loren Silber, voiceover record.
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
