World-class athletes remember how their love for their particular sport started when they were kids. This Gatorade spot shows how that childhood love continues to motivate them–specifically Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Paul George and April Ross–in their adult careers.
Rick Famuyiwa of Superprime directed “Never Lose the Love” for TBWAChiatDay.
CreditsClient Gatorade Agency TBWAChiatDay Brent Anderson, executive creative director; Renato Fernandez, worldwide creative director; Mark Peters, Gustavo Sarkis, creative directors; Doug Menezes, associate creative director; Brian O’Rourke, director of production; Guia Iacomin, executive producer; Stephanie Dziczek, sr. producer; Lucy Plunk, producer; Kathleen Ackel, associate producer. Production Superprime Rick Famuyiwa, director; Roger Zorovich, exec producer/head of production; Salli Zilles, producer; Sally Hanson, production supervisor; Rhonda Raulston, 1st AD; Enrique Chediak, DP. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors David Brodie, editor; Patrick Tuck, assistant editor; Dina Ciccotello, producer; Helena Lee, exec producer. VFX Eight VFX Shira Boardman, Baptiste Andrieux, exec producers; Juliet Tierney, head of production; JeanMarc Demmer, creative director; Philip Ineno, VFX supervisor/Flame lead; Fred Hopp, CG lead; Benjamin Dupin, CG artist; Evan Kantor, Ryan Dahlman, coordinators. Postproduction The Mill Adam Scott, colorist; Thatcher Peterson, exec producer; Diane Valera, color producer. Sound Design/Audio Post 740 Sound Chris Pinkston, A. Josh Reinhardt, sound designers; Stephen Dickson, mixer; Scott Ganary, exec producer; Jeff Martin, sound design producer; Geena Richard, associate producer of mix. Music Song: “Young At Heart” performed by Jimmy Durante. Rhino Entertainment Group, master licensing. Carolyn Leigh, Johnnny Richards, composers. MPL Communications Inc,. publishing; MEGA Inc., music licensing; Danny Socolof, founder; Madeline Adami, VP of licensing.
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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