Nieto of Paranoid US directed this spot which has a charming Rube Goldberg-like feel as we’re taken on a journey through the preparation of breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Action unfolding in connected wooden boxes show us the progression of the goodness that goes into a meal. Agency is Euro RSCG Chicago.
Production Company: Paranoid U.S. Nieto, director; Claude Letessier, executive producer; Lisa Cowan, producer; Tom Lazarevich, DP; Damon Fortier, production designer. Music: Duotone Audio Group David Leinheardt, executive integrated music producer; Jack Livesey, composer/arranger/sound designer; Mitch Osias, sound designer; Chuck Zwicky, music mixer
Director Zack Seckler Shares Secret Password, Gets Us Into The Dollar Shave Club
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
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