Tide, the official laundry detergent of the NFL, returns to the Super Bowl with creative from Saatchi & Saatchi New York–this time with the help of comedian and actor, Jason Alexander.
An animated Alexander appears front and center on a teenager’s hoodie. The character’s reactions to what he encounters gives us an idea of what our clothes go through on a daily basis, subjected to dirt, bad odors and whatever else a person puts his or her apparel through. The Big Game message challenges people to think about all the situations they subject their clothes to on a daily basis.
The bottom line–for everything our clothes go through, they deserve new Tide Hygienic Clean, developed to remove both visible and invisible dirt.
This marks Tide’s third straight year advertising on the Super Bowl. The brand’s latest spot was directed by Jeff Low of Biscuit Filmworks. The Mill served as the VFX house.
Credits
Client Procter & Gamble/Tide Agency Saatchi & Saatchi New York/Woven Collaborate Daniel Lobaton, chief creative officer; Paul Bichler, chief creative officer, Woven; Lauren Varvara, Adrian Chan, creative directors; Dani Stoller, head of production, fabric care; Nayantara Mukherji, planning director. Production Biscuit Filmworks Jeff Low, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Holly Vega, exec producer; Jay Veal, producer; Sean Moody, head of production; Jonathan Freeman, DP; Joe Cooney, production designer. Editorial Arcade Edit Geoff Hounsell, editor; Max Hoffman assistant editor; Sila Soyer, exec producer; Fanny Cruz, producer. VFX The Mill Anastasia Von Rahl, exec producer; Valentina Cokonis, producer; Mike Cimino, production coordinator; Chris Knight, executive creative director; Becky Porter, creative director; Graeme Turnbull, 3D lead artist; Siro Valente, shoot supervisor; Utkarsha Santosh Shinde, production support; Shauna Prescott, Kai Chun Tsai, Bob Homami Katerina Arroyo, Stephen Paragone, Krystal Chinn, Chris DeCristo, Rakesh Venugopalan, Nithin Babu, Mangesh Borkar, Satya Narina, Nikhil K M, Pushpendra Singh Bhadauriya, Naga Praveen Kumar, Sathya Sagar Kolli, Mahesh Ravila, Prajeesh E, Mohit Garg, Basabendu Sarkar, 2D artists; Alice Panek, Jae Jun Yi, Matthew Choy, Jason Kim, Daniel Soo, Lalida Karnjanasirirat, Freddy Para, Greg Gutkin, Michael Kash, Rijo R, Sendil Kumar J, 3D artists; Kevin Diaz, Valerie Chernysh, art department. Audio Post Heard City Philip Loeb, partner/audio engineer. Color Company 3 NY Tom Poole, colorist.
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.
