New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is a DirecTV guy while his dorky “bad comedian” counterpart has cable–enough said.
Director Tom Kuntz of MJZ captures both these Mannings–the cool QB who gets all the NFL games via DirecTV versus the lacking standup comic whose cable woes include being deprived of a host of great football games.
Agency is Grey New York.
Client DirecTV Agency Grey New York Tor Myhren, chief creative officer; Steve Fogel, Doug Gallon, group creative directors; Steve McElligott, copywriter; Jerome Marucci, art director; Andrew Chinich, executive producer; Lindsay Myers, producer. Production MJZ Tom Kuntz, director; Emily Skinner, producer; Jo Willems, DP. Editorial Mackenzie Cutler Gavin Cutler, editor; Pamela Petruski, assistant editor. VFX Framestore Christa Cox, producer. Performers Eli Manning
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