Stories of love are always a holiday classic. And in Chevy’s holiday film, it’s felt through the joyful and sometimes painful memories centered around a classic 1966 Chevy Impala.
Based on actual events, this long-form spot titled “Holiday Ride” saw agency Commonwealth//McCann team up with Academy Award winners Tom Hooper (director), Claudio Miranda (director of photography) and Rachel Portman (composer) to tell the story of love, redemption and restoration–because the greatest gift anyone can ever give is joy. Hooper directed via production house SMUGGLER.
CreditsClient Chevrolet Agency Commonwealth//McCann Matt Canzano, chief creative officer, global market; Gary Pascoe, chief creative officer, North America; Nick Allen, creative director; Annie Zack, associate creative director; Miya Petrovic, director, creative department; Jeff Beverly, EVP, global director of content; Paul Renusch, director of broadcast production; Kelly Balagna, executive producer; Chris Ott, freelance producer. Production SMUGGLER Tom Hooper, director; Patrick Milling-Smith, Brian Carmody, co-founders/exec producers; Allison Kunzman, exec producer; Alex Hughes, head of production; Sara D’Alessio, producer; Claudio Miranda, DP. Music Rachel Portman, composer. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Ted Guard, editor; Eve Kornblum, managing director; Cynthia Laplaige, post producer. Postproduction Company 3 Connor Callaghan, VFX exec producer/head of production; Siggy Ferstl, senior colorist; Matt Moran, senior producer. VFX Ben Walsh, VFX supervisor.
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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