Last year Droga5 NY released the “Good Ideas Deserve To Be Found” campaign to celebrate how Meta platforms like Facebook and Instagram have helped people discover new businesses, services and products that aligned perfectly with their interests and passions all through personalized ads.
Now the next iteration of the campaign celebrates small businesses and that moment of discovery when consumers finds a business they love. In partnership with Droga5, director Floria Sigismondi of Believe Media, and Queer icon and Electro-Chanteuse musical artist Peaches, this spot–titled “A (Slightly) Life-Changing Story”–is a tongue-in-cheek musical production that depicts the many good ideas that deserve to be found.
Set changes, ambitious builds and over a hundred extras were used to over-dramatize the world in which we can all find that item or service that perfectly fits our needs–like a really great sponge (Scoop Marketplace) and tasty vegan treats (Bettersweet Vegan Bakery) to a confidence boosting tailor (Eva Joan Repair) and a artistic nail salon that also serves amazing cuisine (Marché Rue Dix). Additional :15s featuring more small businesses will also be rolling out.
CreditsClient Meta Agency Droga5 New York Scott Bell, Tim Gordon, co-chief creative officers; Thom Glover, executive creative director; Paul Meates, group creative director; Ben Brown, sr. copywriter; Ben Muckensturm, sr. art director; Dan Pulito, design director; Calen Chung, jr. designer. Mike Hasinoff, Kathryn Riccio, executive producers, film; Scotty Schuckies, sr. producer, film; Bianca Ocampo, associate producer, film; Mike Ladman, sr. music supervisor; Brad Nayman, music supervisor; Harry Roman-Torres, chief brand strategy officer; Diana Gonzalez, group brand strategy director; Anthony Perez, brand strategy director; Ellie Frame, sr. brand strategist; Isaiah Brown, brand strategist; Andy Littlewood, chief knowledge officer; Robert Hilter, data strategy director; Sean La’Brooy, sr. data strategist. Production Believe Media Floria Sigismondi, director; Adam Newport-Berra, DP; Liz Silver, exec producer/owner; Vitaly Koshman, head of production; Nicholas Wrathall, producer; Jeremy Reed, production designer, Manuel Magallanes, 1st AD; Andrea Chrinos, choreographer; Paola Alfaro, stylist; Fernanda Contreras, art director. Mexico Production Services Story Ana Laura Solis, founder/DP; Joe Solis, president/EP; Carlos Estrada, sr. producer; Brooklyn Fecter, bidding producer; Luis Silva, production manager. Editorial Final Cut NY Joe Guest, editor; Alyce Muhammad, assistant editor; Penny Ensley, head of production/producer; Sarah Roebuck, exec producer; Justin Brukman, U.S. managing director; Artwork/Lettering Sawdust Telecine Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, color producer. Postproduction/VFX Blacksmith Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Ashley Goodwin, Anna Toyama, VFX producers; Gavin Miljkovich, VFX shoot supervisor; Robert Bruce, Jake Slutsky, lead compositors; Eric Sibley, Hannah Wilk, compositors; Jackie Liao, CG supervisor; Rik Walia, FX lead; Jon Sudarkasa, 2D animation; Sam Howells, data tech. Music Peaches, recording artist; Ellison, producer. Music Curation Music, London Sunny Kapoor, music supervisor; Lawrence Rothman, additional music supervisor. Music Track “Sweet Cheeks” by Raf Rundell; Peaches, recording artist; Ellison, producer. Sound Design/Audio Post King Lear Music & Sound, London Ed Downham, Jack Sedgwick, sound designer/mixers. Research Nickerson Research
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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