Wired headphones are a disaster waiting to happen–actually the wait is over in this humorous spot which depicts a chain reaction of events that make a case for going wireless, specifically opting for JBL Everest Wireless Headphones.
Guy Shelmerdine directed this “CordFail Effect” commercial for BBH New York, underscoring the benefits of JBL being able to deliver 16 hours of uninterrupted sound sans wires.
Client Harman International/JBL Agency BBH New York John Patroulis, creative chairman; Ari Weiss, chief creative officer; Gerard Caputo, executive creative director; Evan Benedetto, copywriter; Daniel Burke, art director; Carey Head, head of integrated production; Kate Morrison, head of content production; Ryan Chong, sr. content producer; Sarah Watson, chief strategy officer; Angela Sun, strategist; Megan Piro, communications strategist. Production Smuggler Guy Shelmerdine, director; Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody, Allison Kunzman, exec producers; Grace Bodie, producer; Sebastian Pfaffenbichler, DP. Editorial Work Editorial New York Cass Vanini, editor; Trevor Myers, assistant editor; Sari Resnick, sr. producer. VFX Blacksmith, NY Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Iwan Zwarts, VFX supervisor, 2D lead; Dan DiFelice, compositor; Tom Bussell, CG lead; Teemu Eramaa, CG artist. (Toolbox: Nuke, NukeX, NukeStudio, Photoshop, Houdini, VRay, Flame) VFX Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland Lucas Georgescu, Fred Burdy, Richard Merrigan, CG artists; Cliodhna Long, producer. VFX Trace VFX, Mumba, India rotoscoping. Post Sixteen 19 Andrew Francis, colorist. MPC Mark Gethin, colorist. Music Q Department Sound Design Henryboy Bill Chesley, sound designer; Kate Gibson, exec producer. Audio Post Sound Lounge Tom Jucarone, mixer; Mike Gullo, audio producer.
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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