This :60 is the centerpiece of a campaign from agency Johannes Leonardo for Sony PlayStation Vue, the cloud-based TV service that launched in March 2015 in select markets. (Sony made an announcement at E3 this week that Vue has expanded to Los Angeles and San Francisco.)
Titled “Wouldn’t You,” the spot–directed by Fredrik Bond of MJZ–targets the 35 million users who own a PS3 or PS4. The ad raises a serious question: If you had amazing experiences at your fingertips waiting to be used, you’d use them, wouldn’t you? And therefore, if you had the future of live television just waiting inside your PlayStation, you’d use it, wouldn’t you?
The strategy is to remind PlayStation users that they’re already connected to an entirely new and better way to watch TV. In one scene, the protagonist, “Quinn,” is crushed by two closing walls and appears to have been killed. The voiceover asks, “If you had a real life save point, you’d use it, wouldn’t you? And if you had a TV experience–better than you ever imagined–just waiting inside your PlayStation, you’d use it, wouldn’t you?” The spot ends with the tagline, “Start Vueing.”
This is an important new chapter in the history of the PlayStation brand. With this campaign, Sony’s goal is to intrigue the PlayStation audience with an entirely new TV experience that is revolutionizing the way consumers watch–all from the familiarity of their personal devices–and get them to trial as quickly as possible.
Credits
Client Sony VUE Agency Johannes Leonardo, New York Jan Jacobs, Leo Premutico, chief creative officers; Tom Martin, Julian Schreiber, executive creative directors; Verenice Lopez, Jerome Marruci, art directors; Devin McGillivary, Steven McElligot, copywriters; Cedric Gairard, head of production; Sevda Cemo, executive producer; Tina Diep, producer; Dustin Grant, associate producer. Production MJZ Fredrik Bond, director; Kate Leahy, exec producer; Alicia Richards, line producer; Crille Forsberg, DP; Mark Taylor, 1st assistant director; Petr Kunc, production designer. Production Services (in Prague) Unit & Sofa Fady Saleme, exec producer; Nikola Mohorita, line producer. Postproduction The Mill LA Enca Kaul, exec producer; Will Lemmon, producer VFX; Antonio Hardy, producer color; David Lawson, shoot supervisor, creative director, 3D lead artist; Becky Porter, shoot supervisor, 2D lead artist; Andy Dill, Daniel Lang, Anthony Petitti, Narbeh Maridossian, Patrick Munoz, Tara DeMarco, Steve Cokonis, Tim Robbins, 2D artists; Phil Mayer, Majid Esmaeili, Steven Olson, Matt Longwell, Martin Rivera, Mike Di Nocco, Aldrich Torres, Monique Espinoza, Itai Muller, 3D artists; Andy Wheater, matte painting; Justin Demetrician, Greg Park, Andrew Marks, motion graphics; Adam Scott, colorist; Daniel Midgley, art department coordinator. Editorial Union Editorial Patrick Ryan, editor; Andrew Droga, assistant editor; Melissa Geczy, cutting assistant; Caryn MacLean, exec producer; Susan Motamed, sr. producer. Music/Sound Q Department, New York music & sound design Audio Sonic Union Steve Rosen, mixer. Talent: actor, James Mackay.
Stain remover Vanish presents this emotional short film--created by BETC Havas, Sao Paulo, and produced by LOBO--that explores the profound consequences of bullying and highlights the importance of open conversations between parents and children. Titled The Bully Monster, the animated film premiered at the Maquinaria Festival in Rio de Janeiro on February 15 in a special edition featuring family-focused programming.
The film’s protagonist is a boy who experiences bullying at school but keeps silent about his suffering. Isolation turns sadness into insecurity, creating invisible emotional scars that only grow in the absence of dialogue. When his mother notices stains on his uniform, these marks become the starting point for a revealing conversation. As words find space to make themselves heard, the stains begin to fade.
This initiative aligns with the Vanish Saves Your Uniform campaign, which, for the past three years during the back-to-school season, has engaged with parents by positioning the brand as a trusted partner in preserving school uniforms. This year, Vanish decided to broaden the conversation, bringing bullying into the debate as the real stain that can impact a child’s life.
The Bully Monster is being screened as preshow material in movie theaters starting February 20 and will also be available on streaming platforms and digital channels. In addition to the film, the campaign will include out-of-home activations and school initiatives through a partnership with Abrace – Preventive Programs, the founding organization of the “Bullying-Free Schools” program, which has been equipping institutions with resources to combat school violence for 12 years.
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