Directed by A.V. Rockwell via production house PRETTYBIRD, this TV commerical for Visa launched during Monday Night Football on ESPN (9/11 Buffalo Bills vs. NY Jets game) and will air throughout the season across NBC, Fox, NFL Network, ESPN, and Amazon on Thursday Nights.
Part of the new “Neverending Fan” national campaign, this spot is a retrospective of a fan’s lifelong love of the Buffalo Bills, spanning different generations and marking memorable moments along the way–including a marriage proposal.
CreditsClient Visa North America Agency Wieden+Kennedy Portland Karl Lieberman, global chief creative officer; Azsa West, chief creative officer; Matthew Carroll, Edward Harrison, creative directors; Liam Mckay, art director; Will Curtis, copywriter; Orlee Tatarka, head of production; Robert Saxon, executive producer; Paul Golubovich, sr. producer; David Trujillo, design director; Lis Parker, sr. design producer; Jeff Ackley, Adam Sirkin, motion leads; Ryan Jacobson, David Mellor, motion designers; Amy Lindblade, group strategy director; Patrick Cooper, strategy director; Keiko Schnelle, strategist. Production PRETTYBIRD A.V. Rockwell, director; Suzanne Hargrove, exec producer; Tracy Hauser, director of production; Matt Wensinger, line producer; Rina Yang, DP; Kai Boydell, production design/art direction; Lily Garcia, 1st AD. Editorial Final Cut Jim Helton, editor; Megan Marie Connolly, Elijah hermitt, assistant editors; Justin Brukman, managing director; Suzy Ramirez, exec producer; Rebecca Mitchell, head of production; Miles Barfield, producer. VFX Significant Others Justin Brukman, managing director; Alyssa St. Vincent, exec producer; Dirk Greene, executive creative director; Nicholas Renaudeau, Flame artist; Phil Brooks, head of design; Jacob Williams, VFX assistant; Kyla Amols, producer; Hoa Vu, production coorindator. Color Grade Trafik Daniel de Vue, sr. colorist; Monica Escalante, assistant colorist; Julia King, color producer. Music New Math Kala Sherman, exec producer; Raymond Loewy, David Wittman, creative directors; Dan Sammartano, composer; “Buffalo Waterworks,” title. Sound Design/Mix Machine NY Michalis Anthis, sound designer/mixer. Matej Obreskovic, exec producer.
NHS England, M&C Saatchi UK, Director Tom Tagholm Team On PSA Highlighting The Overlooked Signs Of A Stroke
National Health Service (NHS) England has unveiled a multichannel campaign, “Act FAST,” to raise awareness of the individual signs of a stroke and get people to call 999 as soon as they suspect they may be experiencing any one symptom. The push, which is part of the ongoing “Help Us, Help You” campaign, was developed in partnership with M&C Saatchi UK.
The campaign depicts everyday situations where everything might seem relatively normal, but where there’s the sign of someone experiencing a stroke.
A key component of the campaign is this :30--directed by Tom Tagholm of Various Films--which sets up the idea that initially, a stroke might not seem like much, highlighting key symptoms: from struggling to use a paint roller, to not being able to smile when watching TV, to slurring your speech when reading a story to your grandchild. The PSA emphasizes that time is critical, ending with the line: “Face or arm or speech, at the first sign, it’s time to call 999.”
Jo Bacon, Group CEO, M&C Saatchi UK, said, “We want to ensure people take action on the first symptom, rather than waiting for more conclusive signs. To help them understand that even when everything seems normal, something serious might be happening.”
Matt Lee, executive creative director, M&C Saatchi UK, commented: “This is important work. We wanted to explore that precise moment when your world shifts, quietly yet powerfully, off its axis during a stroke. We highlight how a tiny external moment can actually be seismic—an extraordinary gear change, framed in a really ordinary way.”
Director Tagholm shared, “My Dad suffered a stroke a few years ago and was saved from the worst by acting quickly, and by the work of the NHS. So there’s... Read More