The editors of SHOOT will soon select the “Best” entry from this year’s collection of work in our “The Best Work You May Never See” gallery. But first, we’d like to get your opinion. We have culled through some 100 pieces of work that earned a place each week in “The Best Work You May Never See,” narrowing the field down to 15 finalists.
Take a minute to cast your vote in SHOOT Magazine’s 2011 “The Best of The Best Work You May Never See” poll at www.shootonline.com/go/shootsurvey or click here to open voting window. The voting ends on Wednesday, December 7, midnight EST. The SHOOT “Best of The Best Work You May Never See” winner for 2011 will be published in the December 16 SHOOT>e.dition, online at www.SHOOTonline.com.and will be mentioned in SHOOT’s Dec. 16 Year in Perspective print issue. This is the second time that SHOOT is honoring a Top Best of the Year entry from “The Best Work You May Never See’ gallery. The inaugural “Best Work” poll was in 2010.
Several finalists are quite poignant such as New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s “Heather” and Oklahoma University Medicine Cancer Center’s “Hair.” Comedy is also in the mix with entries such as Comedy Central Europe’s “Riot,” WaterSense’s “Dishwasher” and Affinity Plus’ “Underwear and Socks.” And there’s lyrical visual fare that includes French Rail Network’s “RFF” and Skoda’s “Curriculum Vitae.”
While the finalists are diverse, they share an uncommon bond of great storytelling. And from this assortment, we’d like you, our readers, to chime in on what you regard as the “The Best of The Best Work You May Never See” for 2011.
Finalists in SHOOT’s 2011 “The Best of The Best Work You May Never See” Poll are listed below for your review. To view a spot, description of the work, and credit information simply click on the Spot Name below [Note: YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER TO VOTE. But you must be registered (FREE) to VIEW VIDEO on www.SHOOTonline.com. To register, go to Home Page and click “register” in login box.] Please click here to open a voting window or visit www.SHOOTonline.com.go/shootsurvey.
Client|Spot Name~Director(s)~Agency
Oklahoma University Medicine Cancer Center’s “Hair”~Rafael Fernandez~BVK, Milwaukee
French Rail Network’s “RFF”~Thierry Poiraud~W Atjust, Paris
WaterSense’s “Dishwasher”~Benji Weinstein~Shelton Group
Toms Shoes’ “Get Out and Play”~Max Joseph~Urgent Content
Skoda’s “Curriculum Vitae”~weareflink~Leagas Delaney Praha, Prague
U.K. MS Society’s “You’re Fired”~Darren Robbie, a.k.a. Chopsy
Affinity Plus “Underwear and Socks”~Matt Pittroff~Risdall Advertising Agency
American Legacy’s “Unsweetened Truth”~Baker Smith~arnold, Boston
New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s “Heather”~Peter Rabรดt~Munn Rabot
Comedy Central Europe’s “Riot”~Jonathan David~Nothing, Amsterdam
Labels Are For Jars’ “Guy”~Sammy Albis~arnold, Boston
The Family Advocacy Center’s “Broken Record”~Dave Roberts~Esparza Advertising, Albuquerque
Project Yellow Light’s “The Last Text”~Otto Arsenault~The Martin Agency
Toronto Crime Stoppers’ “Anonymous”~Curtis Wehrfritz~DDB , Toronto
California Lottery’s “Rabbit Foot Factory”~Superfad~davidandgoliath
Click here (pop-up window) to open a voting window or visit www.SHOOTonline.com.go/shootsurvey to cast your vote in SHOOT Magazine’s 2011 “Best of The Best Work You May Never See” poll.
Top Spot of the Year 2011 Votes Also Wanted
The editors of SHOOT will also select the “Top Spot of the Year.” We’d like to get your opinion on that as well. Several finalists are comedy driven, including Volkwagen’s “The Force,” Hertz’s “The Gas and the Brake,” and McDonald’s “Fishing.” Others make a dramatic impact such as Jameson Irish Whiskey’s “Fire” and DirecTV’s “Hot House,” both with visual effects tour de force efforts. Also in the mix are a stop motion piece, Nokia’s “Gulp,” and an inspiring commemorative message in the form of General Motors/Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument’s “Table. Take a minute to cast your vote in SHOOT Magazine’s 2011 “Top Spot of the Year” poll at www.SHOOTonline.com.go/shootsurvey as well or vote here (pop-up window). The voting ends on December 7 midnight EST. The SHOOT “Top Spot of the Year” winner will also be published in SHOOT’s December 16 >e.dition, online at www.SHOOTonline.com. And, will be mentioned in SHOOT’s December 16 print issue.
The Music & Sound “Top Track of the Year” For 2011; Your Vote Is Requested
The editors of SHOOT will also select the Music & Sound “Top Track of the Year.” We’d like your opinion too. Culling through entries from this year’s quarterly Top Ten Tracks Charts, the editors of SHOOT have selected 15 finalists for the Top Track of 2011. The mix of music/sound candidates is largely from TV commercials but also part of the field is some web-based fare, even a short film. We’d like you to pick your favorite from this group of candidates. Take a minute to cast your vote in SHOOT Magazine’s “Top Track of 2010” poll at www.SHOOTonline.com.go/shootsurvey or vote here (pop-up window). The voting ends on December 7 midnight EST. The SHOOT Music & Sound “Top Track of the Year” winner will also be published in SHOOT’s December 16 >e.dition, online at www.SHOOTonline.com. And, will be mentioned in SHOOT’s December 16 print issue.
The December 16th Issue Offers A Great Marketing Opportunity / Special “Retro” Ad Rates
The issue provides a great marketing opportunity to promote your company, roster, individual artisans, creative & business services and production/post equipment and software as well as for making announcements, For consideration advertising Happy Holidays/Happy New Year Messages or Congratulations to TBWAChiatDay on being named Ad Agency of the Year. In celebration of SHOOT’s 51st Anniversary this December, we are offering a special “Retro Rate Card” for ads ranging in size from a Full Tabloid Page to a 1/8th page.
Special “Congratulations” to SHOOT Ad Agency of the Year TBWAChiatDay Advertising Options
For those companies that would like to congratulate TBWAChiatDay, there are two options to consider.
I. Place your own “Congratulations” Ad in one of the sizes at the special “Retro” Ad Rates
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II. Join SHOOT and other companies in the industry in a joint Congratulations Ad. To participate in the ad, we’ll need your logo in EPS format. The cost will be just $595.00 per logo! The ad will appear on The Front Cover! All print ads appear in two PDF versions of the issue that will be posted on SHOOTonline on December 16th. When readers click on a logos in the Congratulations ad, they will be linked to that company’s website.
Advertising Deadlines
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Late Ad Extension: December 12
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