LiveTribe directors Kaia Lavender and Gary Ravenscroft travel to the Canary Islands to take viewers on a run of their lives. All to highlight Merrell’s latest Merrell Test Lab (MTL) Skyfire 2 trail running shoe in a :30 spot.
Credits Brand: Merrell (@merrell @merrelltestlab ) / Agency: Merrell In-House Creative Team / Production LiveTribe (@livetribe.tv) / Director: Lavender & Ravenscroft (@kaialavender @garyravenscroft) / Producer: Andrew Denyer / DP: Jared Fadel / Editor: Matt Osborne / Production Services: Boudika / VFX: Impossible Objects – CG Supervisor, Luc Delamare; Environment Artist, Rodrigo; CG Modeling Artist, Jonathan Turner; Cinematics Artist, Ryan Stever; Previs Artist, Kevin Stewart; Look dev Lead: Ericke Schiele. Houdini Artist, Dara Anya; VFX Producer, Sarah James / Stills Photographer: Will Saunders / Color: Company 3 – Colorist, Tyler Roth / Post Sound: Zelig / Music: Jeremy Wallace Maclean / Talent: Reid Burrows / Ayoub Ouchbab / Lydie Galokpo
The Undeniable Voice of Art
Creative Growth, the first organization dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities, has teamed up with creative marketing company, John McNeil Studio to unveil its new brand. Representing 50 years of elevating the work of artists with disabilities within the arts community, Creative Growthโs new brand campaign includes a new identity and logo, new positioning, brand film and a redefined strategy centering on the โundeniable voice of art.โ Creative Growthโs evolved brand is at the forefront of a shift towards art that stands for the inherent reveal โ the power of artistic expression to bring understanding and connection to us all. The brandโs new expression includes unobtrusive color and design choices that purposely donโt compete with the voice of the artist and instead, serve as a container for the art to have a voice of its own. Executive Creative Director, Gerald Lewis of John McNeil Studio explains โWe needed to create a powerful, distinctive voice for the brand. But, it couldnโt compete with the voice of the artists because in the end, the art has to speak. It had to be simple, honest and genuine, in line with the mission of Creative Growth. Artists will spend 30 years making work, honing their craft and following their voice inside this space. We wanted to celebrate that. So, while the mark, the brand, is simple and honest, itโs also expansive and energetic.โ Kicking off the new brand campaign is a short film capturing the voice of artist William Scott as he walks through downtown Oakland and enters... Read More