The new AT&T network campaign from BBDO demonstrates real-life situations where just okay is not good enough. It shows how settling for anything less than the best in critical moments can lead to some serious consequences–like in this spot, “Surgeon,” in which the doctor about to operate hardly inspires a patient’s confidence by being “just OK.”
Similarly, you can't settle for a "just OK" wireless network.
Martin Granger of Moxie Pictures directed the package of spots, including “Surgeon.”
Client AT&T Agency BBDO David Lubars, worldwide chief creative officer; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Matt MacDonald, group executive creative director; David Povill, David Cuccinello, executive creative directors; Ben Salas, associate creative director; Steven Nass, sr. copywriter; David Rolfe, director of integrated production; Julie Collins, group executive producer; Angela Narloch, executive producer; Briana Hemphill, jr. producer. Media Agency Hearts & Science Production Moxie Pictures Martin Granger, director; Karol Zeno, exec producer; Heidi Soltesz, line producer; Jodi Fisher, staff production supervisor; Barry Peterson, DP; Ken Averill, production designer; Jane Van Dyke, production manager; Dan Woodstra, production coordinator. Casting Grande/Morris & Ross Lacy Casting Ross Lacy, casting director, L.A.; David Morris, casting director, NY. Editorial Cabin Edit Chan Hatcher, editor; Carr Schilling, exec producer; Liz Lydecker, producer. VFX The Mill Anastasia Von Rahl, exec producer; Andrew Gilson, VFX producer. Graphic Design Brand New School Jackson Rogers, producer. Graphic Design LVLY Bryce Edwards, producer. Color Company 3 Siggy Ferstl, colorist. Music Beacon Street Studios Leslie DiLullo, executive producer/creative director; Andrew Feltenstein, composer. Sound Design & Mix Lime Studios Mark Meyuhas, engineer; Susie Boyajan, producer.
Dancer turned director Ezra Hurwitz collaborates with Ailey II artistic director Francesca Harper, featuring movement as museum pieces against the Whitney Museum of American Art’s striking architecture for this short film titled Echoes of Ailey. Commissioned to celebrate “Edges of Ailey” at the Whitney Museum, the film accompanies the first large-scale exhibition on the life and enduring legacy of visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey. “Edges of Ailey” is currently on view at the Whitney until February 9.
Animating iconic images from Alvin Ailey’s 20th-century repertory, the film expands on the exhibition by constructing a visual narrative around his storytelling and influences. Set to Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place,” dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, and The Ailey School capture the emotional core of the company’s history--physically situating Ailey’s masterworks amongst the Whitney’s collection.
“As a child, my grandmother took me to Ailey’s Revelations once a year,” said Hurwitz. “No matter how often I saw it, the work captivated me. There isn’t one specific thing I hope viewers take away from the film--or one way to interpret its images. It’s meant to be an abstract work, like Ailey’s creations.”
Turning to his archive, Hurwitz and Harper illuminate key sequences symbolic of Ailey’s profound legacy, closing on an uninterrupted sequence from "I’ve Been Buked," the opening movement of Ailey’s legendary "Revelations." Carrying a watershed moment back to its own medium, Echoes of Ailey captures the multigenerational impact of Ailey’s work, continued by his organization. The short film first premiered on Nowness.
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