Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory has a new secret ingredient: workflows from ServiceNow, an enterprise tech company as introduced in this spot from BBDO San Francisco.
Although Wonka’s world from the mind of Roald Dahl is fantastical, the results thanks to the transformational power of ServiceNow workflows are very real indeed. They’ll simplify Wonka’s supply chains and IT management, and provide employee experiences for his magical, giant geese. This spot also introduces us to Wonka’s new CRO (chief reality officer) named Maxine, a workflow expert who is excited to be singlehandedly doubling Wonka’s C-suite.
Directed by Daniel Kleinman of production house Rattling Stick with visual effects from Framestore, this hero :60, part of a package of spots, centers on a Wonka character that rings true even in 2021.
Credits
Client ServiceNow Agency BBDO San Francisco Kate Catalinac, creative director/copywriter; Corinne Goode, creative director/art director; Patti Bott, Stephen Spesh Kay, executive producers. Partner The Roald Dahl Story Company Alice O’Brien, sr. partnerships manager; Clare Jones, campaign manager; Grace Tedstone, partnerships. Partner Warner Bros. Sara Berba, VP, global product & licensed advertising; Greg Bass, campaign manager. Production Rattling Stick Daniel Kleinman, director; Jeff Shupe, exec producer; Johnnie Frankel, producer; James Hatcher, line producer. Editorial Work Editorial Jono Griffith, Leah Turner, editors; Miles Watson, Sidney Williams, assistant editors; Marlo Baird, exec producer; Brian Scharwath, producer. Postproduction Framestore Alex Thomas, creative director; Pete King, exec producer; Carla Attansio, director of production; Jeff Atherton, producer; Christian Nielsen, CG supervisor; Diego Bonora, production coordinator; William Barltett, set supervisor; Beau Leon, colorist; Cosku Ozdemir, effects; Gabriela Ruch Salmeron, groom; Paul Chandler, concept; Alejandro Villabon, lead compositor; Sarah Marikar, Flame. Music SOUTH Music & Sound, Santa Monica, Calif. Jimmy Haun, Jon Darling, composers; Robin Holden, arranger; Dan Pritikin, Matt Drenik, creative directors; Ignacio Zas, producer; Ann Haugen, exec producer. Sound Design LSD, Santa Monica, Calif. Rohan Young, sound designer. Audio Post Lime Studios, Santa Monica Rohan Young, engineer, Susie Boyajan, exec producer; Kayla Phungglan, sr. producer.
Continuing their partnership to combat the mental health crisis among America’s youth, the Ad Council and McCann New York have released the latest installment of the “Sound It Out” campaign which focuses on helping parents and caregivers have meaningful conversations with their kids about emotional wellbeing.
The new work, “Listening is a Form of Love,” focuses on the important role parents and caregivers play in supporting young people’s emotional wellbeing and is supported by new data from Surgo Health’s Youth Mental Health Tracker. The survey highlights that: 55% of youth (ages 10-24) report mental health struggles; and one in five youth report symptoms of depression, and one in four report symptoms of anxiety.
The film includes an interactive digital experience that invites parents to practice “holding space” by pressing the space bar to listen to kids sharing what they wish their parents could hear, in their own words. Along with this literal interpretation of the active listening the campaign encourages, the website also gives valuable tools to help parents and caregivers be better listeners, and in turn, better support their kids.
There is also this 60-second PSA--directed by Alex Fischman Cardenas via Greenpoint Pictures--which underscores the power and importance of listening to your loved ones.
