Samuel Adams is all-in on Super Bowl 2021, leveraging the moment to introduce a new line of beer, Wicked, to drinkers everywhere.
For Sam Adams to play in the Big Game marketing space for the first time in brand history at this scale, they’re horsing around with a certain big beer conglomerate in this spot–”Your Cousin From Boston Frees the Clydesdales”–directed by Matt Aselton of Arts & Sciences for agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners.
The spot, which will run in the Boston and New York markets during the Big Game, opens with a pitch-perfect misdirect of a typical Clydesdale commercial–orchestral score, antique carriage, and majestic draft horses. An unseen figure pulls the pin from the carriage hitch, sending a team of galloping Clydesdales stampeding through a quaint New England town. “Whoops,” says Your Cousin From Boston.
The commercial–which stars real life Massachusetts townies-turned-actors Greg Hoyt and Owen Burke–is authentic Boston from its backwards cap to its work boots.
Credits
Client The Boston Beer Company/Samuel Adams Agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco Margaret Johnson, chief creative officer; AJ Warren, Brett Beaty, Joshua Hacohen, associate creative directors; Bonnie Wan, partner, head of brand strategy; Stephanie Bousquet, director of brand strategy; Marisa Perazzelli, sr. brand strategist; Leila Gage, head of broadcast production; Matt Flaker, executive broadcast producer; Stephanie DeNatale, executive producer; Nick Goldsmith, producer. Production Company Arts & Sciences, West Hollywood, Calif. Matt Aselton, director; Toby Irwin, DP; Marc Marrie, managing partner/exec producer; Mal Ward, managing director/partner; Christa Skotland, head of production; Zoe Odlum, exec producer. Editorial Arcade Edit Geoff Hounsell, editor; Ryan Andrus, assistant editor; Kristen Thon-Webb, sr. producer; Crissy DeSimone, exec producer. Audio/Sound Design Lime Studios Michael Anastasi, sound designer; Sam Casas, audio engineer; Susie Boyajan, exec producer; Kayla Mashburn, producer. Music Butter Music Annick Mayer, music exec producer; Stone Irr, music producer. VFX Framestore Matt Pascuzzi, VFX lead; Maura Hurley, sr. producer; Nathaniel Cabra, production coordinator; Dez Macleod-Veilleux, exec producer; Avery Herzog, Elaina Brillantes, Euna Kho, Greg Gaskins, Kane Herd, Zavier Mojica, Ryan Ninko, Raul Ortego, compositing team. (Toolbox: Nuke, Flame) Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, producer.
This film for Audible reflects the transformative power of audio storytelling. We see a group of people in an idyllic setting, meditating and getting in touch with their inner selves.
Suddenly utopia is disrupted as the world around them starts to shake.
Turns out we’re on a commuter train reaching a station--but thanks to Audible, the journey has been calm and almost transcendent. The commute underscores how listening to Audible immerses us all in extraordinary worlds, changing our mood, perceptions, views--while engaging in routine daily activities.
“Zen Commute” was directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet via production company Partizan for London-headquartered creative agency Fold7.
