Top Spot of the Week
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Friday, Mar. 4, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: Jameson Irish Whiskey's "Fire" Directed By Biscuit's Noam Murro
This period piece tells the tall tale of how John Jameson saved his village--and just as, if not more importantly his distillery and the whiskey it housed--from a fast spreading fire. Just when it appeared all would be lost with assorted homes ablaze, Jameson came up with the idea of one...
Friday, Feb. 25, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: MTV EXIT's "Planet Better"
Young & Rubicam New York has joined forces with MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking), Paranoid U.S., music house Black Iris and independent sound designer Brian Emrich to produce a powerful new music video that raises awareness of human trafficking. The song, "When Will I Feel Love," was...
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: Director/DP Lance Acord, Deutsch LA Harness "The Force" For Volkswagen
While the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV, Deutsch LA and director/DP Lance Acord of bicoastal Park Pictures scored arguably the best spot of the game with Volkswagen's "The Force." The :30 finds a young boy dressed in a Darth Vader costume trying with all his might to use the force--that...
Friday, Feb. 11, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: Skittles' "Fists"
Two men, each trapped in the clenched fist of a giant--whose hands are all we see--talk about their predicament in surprisingly lighthearted fashion. One suggests that they could escape if they had a giant package of Skittles, which the giant would have to unclench his fists for in order to fully...
Friday, Feb. 4, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: Google's "Science Fair"
The spot opens on a shot of a proud science fair entrant. Set to the Cole Porter song "C'est Magnifique" performed by Luis Mariano, the action pushes us toward his experiment where we see a hamster on a wheel that's connected to a belt that generates enough energy to power a small fan that topples...
Friday, Jan. 28, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: NBA's "Nash"
We open on a fresh-faced Steve Nash back in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1996, prior to his being drafted by the Phoenix Suns and becoming the basketball superstar he is today. This archival footage shows Nash wearing a Santa Clara University jersey as he practices on a hardwood court at a gym...
Friday, Jan. 21, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: Director Fredrik Bond, MassMarket Trash A Party For JWT And Huggies
When it comes to diaper ads, we don't expect much visual creativity. But "Soirée" for Huggies via JWT New York is something to marvel at. Directed by Fredrik Bond of MJZ and featuring the VFX work of N.Y.'s MassMarket , the :30 centers on a baby who wreaks havoc at an upscale loft party. The spot...
Friday, Jan. 14, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: Nintendo's "Body Cast"
We open on a dog holding a leash in its mouth at the front door, clearly asking to be taken for a walk. Cut to three people--dad, mom and their daughter--seated on the couch, each encased in full body casts from head to toe. The father asks his son Kevin seated in a nearby chair if he would take...
Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
Top Spot of the Week: Blockbuster's "Raccoon"
While gardening, a young man encounters a raccoon whom he tries to befriend. However, the critter is not so inclined, digging his teeth into the chap's arm. The man drives himself to the hospital, all the while with the raccoon locked down on his arm. Oblivious to the man's painful plight, an...
Friday, Dec. 31, 2010
Top Spot of the Week: iPhone's "Under the Covers"
With a cozy holiday musical backdrop provided by Nat "King" Cole's smooth crooning of the classic "The Christmas Song," a boy hears and sees Santa Claus via iPhone. Turns out the technology makes it easier for Dad to pretend to be Kris Kringle and spark his young son's imagination--much to the...