Beauty spot meets comedy short in the newest COVERGIRL film, Shade for Shade, which promotes COVERGIRL’s Exhibitionist Lipstick line. This two-minute online film from COVERGIRL takes us along for the ride with Issa Rae and her real-life best girlfriends (Megan Lawson, Abenet McMullen, Devin Walker) as the group navigates downtown LA on a night out.
Kim Gehrig of production house Somesuch directed for agency Droga5 New York.
Credits
Client COVERGIRL Agency Droga5 NY David Droga, creative chairman; Neil Heymann, chief creative officer; Alexander Nowak, executive creative director; Henry Kember, associate creative director; Neil Maclean, sr. art director; Hannah Park, copywriter; Gemma Slack, art director; Jesse Brihn, director of film production; Mike Hasinoff, executive producer; Jake Herman, associate producer; Mike Ladman, music supervisor. Production Somesuch Kim Gehrig, director; Nicky Barnes, exec producer; Saul Germaine, producer; Stuart Winecoff, DP. Editorial Work Editorial Jono Griffith, editor; Erica Thompson, exec producer; Jamie Lynn Perritt, producer; Theo Mercado, assistant editor. Postproduction MPC NY Matthew Loranger, exec producer; Krystle Timm, producer; Alvin Cruz, creative director; Sam Caine, lead Flame artist; Tim Crean, Derina Doorley, Rob Walker, Meggen Burdick, Giulia Barta, Greg Cutler, Lawrence Merrill, Flame team. Telecine Framestore Simon Bourne, colorist; Chris Anthony, sr. color producer; Hannah Oliver, Aaron Batista, production assistants. Music/Songs “Masterpiece”–Clarence Reid; “Go Off”–China Fox; “Dirty Looks”–China Fox; “I Choose You”–FOE; “Hold on Tight”–China Fox; “GPS”–Superfly Ky; “Maximum”–Deux Twins featuring Outlaw the Artist; “I Love You Dancer”–Marc Chantereau; “Shake It Up-Part 1”–Rickey Calloway. Sound Design Barking Owl Kelly Bayett, creative director/exec producer; Ashley Benton, producer; Morgan Johnson, sound designer. Audio Post Heard City Andi Lewis, producer; Dan Flosdorf, Mike Vitacco, mixers.
Captain Morgan Canada’s latest ad “Thumbs” is all about trading screen time for quality time. It’s about bringing back the fun of real-life hangouts and celebrating the unforgettable moments you have with your crew.
So, take back control of your thumb, meet up with your buddies and raise an ice-cold glass of Captain and Cola. It's all encapsulated in the mantra "less scroll, more vibes."
Keith Schofield of production house Caviar directed “Thumbs” for agency Anomaly.