Tom Jones’ “Unusual” plays as several men in a dingy looking sports bar hurry around cleaning and removing pictures of female pin-ups and scraping gum off the bottom of chairs. They carefully add little touches such as bowls of veggies, tiny neatly folded napkins and even tablecloths. “Welcome ladies” appears over one man placing a daisy in a cup of water. The bar tender turns on ESPN, and a series of action sequences of female sports comes on.
Credits
Agency: Ground Zero Advertising Court Crandall, creative director; Jeff Lable, art director; Tom O’Connor, copywriter; Monique Veillette, executive producer; Michelle Price, producer. Production Company: Food Chain Films Vance Malone, director; Joe Meade, DP; David Allen Cress, executive producer; Brad Goldthwaite, producer. Shot on location in Portland. Editorial: Cosmo Street Katz, editor; Thomas Immer, assistant editor; Yvette Cobarrubias, executive producer; Carolina Wallace, producer. Postproduction: Method Siggy Ferstl, colorist. Visual Effects: Brickyard VFX Patrick Poulatian, online editor; Diana Young Gomez, producer; Mandy Sorenson, Flame artist. Sound Design: Sovereign Tim Gedemer, sound designer. Audio: Lime Studios Rohan Young, mixer.
The Best Work You May Never See: Sam Coleman Directs “Original Feeds Original” For KFC Africa Out of Ogilvy Johannesburg
Rappers Khuli Chana, Blxckie and 25K team up with Patriot Films director Sam Coleman, who is repped by Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) stateside, to celebrate the power of inspiration for KFC Streetwise and Ogilvy Johannesburg.
Every groundbreaking artist has a story, a moment of inspiration that drives their next wave of creativity. But this doesn’t happen in isolation--original needs to feed original. “There’s a wealth of creative energy bubbling up in the youth of South Africa,” said Coleman. “Everyone is out to try and make a dent in the creative landscape. Inspiration is everywhere you look and all a creative person needs is that spark to go to the next level.”
This 90-second spot features a stellar cast of South African artists riffing off each other, and while KFC Streetwise has long been a mainstay of the country’s youth culture, an authentic approach was critical. Ogilvy turned to Coleman whose experience includes fashion and street culture.
Notable South African creators who appear in the commercial film include Kind Kid toymaker Sanele Qwabe, “Nail Pimp” Nailed Ntswembu, the Island Gals skaters, fashion designer Ruberto Scholtz, visual director Rowan Sakarombe, custom car pimper Ofentse Mphatsoe and metal band Botswana Metalheads. The transitions from one innovator to another were important considerations for Coleman. He explained, “You’re really talking about a ripple effect and how one idea sparks another, so I wanted to create seamless uninterrupted progressions that would evoke that feeling of inspiration and flow.”
KFC’s chief marketing officer Grant Macpherson said, “From a brand perspective, I want to work with directors who have a strong, passionate point of view – someone who brings bold... Read More
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