This commercial features a young boy who, at a family gathering, is scurrying around trying to nab a Mr Kipling cake. This “little thief” fails time and time again until, finally, he manages to sneak out with a Mr Kipling Angel Slice. When the boy gets home, he suspiciously rushes upstairs to scoff the sweet treat. Or does he? This “Exceedingly Good Cake” may just turn out to be an exceedingly loving gesture for his grumpy, teen sister.
Part of a campaign from McCann London, this slice-of-life spot gives a new meaning to Mr Kipling’s “Exceedingly Good Cakes” slogan.
Laurence Thomson, co-president and chief creative officer, McCann London, said: “It gives the brand’s heritage a fresh twist and for the first time highlights the many different possible interpretations of the ‘good’ in its ‘Exceedingly Good’ mantra. Looking forward to what comes next.”
Si&Ad of Academy directed this “Exceedingly Good” spot which is running on U.K. TV and online.
CreditsClient Premier Foods/Mr Kipling Agency McCann London Sergio Lopez, head of integrated production; Clare Sullivan, executive producer; Claire Hopkins, sr. producer; Laurence Thomson, executive creative director; Matt Crabtree, Si Hepton, creative directors; Matt Searle, Olly Wood, sr. creatives. Production Academy Si&Ad, director; Tom Cartwright, producer. Editorial Assembly Rooms Sam Rice-Edwards, editor. Music Soundtree Music Postproduction CRAFT Color MPC Jean Clement Soret, colorist.
The Best Work You May Never See: United Sense of America, Directing Duo rubberband. Hunt Down Assault Weapons In “The Fawn”
This PSA titled “The Fawn” is from United Sense of America, a bipartisan coalition whose mission is to turn common sense and common ground into public policy. “The Fawn” was concepted and created by production company SMUGGLER in partnership with New York-based agency American Haiku and Austin-based agency Preacher. Written by American Haiku ECD Thom Glover and directed by the SMUGGLER duo rubberband., the film was designed as a common sense rallying cry aimed at the hunting community, questioning the need for assault weapons--in hunting and beyond that in our society generally. In light of the recent tragic high school shooting in Georgia, this message takes on a poignant urgency and underscores the need to craft progressive reform policy. The film, painful and seemingly unavoidable, forces the viewer to imagine someone else’s finger on the trigger and something else as its target. A voiceover initially seems to be talking about a fawn who is in plain view. But instead the VO turns out to be referring to the weapon which will claim the animal’s life. While the scene itself is graphic, the messaging is matter of fact. United Sense of America contends there simply is no defensible reason or excuse for assault weapons being necessary for sports hunting--and certainly not in mainstream society which includes our children’s schools. Glover said, “Every line in the film came from online discussions and conversations. Hunters are no different from the rest of us; the way people buy assault weapons is the same as the way they buy a refrigerator. We have to find a way to challenge this situation that doesn’t paint all gun owners as monsters, because they’re not.” [video width="1920" height="1080"... Read More