RadicalMedia’s Mollie Mills directed this spot for the Recording Academy and the Grammys. Titled “Underdog,” this Grammys promo video features an all female choir.
Performing Alicia Keys’ “Underdog,” the choir is made up of women of all ages, colors and body types. Conceived by a creative team at TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles, this promo shines light on the fact that only 2% of popular music is produced by women and we should strive for change. This is beautifully shown through all the choir women sitting down except for one who’s left standing, representing the 2%.
CreditsClient Recording Academy Agency TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles Renato Fernandez, chief creative officer; Jason Karley, group creative director; Bruno Regalo, head of art; Gabriel Miller, Nic Buckingham, creatives; Anh-Thu Le, director of content production/producer; Josh Levion, associate producer; Jessie Glenn, production coordinator; Simon Wassef, chief strategic officer. Production RadicalMedia Mollie Mills, director; Magdelena Czmuda, producer; Jordan buck, DP; Jim Bouvet, exec producer; Frank Scherma, president. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Lauren Dellara, editor, Alyssa Oh, editors; Adam Parker, producer; Shelly Rose, assistant editor; Shada Shariatzadeh, exec producer; Dre Krichevsky, head of production; Eve Kornblum, managing director. Vocal Arrangement & Mix Barking Owl Kelly Bayett, creative director; Alex Lilly, music arranger; Matt Keith, mixer; KC Dossett, producer; Brad Beasley, assistant mixer. Color a52 Gregory Reese, colorist; Aaron Flickinger, Corey, Martinez, assistant color; Jenny Bright, producer; Thatcher Peterson, exec producer. Finishing a52 Noah Poole, online editor; Sarah S. Laborde, producer; Patrick Nugent, Kim Christensen, exec producers; Jennifer Sofio Hall, managing director.
Top Spot of the Week: Samsung, BBH Singapore, Director Rhys Thomas Get Fit For A Surf Holiday
Samsung’s new global campaign from BBH Singapore, featuring Samsung Health and Galaxy AI, tells the story of a young professional couple who compete to get fit for a surf holiday.
Titled “A Samsung Health Story: Racing to Fiji,” this film taps into Gen Z’s wellness dilemma and the fact that they can often find health information overwhelming; in particular, BBH Singapore took inspiration from young people who reference their “quarter life crisis” on social media. This film tells the story of Stacey and Steve who decide to go surfing in Fiji, something they did five years ago but haven’t done since they started their jobs. However, there’s one problem: they need to get fitter first.
Featuring a range of Galaxy products powered by Galaxy AI, they rebuild their fitness to prepare for the trip, competing playfully to spur each other on. We see them comparing their Energy Scores (a new feature on the Samsung Health app), recording their runs and swims on their Samsung Galaxy Watches, trying and failing to get fit at work and on their commutes and striving to improve in the run up to the trip. When they get there, however, there’s a fun twist, and the film ends on a cliffhanger.
The ad is expected to be the first in a series, which will develop the characters and their “world” in future episodes. This longform (two-and-a-half-minute) version of the spot delves deeper into the storytelling, in a fresh approach for Samsung’s product campaigns, while the shorter edits focus on driving exposure to specific features.
BBH Singapore also leaned into the entertainment aspect of the spot; it was directed by comedic specialist Rhys Thomas at Stink Films, who has a major TV background. Best known for his work on Saturday Night... Read More