Since E*Trade is about seizing opportunity, spokesman Kevin Spacey says he’s going off script in this spot and proceeds to seize varied artistic opportunities by portraying different characters–replete with distinctive accents and dialects–in rapid fire succession.
Steve Miller of @radical.media directed the ad, entitled “Accents,” for agency R/GA, New York.
Client E*Trade Agency R/GA, NY Nick Law, global chief creative officer; Taras Wayner, SVP, executive creative director; Michael Lowenstern, VP, digital advertising; Lee Margolis, creative director; Steve Giraldi, Peter Unger, associate creative directors; Kat Friis, group director, film production; Brian Schierman, sr. producer. Production @radical.media Steve Miller, director; Frank Scherma, Gregg Carlesimo exec producers; Frank Dituri, head of production; Matt O’Shea, line producer; Igor Martinovic, DP. Editorial Cutting Room, NY Merritt Duff, editor; Megan Katuran, assistant editor; Melissa Lubin, exec producer. Music JSM, NY Joel Simon, chief creative officer/composer; Neil Jason, composer; Nathan Kil, composer/sound design; Jeff Fiorello, exec producer. Telecine Company 3, NY Tim Masick, colorist. Postproduction Light of Day, NY Colin Stackpole, exec producer; Pete DeAndrea, Flame artist. Audio Sonic Union, NY Michael Marinelli, audio engineer; Justine Cortale, sr. producer.
Once again, this holiday season, BBDO New York and the American Red Cross have launched a campaign underscoring the urgent needs of families disrupted by disasters--something that occurs every eight minutes across the country, over 7,000 times during the
holidays alone.
Running on TV and online through December, the campaign include this PSA titled “Packing,” directed by Anthony Frattolillo via One Free Play. The spot begins with a family that appears to be preparing for a trip. But the mood shifts dramatically when it is revealed the reason they are really packing is an imminent wildfire, and that they are evacuating to a Red Cross shelter. The spot ends with a call to action: “They’re relying on us. We’re relying on you. Please donate.”
BBDO associate creative director Nicole Dombey shared, “I experienced an evacuation as a child, and I’ll never forget the quiet confusion of that moment. As a team, we wanted to capture that mix of innocence and uncertainty families feel in those moments.”
Director Frattolillo stated, “I’ve packed that same car three times, sat in that same traffic jam, worrying about my safety and the safety of my family, thinking we might not see home again. So when we made this film, I wanted people to feel what that moment is really like, the fear, the uncertainty, and the hope that someone will be there when you need them most.”
