Travelers’ latest advertisements speak to the heart of what binds people and strengthens communities, caring for one another.
The Travelers Championship golf tournament arrives as one of the first major live sporting events to take place in the United States since the beginning of the pandemic. To mark the occasion, Travelers and TBWAChiatDay NY teamed up with directors Lance Acord and Christian Weber of Park Pictures to produce two emotional films, including this spot titled “A Better Tomorrow” in which folks lend a helping hand to one another–from planting gardens to dropping off groceries for neighbors.
Credits
Client Travelers Agency TBWAChiatDay NY Chris Beresford-Hill, chief creative officer; Walter Connelly, executive creative director; Alexander Holm, associate creative director; Thalia Forbes, sr. copywriter; John Doris, head of production; Chris Klein, executive producer; Rick Segal, sr. integrated producer. Production Park Pictures Lance Acord, director; Christian Weber, director/DP; Justin Pollock, sr. executive producer; Caroine Kousidonis, exec producer; Drew Toresco, line producer; Larry Shure, production supervisor. Editorial Exile Editorial Kirk Baxter, Matt Murphy, editors; Sasha Hirschfeld, exec producer; LauRenn Reed, sr. producer; Brett Homan, Erin Offenhauser, edit assistants. Postproduction/VFX Moving Picture Company Mark Gethin, colorist; Alvin Cruz, creative director; Tom McCullough, VFX supervisor; Rob Walker, Flame lead; David Piombino, Julien Aucoturier, 2D artists; Camila De Biaggi, sr. exec producer; Meghan Lang Bice, exec producer; Elissa Norman, sr. producer; Diane Valera, color producer. Audio Lime Studios Dave Wagg, mixer; Matthew Conzelmann, assistant engineer; Susie Boyajan, exec producer. Music Supervision Good Ears Music Supervision Morgan Thoryk, music supervisor. Music “If Not For You” by Bob Dylan (Bootleg Series Vol. 2 alt take).
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