Directed by Megaforce via production company Iconoclast for agency TBWAMedia Arts Lab in L.A., this Apple film titled “No Sweat” features a weightlifter effortlessly spinning and manipulating massive weights as if they were batons, metaphorically representing the ability of the M4 family of chips–M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max–to handle the most demanding workloads with ease, all set to Des’ree’s famed music track “You Gotta Be.”
Client Apple Agency TBWAMedia Arts Lab, Los Angeles Production Company Iconoclast Content Megaforce, director; Matias Boucard, DP. VFX Electric Theater Collective (ETC) Animation Analog Studio Audio Mix Lime Studios Editorial Final Cut LA Music Des’ree, “You Gotta Be”
TDA Boulder, Director Michael Downing Tackle Banking Clichés In “No Nonsense” Campaign For First Interstate
Indie ad agency TDA Boulder has unveiled “No Nonsense Banking,” its debut campaign for new client First Interstate Bank. The rolling launch runs through the end of the year, and spans across 10 states.
The batch of spots includes this one titled “Every Step,” epitomizing a call to end the nonsense. “Every Step” opens on a couple experiencing life’s biggest moments (marriage proposal, first child, a kid learning to drive, and packing up for college). Each meaningful moment, though, has one odd addition: their banker is actually really there, experiencing those moments with them. The unexpected inclusion calls out the cliché that banks love to be with you every step of the way, even in life’s most intimate moments. The spot lands on the twist: First Interstate isn’t promising to be there for every step; just the ones that matter, with a straight answer and a real person on the other end.
Michael Downing directed via The Sweetshop x Chirp Films.
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