Doug Liman via Independent Media directed this spot for BBDO New York which features professional surfer Kolohe Andino demonstrating the ease and simplicity of using Visa Checkout while riding a tube wave. Billed as being the easier way to pay online, Visa Checkout enables Andino to order and pay for pizza as he navigates his way through a major ocean wave.
The spot ends with Visa’s brand mantra, “Everywhere you want to be.”
Client Visa Checkout Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, New York; Toygar Bazarkaya, executive creative director; Scott Rodgers, Tom Kraemer, Jens Waernes, sr. creative directors; Josh Gold, creative director/copywriter; Daniel Aykurt, creative director/art director; Hyatt Choate, executive producer; Tara Leinwohl, sr. producer; John Melillo, music producer. Production Independent Media Doug Liman, director; Igor Meglic, DP; Susanne Preissler, exec producer; Marc Siegel, head of production; Naia Hall West, line producer. Editorial Lost Planet Saar Klein, Epy Carrieri, editors; Francess Tom-Sahr, sr. producer. Music Ring the Alarm Audio Post Sound Lounge Tom Jucarone, mixer. VFX Black Hole
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II, the Vienna Tourist Board is launching an intergalactic premiere. The “Waltz into Space” mission will send Strauss’s masterpiece “The Blue Danube” into deep space.
For decades, “The Blue Danube” has been considered the unofficial “Anthem of Space,” famously immortalized in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Yet, surprisingly, this iconic Waltz by the famous Viennese composer was not included on either of the Voyager Golden Records--a collection of humanity’s greatest achievements, including a selection of 27 songs, that was sent by NASA to reach potential extraterrestrial life back in 1977.
On May 31 2025, Vienna will be setting the record straight in a campaign by agency Jung von Matt DONAU that amplifies its reputation as the city of music. In collaboration with the “Wiener Symphoniker” (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) and the European Space Agency (ESA), “The Blue Danube” Waltz will be broadcast to the farthest reaches of the universe, creating a timeless musical bridge between humanity and potential extraterrestrial life.
“The Blue Danube”, performed by the “Wiener Symphoniker” in Vienna at a special concert at Vienna’s MAK Museum on May 31, will be digitized and transmitted via the European Space Agency’s deep space communication facilities at Cebreros, Spain. The signal will continue indefinitely, traveling at the speed of light, and will surpass Voyager 1 in about 23 hours and 3 minutes.
To create awareness ahead of the mission, Jung von Matt created this humorous film that speculates on why “The Blue Danube” was not included on the Voyager Golden Records. The story revolves around the mission director (played by Adam... Read More
