Alternative Advertising

On the heels of the latest Kanye West Absolut Vodka ad, comedian & actor Zach Galifianakis has released his third Absolut Vodka advertisement featuring Tim and Eric from the “Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job.”

Zach was asked to make an ad for the vodka brand as part of their ongoing artist series. According to the initial release, he agreed as long as he got to “do what he wanted without any restrictions.” This can be seen in the off-color, long-format releases that he has produced. If you’re a fan of Zach, or even Tim & Eric, you’ll most likely love these spots.

An interesting campaign by Absolut. These ads clock in at over 4 minutes long each, making them internet releases only, yet are being spread like wildfire through the various fan communities that support them.

You can view the first two Zach Galifianakis commercials below:
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Coming soon to a late-night TV near you - Kanye West in the premier installment of the “In An Absolut World” campaign.

The rapper, who’s latest tour is sponsored by the Vodka brand, appears in this “low-fi” infomercial spoof trying to sell “Be Kanye” tablets - complete with cheesy voiceovers, special effects, and the “stand in front of a moving galaxy” bit that was so common in those classic informercials from the 80’s.

In addition to the television spot there’s also a print campaign that can be found in the latest issue of The New Yorker as well as on select NYC subway trains.

image courtesy of the World Store Blog.

There’s also a small companion website for this spot over at www.bekanyenow.com.

The 2008 “In An Absolut World” campaign will also feature Perez Hilton, Eddie Izzard, Editors from Thrillist.com, Treehugger.com, Style.com, as well as various Live Earth Filmmakers.

This campaign was produced by Winslow Dennis from TBWA\Chiat\Day, NY and featured Paul Krik as the Director (Tim Naylor as the DP). On the production side, Emily Plunkett was the producer with Elizabeth Krajewski as the E.P.

Dave Herman edited this piece for Jump Editorial, NY. Roberto Serrini was the assistant editor and Maniac, NY was the VFX company used (With Nicholas Sasso as the Lead Flame Artist, Charles Self as the Producer and Stephane Guyot mixing the sound).

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