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In an effort to help raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving, MADD Canada along with TBWA Toronto has released a series of short spots showing us a group of Drunk Driving Experts being interviewed about how they’ve been able to out-smart the system and stay on the road. I’m sure everyone has been told about some ‘fail-proof’ way to beat a breathalyzer test at some point in their life, usually by someone swearing up and down about how well it works. I remember when I was a kid we all thought that if you had to take a breathalyzer you could fool it by chewing on a penny because of something to do with the copper from the coin messing with the device. Needless to say it only took one idiot from my school actually trying this ‘trick’ for us to realize that it was just some made up story that made zero sense.

Adam Massey from Holiday Films was the director along with TBWA creatives James Ansley and Denise Cole.

MADD Canada – Campaign 911 Rob:

MADD Canada – Campaign 911 Hal:

MADD Canada – Campaign 911 Ryan:

Credits:

Client: MADD
Titles: Lenny, Rob, Hal, Ryan

Agency: TBWA Toronto
Executive Creative Director: Anthony Wolch
Creative Director/Writer: James Ansley
Art Director: Denise Cole
Agency Producer: Nadya MacNeil
Account Director: Helen Winfield

Director: Adam Massey
Production Company: Holiday Films, Toronto
Executive Producers: Derek Sewell, Josefina Nadurata
Line Producer: Tim Corrigan
Director of Photography: Barry Parrell
Editor & Company: Brian Noon, Traffik Edit, Toronto
Sound Design: Julian Rudd, Vapor Music, Toronto

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Nissan – Awake

I haven’t been able to get the song from this Nissan commercial out of my head. I think it’s because it just sounds like someone took the Beatles You Never Give Me Your Money and put new lyrics to it, regardless I’m going to post it here so that hopefully I’m not the only person humming it around town.

Created by TBWA, Toronto where Joe Amaral, James Ansley and Allen Oke are creative directors. Mark Zibert directed both of these for Sons and Daughters.

On a side-note, if you’d like to see a very creative way to show off your company employees, go checkout the Directors section on the Sons and Daughters website. Now just mouse over any of their portraits and see what happens….clever!

Here’s the other video in the series –
Nissan – Squished:

Credits:

Agency: TBWA, Toronto
Creative Directors: Joe Amaral, James Ansley, Allen Oke
Producer: Nadya MacNeil
Production Company: Sons and Daughters, Toronto
Director: Mark Zibert
Producer: Rob Allen
Exec Producers: Liane Thomas, Dan Ford
Editor: Mick Griffin, Rooster
Transfer: Notch
Colourist: Kent McCormick

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Truth Campaign – Customer Service

Here are two new :30 spots from Arnold Worldwide for the Truth Campaign. Continuing with their ‘hidden camera’ theme, we’re shown a class of college students interested in career opportunities as well as a one-on-one job interview that takes a turn for the worst. The clip shown above is called Customer Service and has a somewhat arrogant employer telling his young interviewee to “Get on the invisible phone” for a mock complaint call (I love that line). The girl should get an “A” for performance in her response to the ‘customer’ informing her about his jaw having to be removed (casually mentioned after a complaint regarding a rude employee). If I was putting together a team to handle complaints, i’d want that girl leading the pack…not only does she react neutrally to the news but she even attempts to retain him as a customer!

Truth Campaign – Lecture Hall:

Credits:

Arnold Worldwide, Boston
Chief Creative Officer: Pete Favat
SVP Creative Director: John Kearse
Art Director: Eric Stephenson and Rob Kottkamp
Copywriters: Gregg Nelson and Will Chambliss
Agency Producer: Carron Pedonti
Assistant Agency Producer: Liz Cost

Production Company: Smuggler, New York/LA
Director: Henry-Alex Rubin
Producer: Drew Santarsiero
DPs: Matthew Woolfe/Jonathan Furmanski
Editorial Company: Cosmo Street Editorial
Executive Producer: Amy Febinger
Editor: Aaron Langley

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