Logitech Kevin Bacon Long Cut
Here’s 3 minutes of Logitech’s Ivan Cobenk commercial – Kevin Bacon on Kevin Bacon. Kevin actually plays Bacon obsessed fan Ivan Cobenk who lives a Kevin Bacon inspired life. This is the long cut version of the commercial that started getting airplay in December. It’s kind of skeezy, but then kind of funny once you […]
Read PostOld Navy Goes Viral: Is it a Commercial, or a Video?
Here’s a new ‘hot’ viral production done by Audio Threadz… it’s called Super Cute. It’s a mini-music video targeting the teen set. But is it a commercial or is it a video? Sure looks to me like it’s both.
Read PostSimple Animation – Really Catchy Stuff
Simple animation can do amazing things. Here are three stunningly clever and, more importantly, FUN animated videos created for a ‘creativity contest’ being held by the AICP soliciting submissions of advertising. Perhaps the ads stretch the truth a bit, but that makes them even more fun to watch. The ads themselves will hopefully not overshadow […]
Read PostThe Remarkable Mind of Stephen Wiltshire
Here’s a documentary short demonstrating the remarkable abilities of Stephen Wiltshire to recount the view of Rome from a short helicopter ride. Steven, who’s an autistic savant, has uncanny photographic recall, and his sketches numb the mind. The brain is an amazing organ, and individuals like Stephen demonstrate how much potential there is in humanity.
Read PostConvict Poker: Last Man Standing – Angola Prison Rodeo
Here’s a wild story about an event that chills the bones: the Angola Prison Rodeo. The convicts don’t practice, they just walk out and perform the unusual rodeo events cold turkey. Directed by Jeff Smith, the documentary focuses on the hard edged prisoners who play this dangerous game. Click below to return to the Deweymedia […]
Read PostPuma Blam Blam: The World’s Fastest Band
Here’s a fun commercial for Puma set in Jamaica, the home of Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man (Olympic sprinter). The spot is lighthearted and fun. Called ‘Blam, Blam’, this video was created by ad agency Droga5. It’s supposed to depict the ‘World’s Fastest Band.’
Read PostKobe Bryant is the Black Mamba: Nike Long Form Promotion
Nike underwrites a six minute film, the Black Mamba, starring Kobe Bryant, directed by Robert Rodriguez. Cameos by Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo and Kanye West. Not a bad cast. A fun film with LOTS of explosions. Interesting new media effort. The film premiered at the NBA all-star game earlier in February.
Read PostMTV Exit: Human Trafficking Awareness
Here’s a different Public Service Campaign created by MTV to raise awareness about human trafficking. Simple animation and ethereal music targeting the youth audience.
Read PostHow do you spell Gaddafi?
Muammar Gaddafi is not a name you expect to see alongside the adjectives “amusing”, “funny”, or “silly”, yet here we are. It’s an amusing little video, a sharp contrast to the horrors the current Libyan leader is committing against his people, that makes fun of how hard it is to spell the Libyan dictator’s name. […]
Read PostWord Lens video. Sometimes it’s just that easy. 1.4 Million hits in 72 hours.
This video for the iPhone Word Lens app is so simple. Why? Because the concept is simple. No spoken words are needed, which is good when you are talking about translating written words between languages. Here’s the word lens demo on iPhone. Incidentally it got 1.4 million hits in 72 hours and it now has […]
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