Jane Fonda Narrates "The Future of Flesh" for Prada

Imagine a future in which our bodies, like our clothing, evolve and change to fit the style of the season. Logan & Sons transports us to this surreal universe in The Future of Flesh, an evocative fashion film written and directed by Luke Gilford, voiced by Jane Fonda, scored by former Scissor Sisters front man Jake Shears, and styled entirely by Prada in their Fall/Winter 2013 collection.

Operating in the emotive, visually-striking style that has led to special collaborations with Dom Perignon and David Lynch, Maison Martin Margiela, Anjelica Huston, Patrik Ervell, The Miss America Organization, and The New York Times Magazine, Gilford delivers a mysterious and cinematic world narrated by Jane Fonda and further realized with dreamlike editing and a haunting, richly-textured score.

“A central characteristic of fashion is that it evolves through time. As a culture, we’ve recently begun to think of the body in this way as well,” Gilford explains. “Compare magazine covers over the decades, you’ll see how much hair and physique change with the clothes. Now as body modification accelerates, facial features and bone structure are changing as well. The body is beginning to merge with fashion in very interesting ways. Google Glass, for example, is both a fashion statement and a portal into virtual worlds. I find this sexy as well as strange – a science fiction fantasy becoming a reality. The title itself – The Future of Flesh – is a nod toward this evolution.”

The Future of Flesh continues Gilford’s tradition of using “real people” in lieu of professional models for his projects, a practice that has long set his film and photography apart from his contemporaries. To populate this alternate world, Gilford called upon the talents of a pool of friends and his very own grandmother, who has also appeared in his work for Dom Perignon, V Magazine, GQ Style, and a number of personal projects.

An editorial feature comprising photographs shot by Gilford during production on The Future of Flesh appears in the current issue of Document Journal magazine, on news stands now.

Creative Credits:
Client: Prada, Document Journal
Title: The Future of Flesh (:60)
Production Company: Logan & Sons
Director: Luke Gilford
Score: Jake Shears
VO: Jane Fonda
Wardrobe: Prada
Cast: Rosalie Gilford, Rya Kleinpeter, Peggy Noland, Renata Raksha
Jewelry: Lynn Ban
via: Trust

Hot Pockets Music Video Kate Upton & Snoop Dogg in "You Got What I Eat"

Hot Pockets present: "You Got What I Eat" ("Just a Friend" parody) ft. Kate Upton, Snoop Dogg, Oliver Cooper, Bow Wow & KevJumba.

Disclaimer: Yes...everyone was totally baked during the making of this video.

Brilliant Enterprise, GE's Newest Modern Star Trek Ad

Star Trek's Sulu, played by actor John Cho stars in the latest BBDO created spot for GE and the Brilliant Machines campaign.

GE's Brilliant Machines transform raw data into efficiencies. Our deep-sea fuel technology helps us discover and maximize resources in extreme conditions. Which might come in handy for the U.S.S. Enterprise as it attempts to live long and prosper in deep space.

Credits:  
Creative Ad Agency: BBDO, New York
Client: GE
Director: David Gordon Green
Production Company: Chelsea Pictures

Demi Moore Narrates "What I Love" psa for the Climate Reality Project

Demi Moore narrates the latest ad, "What I Love" for The Climate Reality Project.
To love a thing means wanting it to exist. Take the experience and find the things you can't live without at http://whatilove.org

The exciting news just keeps on coming.

Our chairman, former Vice President Al Gore went onstage at the Social Good Summit to announce the launch of a new digital experience the Climate Reality team has created for people just like you. And we had to share the news.

As you know, the real threat of climate change isn't just what it means for polar bears. It's also what the crisis means for the things that make us who we are ... the people, places, and experiences that shape our identity and give our lives meaning.

We designed our new tool to bring simple truth home and make climate change a personal reality for people everywhere. We're calling it What I Love ... and we're very excited to be able to share this with you before anyone else.

What I Love asks you to choose the people, places, and things that define your life ... and then reveals how climate change will directly impact each one.

You understand how climate change affects both distant landscapes and our daily lives, and we need your help ensuring others do too.

Credits:
Brand: The Climate Reality Project
Ad Agency: B-Reel
Director: Matthew L. Lloyd
Director of Photography: Matthew L. Lloyd
Assistant Cameraman: David Edsall
Colorist: Michael Kellogg
Music: Nylon Studios
Music: Moby
Sound Effects: Drastic Music
Production: B-Reel
Voice Over: Demi Moore

Erik Estrada is on the lookout for the missing McDonald's Mighty Wings

Watch as Erik Estrada investigates the mystery of the missing Mighty Wings from the Mighty Wings Launch Party in New York City. We can look forward to finding out who has the #MightyWings on October the 6th. http://whosgotthemightywings.com

Check out the Mighty Wings "Bad Lip Reading" spot HERE.

Christina Applegate Looks Great in New “Sparkling Truths” Ad for glaceau’s newest brand Fruitwater

Christina Applegate has trouble with her lawn statue in #sparklingtruth ad.

New work from the creative agency Zambezi, with a social media campaign called “Sparkling Truths” for glaceau’s newest brand, fruitwater – a zero-calorie, naturally flavored sparkling water beverage.

This spot “Lawn Statue” stars Christina Applegate and shows the actress in a perfectly imperfect moment. This is the kickoff to the social media campaign where busy modern women are encourage to share their own “Sparkling Truths” on Twitter, with a chance to win a week with a personal assistant.

CREDITS:  
Creative Agency: Zambezi
Founder/Executive Creative Director: Brian Ford
Founder/Managing Director: Chris Raih
Creative Director: Madeleine Grandbois
Art Director: Kristen Mann
Senior Copywriter: Chelsea Dubois
Junior Copywriter: Christy Lin
Director of Account Services: Pete Brown
Communications Director: Nicole Bush
Assistant Account Executive: Amanda Tutora
Designer: Tanja Caduff
Executive Producer: Alex Cohn
Producer: Carolyn Lu
Editor: Paul Oh
Director of Digital: Pete Mertz
Senior Digital Strategist: Poppy Thorpe
Senior Digital Producer: Alvaro Chacon
Production Supervisor: Haleh Shoa

Production Company: Pretty Bird
Director: Matt Piedmont
Co-Founder/Executive Producer: Kerstin Emhoff
Executive Producer: Ali Brown
Head of Production: Tracy Hauser
Line Producer: Nate Young
Director of Photography: Giles Dunning

Alec Baldwin is the world's best Teacher in DDB Chicago new Capital One Ad

Alec Baldwin is the "Teacher" in new Capital One Venture Ad

Surprise substitute teacher Alec Baldwin gives a lesson on the algebra of travel to a group of precocious fourth-graders, explaining fundamental principles like why their beloved teacher has fled to the Bahamas early on a whim. The life-enhancing class lesson leaves students wide-eyed and ready for action, and proves that even Baldwin can wind up with a “World’s Best Teacher” award.

 Credits: 
Client: Capital One
Spot Title: “Teacher”
Agency: DDB Chicago
Executive Creative Director: Mark Gross
Creative Director: Bart Culberson
Associate Creative Director: Mike Ackerman
Copywriter: Tanner Tananbaum
Executive Producer: Marion Lange
SVP / Integrated Brand Leader: Chris Pultorak
VP / Senior Account Director: Matthew Schabdach
Account Executive: Ben Solocheck

Production Co.: Tool Of North America
Director: Erich Joiner
Executive Producer(s): Brian Latt, Oliver Fuselier, Danielle Peretz

Editorial: NO6
Executive Producer: Crissy DeSimone
Senior Producer: Kendra Desai

Color: Company 3
Colorist: Tyler Roth
Producer: JP McIntosh
Assistant Colorist: Paul Galati

Finishing: Method Studios
Flame Artist: Mark Anderson
Clean Up: Ryan Wood
Flame Assist: Brandan Baki
Producer: Erica Hilbert

Mix: Another Country Studios
Mixer: David Gerbosi
Executive Producer: Tim Konn
via: Trust

Claire Danes' Choice, Audi Smart Performer video

Not driving an Audi landed Claire Danes in Jail
This humorous short film presents Claire Danes in two starkly different days in the life, when she discovers how seemingly simple choices take her down dramatically divergent roads. On one long distance drive, her Audi TDI clean diesel — the smart choice, naturally — gets her to a glamorous event in New York, and allows Claire enough time to spare to enjoy a roadside picnic with plenty of puppies. Or, in an alternate reality, a town car and a delusional driver take her on a calamitous journey...to jail.

Credits:
Ad Agency: Mediacom

New GoDaddy Ad "It's Go Time" - The Florist featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme

GoDaddy Presents - The Florist featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme

This florist taps into her inner Van Damme for motivation to fill her new online orders. Now she's rocking those roses, snipping those stems and making fantastic floral displays. Find new customers with an online presence and watch your small business bloom. It's go time!

See Van Damme in GoDaddy's The Baker spot HERE.

Credits:
Creative Ad Agency: Deutsch, New York

The French Kiss Skittles "Smile" Commercial

French the Rainbow. Taste the Rainbow. #SkittlesGrin. Diaries 4 life stars Laura Spencer and Lizzie Bennet shine in new Skittles commercial "Smile" via DDB, Chicago.

Credits:
Creative Ad Agency: DDB, Chicago
Executive Creative Director: Mark Gross
Creative Director/ writer: Kathleen Tax
Creative Director/ art director: Marisa Groenweghe
Executive Producer: Will St. Clair
Production Manager: Scott Terry
VP, Senior Account Director: Kate Christiansen
VP, Account Director: Gwen Hammes
Account Executive: Jennifer Marks
Account Manager: Trace Schlenker
SVP, Group Strategy Director: David "Chizzy" Chriswick

Tom Brady Takes a Walk Back Through Time For UGG's in new "Gamechangers" Ad

Whitehouse Post Editor Rick Lawley teamed up with Bob Industries Director Spencer Susser via M&C Saatchi LA to send NFL superstar Tom Brady on a wild walk through time for UGG Australia. The spot follows a meditative adult Brady donning his UGG Alins as he marches through a magical super-bus, from his high school athletic teams to the University of Michigan locker room to his living room on draft night to his team bus for the NFL’s New England Patriots.

“UGG asked us to stitch together a seamless arc of this iconic figure’s career using the physical constraints of a bus,” explains Whitehouse Producer Joanna Manning. “With Spencer’s excellent footage, Rick and his team create a convincing journey from adolescence to adulthood while seamlessly weaving the UGG product into the narrative. It is this sort of imaginative storytelling that Whitehouse Post excels at.”

Credits:
Brand: UGG Australia
Spot Title: “For Gamechangers”
Airdate: Sept 3, 2013

Agency: M&C Saatchi LA
Creative Director: James Bray
Associate Creative Director: Ron Tapia
Agency Producer: Jennifer Weinberg
Group Account Director: Rachel Nairn

Production Company: Bob Industries
Director: Spencer Susser

Editorial Co: Whitehouse Post
Editor: Rick Lawley
Assistant Editor: James Dierx
Producer: Joanna Manning
via: Trust Collective

All Hail The King - Snoop Lion is served his new adidas Originals Hard Court Defenders in Latest Foot Locker Ad

Here comes the King in Foot Locker's new ad...Snoop Lion is king of LA in the new adidas Originals Hard Court Defenders sneakers exclusive to Foot Locker.

Credits:
Creative Advertising Agency: Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London, UK
Director: Ben Newman
Creative Director: Thiago De Moraes
Creatives: Michael Jones, Adam Whitaker
Producer: Anita Sasdy
Agency Producer: Alex Lewis
Digital producer: Angela Meier
VFX: The Moving Picture Company
Photographer: Michael Ragen
Production co. producer: James Sorton
Post-production company: MPC
Production: Pulse

HTC Unveils The Two Minute Robert Downey Jr. Ad "Here's To Change"

Here's To Change, Robert Downey Jr. explains the deal in the latest ad campaign that they have been promoting with a number of teaser spots over the last couple of weeks. The 2 minute web ad was done by creative advertising agency 171 Worldwide.

Bee Got Swag - Buzz meets Nelly In New Honey Nut Cheerios Ad

Honey Nut Cheerios mascot Buzz and Nelly become homebees in this new commercial created by Saatchi & Saatchi, New York and directed by Hype Williams.

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Robert Downey Jr. Has Super Mind Powers In New HTC Ads

Robert Downey Jr. is the new face of HTC in it's latest ad campaign. A series of commercials leading up to the big one: Big Things Ahead, Prelude To Change, and finally The Arrival where Downey Jr. where we get the first look at him in the boardroom where the topic of discussion is Subversive Thinking Has Arrived. What could he possibly add to this profound message..."humongous tinfoil catamaran."

Credits:
Creative advertising agency: 171 Worldwide

Penelope Cruz's Directs New L'Agent by Agent Provocateur Web Film Ad That Features Sister Monica

Penelope Cruz unveils her first collection for Agent Provocateur: "L'Agent" by directing and producing this new ad A/W 2013 Collection. Model Irina Shayk and Javier Bardem star in the film which is basically a luxurious home full of lingerie clad women and Javier, of course it's all just a dream.

Behind the scenes...

Delve behind the scenes of L'Agent's Autumn Winter 2013 Campaign - Penelope Cruz's directorial debut starring Mónica Cruz, Miguel Angel and Irina Shayk.

The Autumn Winter 2013 campaign is a highly--charged, voyeuristic experience from the viewpoint of our leading man Miguel Angel. When he dons his L'Agent sunglasses he's instantly gratified with a view of the party as everyone would wish to behold it - sans clothes. As he cruises from one room to the next, suddenly every woman at the party is seen just as God intended: wearing only L'Agent lingerie.

Suddenly the music drops and something catches our handsome protagonist's eye. Slowly, sensually descending the stairs in vertiginous heels is the hottest girl at the party - Irina Shayk.

Music is Sexy Toy,(FM) Original By Optimist.

Nokia Lumia - Think Like A Photographer with Nev Schulman

Photographer and television host Nev Schulman outlines how everyone can become a better photographer with the right approach and the right tool in this new web how-to ad for the Nokia Lumia 1020.

Yaniv "Nev" Schulman is an American producer, actor and photographer. He is best known for the 2010 documentary Catfish where he starred as himself. He is also the host and executive producer to the follow up TV series Catfish: The TV Show on MTV.

Leo Messi Helps His Mom Soothe His Baby From Crying In New WeChat Commercial

Stardust acted as the fully integrated creative agency + production arm, from concept through final distribution, for a new campaign for China's wildly popular messaging app WeChat. The app is expanding its global reach, kicking off an international ad campaign this month, featuring soccer superstar Lionel Messi.

Both spots have a fatherhood theme. In the first, Messi is shown trading voice messages (in Spanish) with Grandma, who is trying to soothe his crying infant son. He gets the baby to laugh by -- surprise! -- performing soccer juggling tricks shown to the baby via WeChat's video chat function. The video posted on YouTube by WeChat India netted more than 1.7 million views after just one week.

The global campaign targets 15 markets, including Argentina and Spain where Mr. Messi is a superstar. The others are: Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey. In addition to being posted on YouTube, the two spots will air on television in the 15 markets. There will be accompanying print and outdoor advertising in at least some markets.

“Our goal was to show Messi in relatable, down-to-earth scenarios so our audience could easily identify with him and his use of the product; versus building the more common, larger-than-life concept around him that only puts distance between him, the product and the consumer base," Stardust Co-Owner/Managing Partner Dexton Deboree said in a statement provided by Tencent. “The opportunity for Stardust was one that really allowed Stardust to rely on our unique strengths to tackle a large brand’s challenge. We worked hand-in-hand with the team at Tencent and WeChat to concept a campaign that would work for launching their product to a large number of new countries, around the globe, while utilizing some consistencies between other non-US campaigns they had done in other markets, all within a single campaign, all within very tight logistics in both the execution and deployment.”

“We were intimately involved from beginning to end. Both cultural and time zone challenges presented hurdles we don't usually have to jump. In this case, I think it is the versatility of the Stardust team that allowed us to work across 3 time zones seamlessly,” added Stardust Co-Owner and ECD Seth Epstein.

WeChat already has more than 300 million registered user accounts, including 70 million outside China, mostly in Asian markets. WeChat started as a messaging app similar to WhatsApp, but the addition of video calls, photo sharing, location-based services and other Social features also make it similar to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Skype. WeChat's popularity outside of China has soared recently, growing by 20 million registered user accounts to reach 70 million in only six weeks. The growth is attributed to promotional campaigns, special WeChat deals provided through some Asian telco operators, and the increasing number of smartphone users in target markets. WeChat has not officially launched in the U.S., though Tencent has an American office doing groundwork and studying the market.

Credits:
Client: WeChat
Spot Titles: “Good Luck” :30; “Father’s Day” :30
Creative Advertising Agency & Production Company: Stardust
Executive Creative Director: Seth Epstein
Managing Partner/Executive Producer: Dexton Deboree
Copywriter(s): Seth Epstein & Dexton Deboree
Director: Seth Epstein
Live Action Executive Producer: Dexton Deboree
Producer: Sarah Casillas
Local (Spain) Live Action Executive Producer: Esther de Udaeta & Ernest Gual
Line Producer: Thersea Lucas

Visual Effects Company: Stardust
Art Director/Lead Designer: Ling Feng
Designers: Lynn Cho, Luis Salcedo, Karen To
Editor: Fred Fouquet
Flame Artist: Todd Mesher
2D Animators/Compositors: Taekyu Kim, Richard Taylor, Pietro Desopo
Rotoscope/Clean-Up Artist: Michael Plescia

Music & Sound Design Company: Stardust
Sound Design & Mix: Brian Peyton
Music Composer: Jesse Mattson

Josh Duhamel and Diet Pepsi Present "Check Out"

See what happens when Diet Pepsi lets Josh loose in a LA grocery store and a comedic episode of the mini "Check Out" ad/film.

Judging from the reactions of many of the shoppers it didn't seem they minded getting check out by Duhamel...I wish I knew the when and where.

Shaq and Tyga Star In Newest Foot Locker Reebok Ad

Foot Locker and Reebok have brought together NBA Legend Shaquille O'Neal and hip-hop superstar Tyga in it's latest commercial where Tyga needs a left device to raise him to Shaq's level to have a conversation. As you can see there is a large height differential, so Tyga constructs a way to even the playing field.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: BBDO, New York, USA
Full credits after the clip.




Credits Con't:
Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars
Senior Creative Directors: Chris Beresford-Hill, Dan Lucey
Associate Creative Director & Copywriter: Jessica Coulter
Associate Creative Director & Art Director: Matt Sorrell
Executive Producer: Anthony Curti
Executive Music Producer: Melissa Chester
Production Company: O Positive
Director: Jim Jenkins
Executive Producer: Ralph Laucella
EP/Line Producer: Marc Grill
Director of Photography: Jeff Cutter
Editorial: Mackenzie Cutler
Editor: Ian Mackenzie
Assistant Editor: Nick Divers
Executive Producer: Sasha Hirshfeld
Sound Design: Sam Shaffer
Sound: Heard City
Sound Mixer: Keith Reynaud
VFX / Conform: Schmigital
Smoke Artist: Jimmy Hayhow
Color: CO3
Colorist: Tim Masick
GFX: Hornet inc
Designer / Animator: Santa Maria
Music: Philip Quinaz