Monthly Archives: March 2010

Powerade: Deep-dive

As FIFA World Cup fever takes hold, a new global integrated marketing campaign connecting Powerade to the action was unveiled today. The campaign, developed for The Coca-Cola Company by SapientNitro is novel not only in its content, but also in the technology is uses. The campaign will launch in 20 markets including Europe, Latin America and the United States. The new Powerade microsite – http://www.youtube.com/powerade - uses Digital Film, a realm where real life, animation, and the actions of the viewer all guide the course of the story. Using “deep-dive” technology, viewers can interact with the movie and find points where they can see inside the minds and bodies of each character in the story about a football match. Designated frames, called “mind screens,” have clickable areas that will provide a look inside the psyche of each player. As every person’s imagination is different, these mind screens look and feel incredibly diverse, and be shown in different film styles, some animated, some not. Deep-dive is a relatively new technique that has only been used a few times in adverting. This is the first time it is being used in a film with animation. In one deep dive, for example, when the user clicks a bead of sweat in the digital film, the 3-D science allow them to follow a bead of liquid through the body, demonstrating its purpose in terms of organ function, nutrient delivery, etc. When the sweat slowly drips off a player’s hand, vital nutrient loss is demonstrated and tips for Powerade nutrient replenishment will be provided. The video goes on to show how hydrating with Powerade can change you and your game, from a frustrated, aggressive player to a revitalized, recomposed force of passion on the field. Advertising Agency: SapientNitro, USA Chief Creative Officer: Gaston Legorburu Executive Creative Director: Juan Morales Creative Director: Jim Houck Copywriter: Ronn Pearson Art Director: Cesar Santos Agency Producer: Andy Wilcox Production Company: Saville Productions Producer: Pat Frazier Director: Claudio Miranda Editor Amilcar Gomes Music: Human Sound Design: Henry Boy

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Renault: Radio recorded in the trunk

Advertising Agency: Lowe Ginkgo, Montevideo, Uruguay Chief Creative Officer: Gabriel Román Creative Directors: Fernando De Clemente, Sebastián Mir Art Director: Pelayo Soria Copywriter: Jorge González Producers: José Pedro Urrestarazu, Patricia Churi Chief Digital Manager: Marcelo Montes Deoca Account Managers: Pablo Quartino, Gonzalo Gestoso Published: June 2009

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iPad Reviews – Not a Laptop Killer, But Pretty Close

First of iPad reviews are now popping up on the Internet. From Wall Street Journal, to USA Today, to PC World, to New York Times, all have great things to say about the product. One thing however most of them have agreed upon is the fact that it is not really a notebook/netbook replacement, but rather a great companion which could do tasks like email, web browsing, music, videos, book reading and so on with great ease. Image via The Sydney Morning Herald According to The Houston Chronicle’s Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus , the iPad creates a new category of mobile devices: It turns out the iPad isn’t as much a laptop replacement as I thought (though it could easily be used as one). Instead, it’s an entirely new category of mobile device. For example, now when I want to surf the Web from the couch or back deck, the iPad is the device I choose. Starbucks? Same thing. Think of the iPad as a new arrow in your technology quiver, an arrow that will often be the best tool for a given task. I had high expectations for the iPad, and it has met or exceeded most of them. Mossberg of WSJ found the battery life of the iPad to be exceptional – he got well over the quoted 10 hours. He managed to “watch four feature-length movies, four TV episodes and a video of a 90-minute corporate presentation, before the battery died midway through an episode of The Closer ” – all on a single charge! Now that is amazing! His verdict on the iPad is: So I’ve been using my test iPad heavily day and night, instead of my trusty laptops most of the time. As I got deeper into it, I found the iPad a pleasure to use, and had less and less interest in cracking open my heavier ThinkPad or MacBook. I probably used the laptops about 20% as often as normal, reserving them mainly for writing or editing longer documents, or viewing Web videos in Adobe’s Flash technology, which the iPad doesn’t support, despite its wide popularity online. If you’re mainly a Web surfer, note-taker, social-networker and emailer, and a consumer of photos, videos, books, periodicals and music—this could be for you. If you need to create or edit giant spreadsheets or long documents, or you have elaborate systems for organizing email, or need to perform video chats, the iPad isn’t going to cut it as your go-to device. I will be getting mine by the end of this week, we’ll for sure have a review of it, along with some hands-on videos. Stay tuned! You may also like to check out: 100,000 iPads Sold on First Day? iPad vs Kindle DX – The Definitive Comparison Jailbreaking Apple iPad – The Possibilities iPad vs HP Slate – Where Do You Stand in this Mac vs PC War? You can follow me on twitter or join our facebook fanpage to keep yourself updated on all the latest from Microsoft, Google and Apple. Related Posts iPad HD Apps and Games Leaked in the Wild! iPhone 3.2 Beta 3 SDK for iPad Now Available iTunes 9.1 for Windows and Mac Download iPad 3.2 Now, Get 4.0 for Free, But Future Updates will Cost You Download iPhone 3.2 Firmware for iPad

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GraphTech Guitar Labs: Intensity

We can’t help how you look, but we can help how you sound. Advertising Agency: Grey Canada, Vancouver, Canada Creative Director: Alan Russel Art Director: Leah Moy Copywriter: Geoff Dawson Photographers: Phillip Jarmain, Jarmain Productions Additional credits: Genevieve Louden Published: January 2010

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GraphTech Guitar Labs: Euphoria

If music is religon, then we believe in gods. Advertising Agency: Grey Canada, Vancouver, Canada Creative Director: Alan Russel Art Director: Leah Moy Copywriter: Geoff Dawson Photographers: Phillip Jarmain, Jarmain Productions Additional credits: Genevieve Louden Published: January 2010

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GraphTech Guitar Labs: Ecstasy

There are two reasons you’d make this face. We can help with one. GraphTech is a manufacturer of guitar parts for premium guitar brands. This campaign introduces the idea of guitar faces, suggesting that with GraphTech, you can find those unique moments that make music so special. It’s when the note is just right, and the sound is so perfect, that the moment completely overcomes you. Advertising Agency: Grey Canada, Vancouver, Canada Creative Director: Alan Russel Art Director: Leah Moy Copywriter: Geoff Dawson Photographers: Phillip Jarmain, Jarmain Productions Additional credits: Genevieve Louden Published: January 2010

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BCAMA: Rug

When Bull beats Bear. Examining the consumer shift and inherent opportunities of a changing market. Advertising Agency: Grey Canada, Vancouver, Canada Creative Director: Alan Russel Art Director: Leah Moy Copywriter: Geoff Dawson Photographer: Paul Lang, The Orange Apple Additional credits: Evelyn Lee, Laura Reitenbach Published: March 2010

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BCAMA: Pinata

When Bull beats Bear. Examining the consumer shift and inherent opportunities of a changing market. Advertising Agency: Grey Canada, Vancouver, Canada Creative Director: Alan Russel Art Director: Leah Moy Copywriter: Geoff Dawson Photographer: Paul Lang, The Orange Apple Additional credits: Evelyn Lee, Laura Reitenbach Published: March 2010

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BCAMA: Eyes

When Bull beats Bear. Examining the consumer shift and inherent opportunities of a changing market. The Vision Conference is the largest event of the year for the BC chapter of the AMA. This year’s topic focuses on the opportunities of a changing market, and how brands can find success when “Bull beats Bear”. Advertising Agency: Grey Canada, Vancouver, Canada Creative Director: Alan Russel Art Director: Leah Moy Copywriter: Geoff Dawson Photographer: Paul Lang, The Orange Apple Additional credits: Evelyn Lee, Laura Reitenbach Published: March 2010

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Clorox Kingsford: Slo Mo Long

DDB and Kingsford want to remind you that when you slow down and savor life’s moments, you notice the real beauty in them. To add a conceptual audio element, Rob Crow of Pinback slows down and re-interprets the Human League song “(Keep feeling) Fascination” to create an ethereal accompaniment to the slow-motion action. Advertising Agency: DDB, San Francisco, USA Chief Creative Officer: Lisa Bennett Director of Production: Frank Books Group Creative Director: Mike Andrews Art Director: Mike Andrews Copywriter: Daniel Mabe Agency Producer: Rob Lee Production Company: Furlined Director: Douglas Avery Producer: Matt Caltabiano Editorial: Union Editorial Editor: Nicholas Wayman-Harris VFX/Online: Union Editorial VFX Artists: Sound Design and Audio Mixing: Union Editorial Sound Designer: Josh Eichenbaum Music House: Singing Serpent Singer: Rob Crow

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AT&T: Speedy Van

Advertising Agency: GSD&M Idea City, Austin, TX, USA Associate CD/Writer: Laurie Lehnert Associate CD/Art:Gene Brenek Sr Broadcast Producer: Rob Handy Editorial Companies: Charlie Uniform Tango Editors: Gavin Tatro/Carve – Staci LeVan/Charlie Uniform Tango Sound Design Company: The Lodge, NY, NY Production Company: Backyard, Venice, CA Director: Rob Pritts DP: Toby Irwin Producer: Carr Donald Exec. Producer: Kris Mathur

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YMCA: Questions

Advertising Agency: TBWAVancouver, Canada Creative Director: Paul Little Art Director: John Williamson Copywriter: Mia Thomsett Animator: Isaac King at Headgear Music: Apollo Sound Design: Wave Aired: March 2010

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Lacta: Love in Action

To promote Lacta chocolate bar in Greece, Kraft Foods & OgilvyOne Athens crowdsourced a 27-minute branded-entertainment film, involving the audience in everything from writing to casting and styling the actors. Some even popped up as extras in the finished film. During filming we kept people updated through our blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr accounts. On Valentine’s day the 25’ film aired on Greece’s top TV channel and online, with great success. See the site and film here: http://loveinaction.gr/english Case video here: http://vimeo.com/10550343 Advertising Agency: OgilvyOne Worldwide, Athens, Greece Creative Director: Panos Sambrakos Art Director: Constantinos Demetriadis Copywriter: Konstantina Chatzaki Account Director: Christina Alifakioti Web Programmer: George Alatzas Published: February 2010

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iPhone 4 / HD with Aluminum Unibody Concept

Since the introduction of iPhone (EDGE) in 2007, Apple remained the unipolar champion of the smartphone world. But its unchallenged supremacy has now been challenged by other stalwarts like Google’s Android , and the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series by Microsoft. It will be obligatory for Apple to bring some innovative changes to the device and it just cannot afford the luxury of cooling its heels. In the meanwhile, Android continues to gather momentum, and whereas it lacks iPhone’s content and elegance, yet it has started matching Apple in terms of features. Apple has no option but to leap ahead of the competition once again this summer, where it is expected to be launching its 4th generation iPhone . Steve Jobs has reportedly confirmed an “A+ update” for iPhone, and that “Apple will deliver aggressive updates to iPhone that Android/Google won’t be able to keep up with”. But what should we all expect from the new device? Some speculations and expectations from the new device are in the ensuing paragraphs. As far as the name is concerned, it will mostly likely going to be called something on the lines of iPhone 4, or iPhone HD as Engadget found out a few days ago. It is expected to ship with a major new iPhone OS update – the iPhone 4.0 firmware . John Gruber of Daring Fireball the other day hinted at a possible 960

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Spirit Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone

We saw a video a few days back in which Geohot performed an untethered jailbreak for iPhone 3.1.3. This will most probably also work on the iPhone 3.2 firmware for iPad . In the meanwhile, another iPhone hacker by the name of comex released another video, which showed off untethered userland (browser based) jailbreak for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. This new userland jailbreak of iPhone 3.1.3 by comex has now been given a name – say hello to “Spirit”, an untethered userland jailbreak for iPhone. Spirit is based on a exploit, which is similar to the one found by hackers at the Pwn2Own contest . It will potentially work on every iPhone running 3.1.3 firmware with the new bootrom, and hopefully with the iPad as well . “Spirit” has also been confirmed as authentic by MuscleNerd of iPhone Dev-Team. While no ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) has been given, it is expected to be out once Apple rolls out a new firmware update for iPhone and iPod touch users. In the meantime, you can also check out our complete jailbreaking guides for iPhone 3.1.3 firmware for iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS and iPod touch 1G/2G using redsn0w 0.9.3 , redsn0w 0.9.4 , sn0wbreeze , PwnageTool 3.1.5 . Unlocking can be done using ultrasn0w or blacksn0w . For iPhone 3.1.2 firmware, you can use blackra1n , PwnageTool , redsn0w , sn0wbreeze , ultrasn0w and blacksn0w to jailbreak and unlock your iPhone and iPod touch. You may also like to check out: GreenPois0n to Jailbreak iPad OS 3.2? GreenPois0n to Jailbreak iPhone 3.2 and iPad Untethered Unlock iPhone 3.1.3 05.11.07 Baseband with Blacksn0w You can follow us on twitter or join our facebook fanpage to keep yourself updated on all the latest jailbreaking and unlocking releases. Related Posts Userland Jailbreak for iPhone 3.1.3 Untethered [Video] Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 3.1.3 / 3.2 and iPad (Video) GreenPois0n to Jailbreak iPhone 3.2 and iPad Untethered Download iPad 3.2 Now, Get 4.0 for Free, But Future Updates will Cost You Download iPhone 3.2 Firmware for iPad

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