Wednesday 21 November 2012

Monday 19 November 2012

Red Bull - The Athlete Machine



Who cares if it's been done loads of time. This is how Redbull do it. 

Tuesday 30 October 2012

Thursday 25 October 2012

Playing with my friends



If you don't like this... you're dead inside. 

Agency: Mother
Director: Dougal Wilson

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Woah! Nike Freeze Frame




It's almost like a real world version of an spot they did a few years ago. 

Tuesday 9 October 2012

It doesn't count if...




This is a nice idea based on a solid truth. All the ways we justify having something indulgent. 

I like the fact that it continues on facey-book and twitter as it's a really nice lead in line for tweets and status updates.

Clever, simple and funny. 

Credits below...

Agency: The TV Dept/Fabric
Director: Adam Gunser
Production Co: Bare Films
Producer: Kelly Doyle
Post Production: Unit
Editing: The Whitehouse
Editor: James Norris

Monday 8 October 2012

New Wonderbra app appeals to women's pervy side



Really? Women are the ones who are going to download and use this app?

Ok then.

Thursday 6 September 2012

The Stereotypical music video



Adam Buxton is on a roll at the moment. Another gem from him.

Monday 3 September 2012

Friday 24 August 2012

Penis gags never will get old



Bravo... just Bravo

Remind me of another clip involving penis drawings...

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Adam Buxton's new show Bug



Directed by Dougal Wilson. Very very funny.

Friday 6 July 2012

Tuesday 12 June 2012

Storm Thorgerson





Here's a cool surrealist artist who i can't believe i haven't picked up on before. He's done loads of album covers for bands such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Muse and Biffy Clyro. 

He's art is much more crazy and probably even better. Take a look at his website...

Friday 1 June 2012

Goal Celebrations go to Hollywood!



This is a bit of gem to get everyone ready for the weekend.

Monday 14 May 2012

Ghostbusters Tour of New York



It's sad. But i really want to do this.

This VW cinema spot used the HQ location. Awesome stuff.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Best Idea of the Year?



Anyone else not seen the Coke Polar Bowl? Well here it is.

I'm not sure how I missed this. But it's one of the best ideas of the year in my opinion. I was shown this  by Framestore and was literally bowled over by it.

It's simple, during the Superbowl you could go to cokepolarbowl.com and watch two Coca Cola Polar Bears reacting in real-time to the game. 

Great idea, but what really impresses me is the insight it's based on. 

It's a common truth (and a great insight to build a new idea/platform on) that we all sit watching TV with our laptop, tablet or smart phone by our side.

We all do it. Update our status, follow what people are saying about TV shows etc etc.

This idea owns that second screen for the entire Superbowl and does something interesting and funny.

That's four hours of engagement for a fraction of what it costs to run an ad at half time.

But being Coke, they still did a half time TV spot. But they integrated it with this idea. Watch below.



So what would make me engage for four hours? It's a good question and one that this idea has really nailed.

The Polar Bears reacted to everything. The National Anthem, first downs, fouls, touch downs, bad calls. They even started doing the Vogue dance during Madonna's half time show. This went down a treat on twitter.





However, there's only so long that people would stay interested with these gimmicks of the bears reacting to touchdowns. It's fun but it's good that this idea had more.

Social platforms were used as well. People could Tweet to the Polar Bears and you saw them respond to people and show they profile photos. 



The Polar Bears reacted in so many different ways it kept the interest up. You didn't know what they were going to do next.

I'd give my left nut to create and produce work as good as this. Titanium Lion for the Bears i think. 

The agency that did this was Wieden and Kennedy, Portland. 

Thursday 26 April 2012

Just a Quick Retail Idea



It really is a quick retail idea. 

From Puma. The faster you shop, the more discount you get. 

It's smart, sharp and speedy. 

Via Digital Buzz Blog

Tuesday 24 April 2012

Pinball Park Challenge



I like the fact this idea has come from a insight about how badly people in Paris drive. 

Thursday 19 April 2012

BMX DJ



This is pretty cool. DJ with a BMX. 

The only problem i see is the need to be a really good DJ and have the ability to ride a BMX. 

It's a niche audience. But hey, who cares. It rocks. 

JETMAN!



 Bonkers!

Thursday 12 April 2012

Press for Drama!



Nicely done. Even though it feels very European. 

Friday 6 April 2012

Aerial Cinematography on a Budget



Use the Copter Kids. They use a remote controlled helicopter with a Canon 5D/7D attached.  

Aerial shots can be yours!

Thursday 5 April 2012

Check Out We Are Us


I stumbled across We Are Us today. They do design, brand image, websites and direction. Pretty cool. Fingers in all the pies.

Here are a couple of there music video promos.



Music video teaser for Benga's (Part of Magnetic Man) new single 'I will never change'



Wiley - Boom Blast

Wednesday 4 April 2012

Tuesday 3 April 2012

Mini Lego Billboards





Theses lego billboards are dotted around London to tell people that Legoland in Windsor now have a hotel. 

Quite cute. Probably more of a PR stunt than anything. But hey, I blogged about it. 

Done by DLKW London. 

Monday 2 April 2012

April Fools from Google


It actually exists too. Click here. Top right hand corner and click on Quest.

Friday 30 March 2012

Friday Afternoon Art Direction



New video from Graham Coxon directed by Nina Doff

She got 85 fans from 22 countries to film themselves and she edited their footage together.



Having just been Snowboarding. This floats my boat. 

Nokia set up their cameras to capture 'bullet time' shots of Snowboarders doing tricks.


Andy Green is a good action photographer.




Alex Howe knows how to shoot animals in funny ways. He shoots cars too, but they're just not funny.

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Thursday 15 March 2012

Best invention ever?



Spill proof beer on a dance floor. Hahn attempts to make it a reality. Funny stuff

This was also good. Worth a watch if you haven't seen it yet. The Dollar Shave Club.

America just knows how to write funny advertising that gets all the product info in.

Monday 5 March 2012

Trike Drifting



This just looks like fun.

Friday 2 March 2012

Friday Afternoon Art Direction


Everything i own portraits. More here



Wes Anderson from above and....



... Tarantino from below.

Friday 24 February 2012

Friday Afternoon Art Direction



Dennis Maitland goes to great lengths to capture these vertigo inducing photo's. Could see this kind of shots being used in a clothes/shoes poster campaign.

Via Adverve


A scary visual of how many McDonald's are in the United States.



A nice interactive site for Wrangler. You drag the models from scene to scene. Nicely done. It's obviously had some money thrown at it.

Thursday 23 February 2012

Wednesday 22 February 2012

Take a punt


It's hard to do as we get older. A lot of things hold us back from trying or saying something new.

Apparently we develop a fear of failure as we get older.

This talk by Sir Ken Robinson asks if we could stop us thinking like this if we changed the way we are educated.

It's inspiration and a nice idea. 



Monday 20 February 2012

LED Snowboarder



This excites me as i'm going in four week! Maybe not covered in LED lights.

Tuesday 14 February 2012

Latest viral hit



It's a lo-fi music video that has racked up over 71 million views. 

The single 'Somebody That I Used To Know' by Gotye (Go-tea-Yay) has gone from strength to strength. 

The video is good but the popularity of the track seems to be what is making this one of the fastest viewed videos this year.

Thursday 9 February 2012

Honest logo's






Loads more here. I quite like these ones.

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Get in Sync



A great new ad from Durex. There's more to come for this campaign. 

Ho ho ho. 

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Look Around



This is an interactive music video for  Red Hot Chili Peppers new single 'look around'.

You can literally look around the four rooms that the band members are each playing in. 

The embed mode is a nice touch.

Wednesday 1 February 2012

Flying People



Quite a cool stunt. Looks good. It's promoting the new film Chronicle.

Tuesday 31 January 2012

Step into the void



This is an interesting art installation by Doug Wheeler called SA MI 75 DZ NY 12. 

You step into the white space and lose all depth perception. 

It's a cool idea and gives you a genuine feeling for the art piece. 



Monday 30 January 2012

Cats make famous paintings better




VFX breakdown for Boardwalk Empire



For a TV show the level of special effects detail is amazing. 

The work was done by Brainstorm Digital

Friday 27 January 2012

Friday Afternoon Art Direction



An awesome car chase panoramic shot.





A nice campaign from Nike using some great looking black and white photography. Shot by Adam Hinton

And finally... another from Nike.

Their new Fuel Band gets an advert that's cut together from popular culture shots and athletes. Typography is nicely worked in.



More about the fuel band in the video below.

Thursday 26 January 2012

Go big or go home



I will be adopting that phrase for 2012. However, i might not surf stuff as big as this!

Wednesday 25 January 2012

The Kobe System







This is a great idea. Where do you go when you've reached the top of the game? 

The Kobe System will help you. 

A Star studded advert helps. But the idea of basing this on Success speakers is a great insight. 

Tuesday 24 January 2012

The Bark Side



This is too good!

Friday 20 January 2012

Great little real-time social idea for Mini



A Mini is suspended by a rope with a flame below it during the Brussels motor show. 

Everytime someone likes the Mini Facebook page the flame burns the rope. You burn the rope, you win the mini. 

Friday 13 January 2012

The most intense war gaming simulation ever!



This is pretty cool. The Gadget Show got some outrageous technologies together to create a realist battle enviroment. Including computer controlled paint ball guns that shoot you.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Monday 9 January 2012

The big sleepover



This is cool. People got the chance to sleep in IKEA. Everyone's thought about... right? 

Friday 6 January 2012

Devastating Explosions


I won't ruin the suprise on this one http://devastatingexplosions.com/ 

Just go here now!!

Thursday 5 January 2012

Real life Fifa



This is quite exciting. Real life Fifa/Pro Evo. Well, depending on where your allegiances lie. 

They attached headphones to players which sounded out the controllers button presses. 

Very interesting and something a bit different. It looks like it was done on a minimal budget, or it was made to look like it was. 

Tuesday 3 January 2012

Film of 2011



Well edited filmography of 2011.