James Franco Narrowly Escapes Death (in This Verizon Wireless Droid Turbo Ad)
McGarryBowen New York Seeded This Campaign With Oblique YouTube Videos
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To launch the Motorola Droid Turbo, Verizon Wireless teamed up with McGarryBowen New York for this new ad starring James Franco. For roughly half of the 60-second spot, the "Spring Breakers" actor is in free-fall (shown in slow-mo), having just stumbled off the roof of a skyscraper. Fortunately, he's got his speedy Droid Turbo with him, which helps him make efficient use of his, uh, down time (the soundtrack -- Bahamas' "All the Time" -- is a nice touch) and ultimately save himself. If you follow @JamesFrancoTV, you may have already seen a few oblique teasers -- "James Franco, the Bike Phantom," "James Franco Inhales His Coffee" and "James Franco Is a Folding Machine" -- over the past couple of days. The unifying theme between those YouTube videos and the TV commercial above: James Franco is crazy fast, just like his Droid Turbo.
Credits
- Date
- Oct 29, 2014
- Brand :
- Verizon
- Client :
- Verizon
- Agency :
- McGarryBowen-New York
- Executive Creative Director :
- Russell Lambrecht
- Associate Creative Director, Art Director :
- Jody Zom
- Associate Creative Director, Copywriter :
- Jessica Zalaznick
- Executive Producer :
- Leelee Groome
- Managing Director :
- Will Townsend
- Production Company :
- Rattling Stick
- Director :
- Daniel Kleinman
- Visual Effects :
- Framestore
- Editor :
- Steve Gandolfi
- Music Executive Producer :
- Stephanie Diaz-Matos
- Managing Director :
- Naren Sanghrajka
- Account Director :
- Joey Ziarko
- President :
- Johnnie Frankel
- Editorial House :
- Cut+Run
- Visual Effects Supervisor :
- Theo Jones
- Compositing Supervisor :
- Martin Lazaro
- Senior Visual Effects Producer :
- Leah Garner
- Audio Producer :
- Sonic Union
- Co-Founder/Engineer :
- Steve Rosen
- Music :
- Bahamas All the Time
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