Kids take the throne at the back of the bus in Very's back-to-school ad
Grey's fun spot is set to Stormzy's 'Big for your boots'
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A super-confident kid tries to rule the schoolbus in badass style in a fun new back-to-school ad from U.K. retailer Very.
In the spot, directed by the Bobbsey Twins for Grey London, a young boy dressed in clothes from Very boards the top deck of the bus and eyes up the coveted back seat, traditionally taken by the older kids.
He strides towards it, fist-bumping other kids and heads toward the rear of the vehicle as if he's a royal heading for his throne, his path lined with subservient knights. Just as he's about to be crowned, an older girl demanding the seat brings him back to reality.
The ad is running on video-on-demand channels as well as in cinemas. There will also be YouTube pre-rolls and accompanying out-of-home ads running until September 4.
Very isn't the only U.K. back-to-school ad channeling hip-hop cool this summer; back in July agency Impero debuted a campaign for George at Asda which featured kids rapping in the school playground.
Credits
- Date
- Aug 16, 2021
- Client :
- Very
- Agency :
- Grey-London
- Chief Marketing Officer :
- Carly O’Brien
- Head of Brand & Customer :
- Katrina Ward-Smith
- Senior Brand & Growth Marketing Lead :
- Joseph Howman
- Brand Manager :
- Zoe Redmond
- CCO & President :
- Laura Jordan Bambach
- Global Creative Partner :
- Javier Campopiano
- Group CD & Writer :
- Matt Moreland
- Group CD & Writer :
- Chris Clarke
- CSO :
- Raquel Chicourel
- Agency Planner :
- Polly Goodman
- Agency Planner :
- Annalisa Roy
- Managing Partner :
- Nathan Gainford
- Business Director :
- Beatrice Clarke
- Account Director :
- Charlie Pullan
- Agency Senior Producer :
- Maxine Borkett
- Agency Assistant Producer :
- Alicia Cordell
- Production Company :
- Blink
- Production Company Producer :
- Fran Thompson
- Production Company Executive Producer :
- Patrick Craig
- Director :
- The Bobbsey Twins
- DOP :
- Nanu Segal
- Post Producer :
- Angela Hart
- Post Producer :
- Stitch Editing
- Editor :
- Leo King
- Editor :
- Stitch Editing
- Colorist :
- George K
- Colorist :
- Black Kite Studios
- Post Producer :
- Phil Whalley
- Post Producer :
- Black Kite
- VFX Artist :
- Hugo Saunders
- VFX Artist :
- Black Kite Studios
- Lead Sound Engineer :
- Munzie Thind
- Lead Sound Engineer :
- Grand Central
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