This Charming New Guardian Spot Captures a Perfect Weekend
Latest Film From BBH Continues U.K. Newspaper's 'Own the Weekend' Theme
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British newspaper The Guardian continues its "Own the Weekend" campaign, first launched in 2013, with this charming spot from BBH London.
Previous ads took a comedic approach, aping a blockbuster film trailer and focusing on the disastrous consequences of not reading The Guardian or its sister Sunday publication The Observer. This 90-second film is more of a delightful portrait of Guardian/Observer-readers' lives, charting a weekend from the moment the newspaper arrives on the doormat to the point at which it goes into the recycling bin on a Sunday evening.
While covering the various activities that could possibly be packed into a weekend (often with a wry humor), the spot also shows the newspaper throughout, whether it's being avidly read, crumpled on the floor or used as a bed for the cat.
The ad, which launches online today and in cinemas next week, was directed by Simon Ratigan out of HLA. It will be supported by a print and out-of-home campaign that will feature inspiring weekend landscapes all made with images from the Guardian/Observer archive.
Credits
- Date
- Sep 12, 2014
- Brand :
- The Guardian
- Client :
- The Guardian
- Agency :
- BBH-London
- Creative Team :
- Michael Russoff
- Creative Team :
- AK Parker
- Creative Team :
- George Brettell
- Creative Director :
- Michael Russoff
- Team Management :
- Rebecca Levy
- Director, Strategy :
- Simon Robertson
- Strategic Business Lead :
- Yen Yen Ho
- Strategic Business Lead :
- Zara Mirza
- Chief Strategy Officer :
- Jason Gonsalves
- Producer :
- Olivia Chalk
- Production Company :
- HLA
- Director :
- Simon Ratigan
- Producer :
- Richard Skepper
- Director, Photography :
- Martin Hill
- Editor :
- The Playroom
- Sound Director :
- 750 MPH
- Composer :
- Michael Russoff
- Lyricist :
- Michael Russoff
- Print Producer :
- Sally Green
- Typographer :
- James Townsend
- Typographer :
- Rob Wilson
- Illustrator :
- Peter Quinnell
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