What do a stampeding elephant, a sumo wrestler, and a wrecking ball have in common? None of them can knock over Western & Southern Financial Group's even-keeled spokesperson in the latest creative spots from Anonymous Content Director Christian Bevilacqua.
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What do a stampeding elephant, a sumo wrestler, and a wrecking ball have in common? None of them can knock over Western & Southern Financial Group's even-keeled spokesperson in the latest creative spots from Anonymous Content Director Christian Bevilacqua.
Bevilacqua worked via Northlich, Cincinnati to create Strength and its companion spot, Stability, to symbolically represent the insurance giant's core characteristics. In the first spot, a man talks up Western & Southern's elevated stature in the global industry as the aforementioned obstacles pummel him from all sides - only to ricochet off. Stability features a similarly poised and confident woman, standing atop a pair of stilts as a team of white-coated operatives with a giant fan, a lasso-wielding cowboy on horseback, and a villainous man arming a tennis ball-shooting machine all try to dislodge her - with no luck.Credits:
Client: Western & Southern Financial GroupSpots Title: Strength, StabilityAir Date: August 2010
Agency: NorthlichECD/Copywriter: Jeffrey WarmanACD/Art Director: Carey McGuireDirector of Broadcast Prod: Diane Frederick
Prod Company: Anonymous ContentDirector: Christian BevilacquaEP: Jeff BaronEP/Head of Commercials: Dave MorrisonHead of Production: Sue Ellen ClairProducer: Paul UreProduction Supervisor: Alex Fisch
Editor: Al Sinclair
Post/Effects: Frame StoreVFX Supervisor: Tom LeckieProducer: Jenn Dewey
Shoot Location: Los Angeles, CAAbout Anonymous Content:
Anonymous Content is an industry-leading production and management firm that leverages its unrivaled reach and access to talent to create and produce innovative content across all its divisions: Film, Integrated, Commercials, Music Video, Television, and Talent.
Anonymous Content was formed in 1999 by a collaboration of business and creative minds responsible for developing some of the industry's most respected entertainment and branded content. In launching the firm, the founders combined their unique talents, distinct vision for the future of content creation, and unmatched industry access. Since then, Anonymous has been able to extend its reach across entertainment, exercising its capacity to package talent and mine literary material from deep and powerful resources.
Company principals have developed longstanding direct relationships with talent, talent agencies, advertising agencies, domestic and international distributors, and broadcasters, reinforcing their ability to assemble the right team for any project. They create compelling and entertaining content while facilitating the development, production, and distribution of programming through both traditional and emerging media channels. Anonymous is responsible for producing such features as 44 Inch Chest, 50 First Dates, Babel, Case 39, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Smiley Face and Rendition to name a few. Its commercial arm has been part of many of the industry's most successful campaigns, as well being at the forefront of the evolution of brand integration campaigns such as BMW Films. The Anonymous team now consists of more than 100 full-time employees at its Culver City, New York, and London offices.
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