I feel like I should start of with one of my favorite advertisements. I don’t think the commercial itself is what made me go into advertising, but I d think the characteristics that make this spot great definitely have something to do with it.
It is from Sony and it was for their line of Bravia Televisions. Here is the full 2:31 spot:
So why is this a good spot? First of all, I will freely admit that the budget for this ad was bigger than some companies ever put towards advertising. It isn’t that I like large budgets (well, I do), but it allows for some very cool results.
Ignoring the fact that not all ads get budgets like this, what this ad does well is to bring together the individual elements that make a commercial and utilizes each one to really drive home the message. Sony has a history of great commercials for the Bravia line (my second favorite being the paint one). The visuals are incredible, the music fits so perfectly, the story is great, and the fact that they really let loose hundreds of thousands of bouncy balls down San Francisco’s iconic hills. Fallon, the agency that was commissioned for the project, did a fantastic job of combining all of these elements to produce an ad like no other.
Fittingly the tagline for the for the Bravia
The other thing that I loved about this commercial is that they made a how-to video for it. I love learning about anything and everything plus seeing any behind the scenes for almost everything.
So, this is the beginning of what is hopefully and interesting look at advertising and other things [re: ramblings]. Please comment, please criticize, please send me ideas for articles, and please share the things you find interesting.
