Tuesday, August 24, 2010

遇見

今天下午和姐姐逛OXFORD STREET的SELFRIDGES百貨公司,我們漫無目的走到女裝部,姐姐突然說快看看「那個細細粒粒穿碎花短褲的女子,Amy Winehouse呀,走起路來彈彈下,像是喝醉酒。」國際歌壇毒后,果然名不虛傳,神神化化的。
我正在用超慢的互聯網,好不容易才寫完這篇,但很想記下這有點夢幻的經歷。

Thursday, August 12, 2010

一頁筆記

上一篇提到 J 記 (JWT),在我的廣告生涯中,她是影響我最深的公司,前後在這家公司工作七年多,在那裡所學到的,以及所遇到的人和事,到今天還記得-很-清-楚

1995年有幸被選中參加公司在杭州舉辦的YOUNG TIGER訓練班,同學仔是來自中港台及越南的同事,由公司內部數位德高望重的管理人主講,令年少懵懂的我得益不少。

昨天找東西,在倉底發現這一頁紙,那是訓練班的一張筆記。

發現了自己

正在準備九月上課的材料,亂摸一通,摸上了這個WeLoveAd網站,發現了自己

發了一場夢,便做了十多年廣告,做過的豈止上述網站所羅列的幾個平面廣告,見識過的公司又豈止一間 J 記(JWT)。參與過的廣告企劃稱得上千奇百趣,包羅萬有,好玩的,沉悶的;高檔的,市井的;靚的,醜八怪的;令你驕傲的,教你心底說無謂獻羞的......應該有不少朋友明白我所言,總之,幹廣告行是不枉此生的好玩經驗。

人生也如做廣告,要抱著好玩的心態,認真的去做。

本文另增闢自問自答環節:

Q: 可有經歷過嘔心瀝血的廣告生涯?
A: 都係嗰句,睇吓你點睇,扒啖飯都可以好辛苦,托一百斤米都可以好開心。開心的多,未嘗嘔血,媽叉難免。

Q: 可有慚愧,當比起其他廣告人的彪炳功業,你自己的成績表如何?
A: 凡事不可看表面,有些東西你是看不到的。

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

美麗的相片

現時廣告力推光圈快門可以人手操作的型仔相機,能夠拍攝到富有層次景深,兼且有mood的照片,Olympus Pen和Panasonic Lumix都是近期留意得最多的牌子。說到照片,閒時喜歡到訪這個博客http://lousyma.wordpress.com/,那是一位嫁到瑞典的香港女子Eva所寫的,記錄了她一家四口的生活逸事。雖然我不認識這位Eva,但在她知道她從前在香港是搞廣告創作的,莫名地多了一份親切感。她的文字和圖片很有力量,每次看罷都有點點的心甜感覺。

生活在香港,人多車多很翳悶,閒時神遊瑞典,有時空氣清新藍天白雲青草湖畔,有時冰天雪地凍入心脾,看那四季分明的景致,確實心曠神怡。她的博客還滿載孩子的歡笑,剛看了郊外採摘野藍莓一篇,充滿童心,很快樂。

希望你也快樂,所以在這裡推介Eva的博客。

就是因為多看了那些美麗的照片,很想買一部人手操作的相機,當然知道相中的主角和景色也很重要。

Friday, August 06, 2010

More on Old Spice Ad Campaign

多謝朋友跟進資料,原來他所指的Old Spice廣告,不止於一條廣告片,是一個很周詳的廣告企劃!

My friend reminds us to check out their follow-up one day 'live' youtube campaign ;)

http://www.youtube.com/user/OldSpice#g/c/484F058C3EAF7FA6
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_old_spice_won_the_internet.php
http://www.fastcompany.com/1670314/old-spice-youtube-videos-wieden

And he thinks live filming of short responses to twitter mentions is 勁!

And he recommends this one, which came out just before the youtube campaign
http://www.youtube.com/user/OldSpice#p/c/08FE5A30DE090C62/0/uLTIowBF0kE

黑人男的魅力

看過上一篇人頭沙發魅力男廣告,有朋友提到這個Old Spice廣告更架勢,迴響更大,它在今屆的法國康城廣告獎中奪得最高榮譽大獎。

兩個廣告同樣運用了許多視覺特效,但我還是喜歡人頭沙發魅力男,認為創意更天馬行空,畫面更有趣。 反之,Old Spice廣告,那個黑人男子的開場白說到: Hello ladies, look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me, sadly he isn't me...以這方法標榜他的男性魅力,不太認同!


有關這個Old Spice廣告奪得法國康城廣告大獎的報導:

OLD SPICE SPOT WINS TOP PRIZE AT CANNES AD FESTIVAL
June 28, 2010
A TV commercial for Procter and Gamble’s Old Spice, titled “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” from Portland, OR-based Wieden+Kennedy won the coveted Grand Prix in the film category at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival on Saturday. The ad was selected from 3,191 entries in the film category, which had been pared down to 362 by the time the jury began its considerations. The 30-second ad, which consists of a single tracking shot, had already been a hit during this year’s Super Bowl and has been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube (there’s even a 20-minute “making of” film about it on the video site), received much praise from jury President Mark Tutssel, who is global chief creative officer at the Leo Burnett Worldwide ad agency. “It took an old, sleepy brand and woke it up, and overnight wove its way into popular culture,” he said.

Source of information:
http://www.studiobriefing.net/2010/06/old-spice-spot-wins-top-prize-at-cannes-ad-festival/

Monday, August 02, 2010

Good Visual Effects


Male Voice Over in English:
Because as soon as you stop thinking about football, you start thinking women again, new AXE Play 2010. (AXE is the brand of a deordant for men)

電影,我要寫下去。