Superbowl XLVI Ads Directed by Filmmakers

As it turns out, many of the Superbowl XLVI ads were directed by filmmakers. Slashfilm.com does a great job of highlighting them along with embedded Youtubes of the ads themselves. Here are a few of them, check out Slashfilm.com for the rest. You can also go to NFL’s Superbowl XLVI Commercials page to see them … Continue reading “Superbowl XLVI Ads Directed by Filmmakers”

As it turns out, many of the Superbowl XLVI ads were directed by filmmakers. Slashfilm.com does a great job of highlighting them along with embedded Youtubes of the ads themselves. Here are a few of them, check out Slashfilm.com for the rest. You can also go to NFL’s Superbowl XLVI Commercials page to see them all. Please note that the titles and call numbers in bold are available for check out from the Media Services Home Use Collection.

Craig Gillespie
, director of Lars and the Real Girl – HU DVD 4598 and the 2011 Fright Night remake, directed the Acura “Transactions” spot featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno:

David Gordon Green, director of Pineapple Express – HU DVD 7083, Your Highness, The Sitter, Snow Angels, All the Real Girls, Eastbound & Down – HU DVD 7041 (Season 1), HU DVD 7042 (Season 2) and George Washington, Chrysler’s “Its Halftime in America” spot featuring Clint Eastwood:

Joe Pytka, director of Space Jam – HU DVD 7990, Let it Ride and many famous commercials and music videos, directed Pepsi Max’s “Check-Out” spot:


Lance Acord, cinematographer of films such as Buffalo ’66 – HU DVD 5096, Being John Malkovich – HU DVD 91, Lost in Translation – HU DVD 741 and Where the Wild Things Are – HU DVD 7208, directed Volkswagen’s “The Dog Strikes Back” spot featuring Star Wars:


100 Greatest TV Spots of All Time – Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 pm in Wechsler Theater

100 Greatest TV Spots of All TimeWednesday, November 16, 7:00 p.m., Wechsler TheaterJoin us for a seven-decade romp through the history of broadcast advertising, featuring compelling ads from VW, FedEx, E*Trade, Budweiser, and more in an interactive presentation by Drew Babbs, a creative director and real-life mad man who will be teaching political advertising for … Continue reading “100 Greatest TV Spots of All Time – Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 pm in Wechsler Theater”


100 Greatest TV Spots of All Time
Wednesday, November 16, 7:00 p.m., Wechsler Theater
Join us for a seven-decade romp through the history of broadcast advertising, featuring compelling ads from VW, FedEx, E*Trade, Budweiser, and more in an interactive presentation by Drew Babbs, a creative director and real-life mad man who will be teaching political advertising for SOC in spring 2012.
Sponsor: School of Communication
Contact: Sharon Metcalf, 202-885-2074

WONK TV Ad Stars AU Talent

American University, “All The Wonks Are Talking” from American University on Vimeo. Some or all of the sound effects used in this ad came from Media Services’ sound effects collections. You see her in a bus shelter, juggling a landline, cell, iPad, and digital camera — the Connected WONK. There he is in the metro … Continue reading “WONK TV Ad Stars AU Talent”

American University, “All The Wonks Are Talking” from American University on Vimeo.

Some or all of the sound effects used in this ad came from Media Services’ sound effects collections.

You see her in a bus shelter, juggling a landline, cell, iPad, and digital camera — the Connected WONK. There he is in the metro station, clutching a pile of overflowing textbooks — the Academic WONK.

What has become the university’s iconic branding campaign, “WONK,” is dominating public spaces throughout Washington, D.C., again this fall. It’s a campaign that swept the region last spring, bringing awareness and recognition for the progress of American University to prospective students, parents, employers, and higher education peers.

And as this fall’s WONKS tout the university’s recent successes — like topnotch faculty hires and good employment rates for recent grads — it’s as though the colorful still-frame figures have taken on a life of their own. Playing upon that notion, the University Communications and Marketing brand team developed the television spot, “All the WONKS Are Talking,” which has been airing in the mid-Atlantic market since Sunday, October 16, during Meet the Press, Face the Nation, and CBS Sunday Morning.

Under the direction of Matt Fredericks, director, university video department, a cast and crew including AU students, staff, alums, and even faculty member Matt Boerum teamed up to recreate the still poster ads using actors who made the images come to life as they expressed their excitement about AU.
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AdViews: A digital archive of vintage television commercials

Quoted from the AdViews site:“AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B). Founded in 1929, Benton & Bowles was a New York advertising … Continue reading “AdViews: A digital archive of vintage television commercials”

Quoted from the AdViews site:
“AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B). Founded in 1929, Benton & Bowles was a New York advertising agency that merged with D’Arcy Masius McManus in 1985 to form DMB&B. Major clients included are Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Schick, Vicks, and Post, among others. Commercials will be added in phased batches over several months in 2009. The commercials are a part of the D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles Archives found at the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History in Duke University’s Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.”

Joe Bob says “check it out”.

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