TK Maxx: White Christmas by Wieden + Kennedy London
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Shoppers dreaming of a White Christmas may find that their dreams come true this year, thanks to the innovative festive campaign that will see an exclusive group of shoppers receive the gift of real snow at their homes, for free, courtesy of TK Maxx, the store of big gifts at small prices.
Launching this Friday, the labels-for-less retailer’s bold and highly original Christmas campaign will offer shoppers the chance to pick up the ‘biggest gift at the smallest possible price’, an actual ‘White Christmas’ - for absolutely nothing.
Directed by Ian Pons Jewell and voiced by Bill Nighy, the 30” and 60” spots are shot in the hyperreal, cinematic style that has become the brand’s hallmark. In the film we see a ‘White Christmas’ come to life as a grandfather gifts his granddaughter the iconic ‘White Christmas’ snow globe. We then watch the excitement escalate as a team of TK Maxx ‘snow experts’ cover the house in snow, complete with branded helicopter and snow bazookas. The spot is soundtracked by a re-recorded festive version of pop-rock band Pilot's 1975 hit, Magic.
Credits
W+K LONDON (Wieden + Kennedy)
Creative Director - Hollie Walker
Creatives - Freddy Taylor, Andrew Bevan, Philippa Beaumont
Executive Creative Directors - Tony Davidson, Iain Tait
Group Account Director - Matt Owen
Account Director - Ollie Pym
Account Manager - Preety Mudhar
Head of Planning - Paul Colman
Planner - Alex Allcott
Head of Technology - Michael Naman
Interactive Producer - Sam Sammons
TV Producer - James Laughton
TV Production Assistant - Jasper Ford
TV PRODUCTION
Production Company - Friend London
Director - Ian Pons Jewell
MD/Executive Producer - Luke Jacobs
Producer - Richard Fenton
Production Manager - Erinn Fitzgerald
Director of Photography - Mauro Chiarello
Editorial Company - Final Cut London
Editor - James Rosen
VFX Company - Time Based Arts
VFX Supervisor - Stephen Grasso, Adam Patterson,
Sound Company - 750 MPH
Sound Designer - Sam Ashwell
Music Company - W Songs
Music Supervisor - Tristan Wilson
Interactive Production
Production Company Crew
Technical Director - Jens Meijer
Lead Developer - Simon Cam