Flat tire? Leaky ceiling? Accidentally texting your trainer to make out? For this cringe-filled campaign, we joined forces with Fact & Fiction and Director Chris Woods to bring these all-too-relatable everyday disasters to life across 60+ deliverables for broadcast, web, and social.
CASE STUDY
Fact & Fiction
Chris Woods
Trevor McKenna
Production & Post
Over five days, we pulled off five unique spots, each featuring its own picture car, an expressive cast of characters, and production tricks to pull off these everyday disasters on-camera: from a cannon blasting a baseball through a window, a fender bender turned auto correct disaster, a busted ceiling pipe, and a tire going flat in record time.
Shoutout to the art department for making chaos look this good (and it's always a fun day at work when you get to take a hammer to a car window). The real payoff comes from our characters' perfectly timed, super-slow-mo reaction shots that make for cringe-worthy, hide-your-face-behind-your-hands moments that we've all experienced.
For the edit, Trevor McKenna played up the drama in every disastrous moment, stretching out the tension until a call to AAA saves the day. To nail the comedic timing, slow-motion sequences amp up the suspense, punctuated by shocked reactions that drive home the chaos.
Visually, AAA's signature red steals the spotlight. Colorist Mathison Robinson gave the signature red a deep, vibrant punch, making the art and wardrobe touches pop, while keeping a clean, unified look across the campaign that lets the humor shine through.
Christian Silberbauer
Dylan Stephens
Robert Muratore
Sam Sigler
Brittany Horwege
Sophia Holt
Mathison Robinson
John Brisnehan
The Post Haus