For Penn State we wanted to take our viewers on a road trip through Pennsylvania.
But then COVID happened. More specifically, the lockdown started while we were shooting (our production got canceled midway through our shoot).
Our spot no longer lined up with our new post-COVID reality.
Our spot no longer lined up with our new post-COVID reality.
So, we pivoted. We took all of the footage we shot, wrote a new script, talked about the new normal we're all facing together, paired it with a student's incredible acapella rendition of the Penn State alma mater, and watched it air during a Penn State game.
Credits
Director: Tucker Bliss, 1st Ave Machine
Editor: Eric Argiro, Cut+Run
Color: Sofie Borup, Co3
Mix/Sound Design: Geoff Strasser, Mr Bronx
Vocals: Melody Munitz
Agency: Decoded
CCO: David Weinstock
GCDS: Andy Currie, Victor Sie
ACD/Art: Joyce Kuan
ACD/Copy: Annemarie Cullen
Producer: Dan Fried
Post Producer: Linzy Anderson
Director: Tucker Bliss, 1st Ave Machine
Editor: Eric Argiro, Cut+Run
Color: Sofie Borup, Co3
Mix/Sound Design: Geoff Strasser, Mr Bronx
Vocals: Melody Munitz
Agency: Decoded
CCO: David Weinstock
GCDS: Andy Currie, Victor Sie
ACD/Art: Joyce Kuan
ACD/Copy: Annemarie Cullen
Producer: Dan Fried
Post Producer: Linzy Anderson