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The past year and a half has been a difficult and trying time, to say the very least. The pandemic and its effects altered how we live, limited how we interact with one another, and … read morediminished what we expect from our day-to-day experience. Now, as case numbers fall and vaccinations increase, return to life as we know it is on the horizon. But it would be a mistake to look forward to simply returning to normal.
Agency: McCann, New York
As the brand that exists to entertain the human race, MGM Resorts is compelled to remind the world that a return to normal just won’t cut it - this is time for something way beyond normal. Like massive live shows, iconic performances, unforgettable culinary delights, other-worldly settings, and more luxury and glamour and romance and fun and amazement than can be found anywhere else on the planet. As far as we’re concerned, it’s time we all have the time of our lives again. To bring this idea to life, actor-comedian Nichole Sakura (Superstore, Shameless) becomes part spokesperson, part party planner, leading our audience on a whirlwind tour of MGM Las Vegas properties, in which each scene is packed with characters, iconography, and not-so-subtle nods to the amazing diversity of experiences that await. In a :30 spot and multiple shorter social films, directed by brother-sister team The Coles, Nichole reminds us that there’s a place and time for everything - that place being MGM Resort’s Las Vegas properties; that time being now; and that everything being more than we ever expected – think Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, David Copperfield, Blue Man Group, chef Roy Choi, massive floral sculptures, and Cirque du Soleil performers, and then some. Stunning outdoor and social assets also serve to remind our audience that whatever they love to do most, it’s time to do that again, here at MGM Resorts Las Vegas. If there has ever been a Las Vegas property that needs no introduction, it is the iconic Bellagio. This is the setting for Ocean’s 11, home of the world-famous fountains, crown jewel of the Las Vegas Strip. And that’s just scratching the surface. Yet for many visitors to Las Vegas, scratching the surface of Bellagio has been enough lately. A photo in front of the fountains or a walk beneath the Chihuly sculpture in the lobby and into the Conservatory (they think) might be sufficient to get a feel for the place. Well, we beg to differ. In fact, it’s only by staying at Bellagio, by discovering the magic in its smallest moments and its grandest gestures, and by immersing oneself in its unique lifestyle that one can truly appreciate its effect. A stay at Bellagio is an escape not just from home, but from the Strip, from Las Vegas, from the realities and trivialities of everyday life. There are moments and getaways that remind us of who we are, of what’s most important, of just how beautiful life can be; moments when we say to ourselves or to those with us, “This is the life.” These moments and these places are rare, but if they’re to be found in Las Vegas, it’s here at Bellagio. This is the feeling the new Bellagio brand campaign sets out to capture. In films directed by brother-sister team The Coles, we witness a magical and joyful moment in which a character finds the Bellagio Fountains are mirroring his every move; and we watch as an older couple envisions themselves as young lovers again as they waltz romantically through the grounds of the property. Still assets photographed by Alex Cayley capture those elevated, other-worldly moments when guests may find themselves thinking the campaign line: This is the Life.
read less...Caprice Yu - EVP
Jordan Kramer – SVP
Leopold Billard – SVP
Production
Nathy Aviram – Chief Production Officer
Dave Herman – SVP, Executive Producer
Eric Johnson “DJ Bunny Ears” – SVP Executive Music Producer
Danielle Korn – Head of Celebrity Talent
Kimberly Kress – SVP Director Talent Partnerships
Wilmien Blake – SVP Director of Business Affairs
David Halberstadt – Business Affairs Manager
Jamie Jou – Business Manager Music
Account
Scot Beck – EVP, Executive Account Director
Nancy Tynan – SVP, Group Account Director
Tessa Cosenza – VP Account Director
Patrick Connolly – Account Director
Shannon Stagliano – Assistant Account Executive
Strategy
Emily Portnoy – EVP, Head of Brand Strategy
Amadeo Plaza – VP, Strategy Director
Justin Luk – VP, Strategy Director
Whitney Bryan – Director, Communications Strategy
Grace Freeman – Associate Strategy Director
Macarena Marcos – Strategist
Project Management
Connor Byrne – Senior Project Manager
Founder: Preston lee
Head of Production: Adam Litt
Line Producer: Francesca Lentini
First Assistant Director: Chad Antonelli
Production Designer: Tatiana Van Sauter
Wardrobe: Heather Allison
NO6 - Editorial
Editor – James Duffy
Assistant Editor – Ashley Cisneros
Post Producer – Martino Baltiero
Executive Producer – Corina Dennison
Flame Artist - John Shea
Finishing Producer: Mark Reyes
HUMAN - Music
Creative Lead: Morgan Visconti
EP: James Dean Wells
Composers/Arrangers: Gordon Minette, Matthew O’Malley, Morgan Visconti, Thomas Keery, Sloan Alexander
PostHuman - Audio Post
Chief Engineer/Sound Design: Sloan Alexander
Assistant Engineer: Robert Suchecki
Screaming Penguin (MGM Relaunch only) - Audio
Audio Engineer: Nicole Pettigrew & Rob Fieleck
COMPANY 3 - Color
Colorist: Jenny Montgomery
Color Producer: Alexandra Lubrano
Bellagio Photography
Photographer: Alex Cayley
Rep: Derek Marks, Art Department
Line Producer: Simone Silverman
Retoucher: Feather Creative
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