Art & Copy
Art & Copy is a movie David has been working on for four years now as an executive producer. The movie premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was the only documentary picked up during the festival itself. The movie will be premiering officially on August 21, 2009. If you’d like to see if beforehand you’ll have to go to one of the many film festivals where it will be appearing in over the next few months.
SYNOPSIS
ART & COPY reveals the stories behind and the personal odysseys of some of the most influential advertising visionaries of our time and their campaigns, including Lee Clow (Apple Computer 1984, and today’s iPod); Dan Wieden (“Just Do It”); Phyllis K. Robinson (who invented the “me generation” with Clairol); Hal Riney (who helped President Reagan get re-elected); and George Lois (who saved MTV and launched Tommy Hilfiger overnight).
Directed by Doug Pray (HYPE! SCRATCH), ART & COPY captures the creative energy and passion behind the iconic campaigns that have had a profound impact on American culture. Featuring rare interviews with the aforementioned industry legends, the film seeks to identify the elements that transform an slogan into a pop culture catch phrases.
The movie was filmed and edited during a four-year period and had an unusual source for its funding — The One Club, a non-profit organization dedicated to the craft of advertising headquartered in New York.
ART & COPY provides a window into the creative process and the individuals who have changed our lives in ways we may not realize,” said Mary Warlick, CEO of The One Club. “The movie looks at advertising not as products flying off the shelf but as the work of a few American heroes who feel passionately about their craft, ideas, and the ability of ideas to change how people feel.”
The tenth documentary feature directed by Pray, ART & COPY was written by Timothy J. Sexton from an original concept by Gregory Beauchamp and Kirk Souder. The film was produced by Jimmy Greenway and Michael Nadeau and executive produced by David Baldwin, Gregory Beauchamp, Kirk Souder and Mary Warlick. The cinematographer is Peter Nelson and the editor is Philip Owens. The original score is by Jeff Martin.
TV/Movie Trailers
FullFrame had never really been marketed. The stand we created for FullFrame was to be ‘The World’s home of Documentaries.’ We knew we’d have to do movie trailers and television spots because the media was already donated. So the idea was to do both with, what else, cool documentaries. These were shot by Tim Bieber. (Why that guy isn’t making full-length documentaries I’ll never know. He’s great.)
During our time on FullFrame, the festival set new attendance records every single year.
Dr. Emmerick from Baldwin& on Vimeo.
FullFrame, Dr. Emmerick from Baldwin& on Vimeo.
FullFrame, Dave the Dwarf from Baldwin& on Vimeo.
FullFrame, Handlebar Club from Baldwin& on Vimeo.
Audi A8 Launch
Audi had no credibility in the D-class segment against especially against Mercedes, BMW and Lexus. But the new A8 was about to change all of that. This was a campaign utilized everything from traditional advertising to events to finally, a television show on A&E.
Audi A8 Launch from Baldwin& on Vimeo.
This is an 8 page insert that went along with the program.
Realitywood Campaign overview
Our ‘How much reality can you handle?’ campaign had been running for about 5 years and it was time for something new. The festival was getting bigger and bigger every year, even getting listed on Entertainment Weekly’s ‘It List.’ It was truly becoming a part of Durham’s pop culture and cultural landscape and one of the biggest tourist draws in the city. We always talked about FullFrame as the world’s home for documentaries. Kind of the hollywood of docs. So we created the idea of Realitywood, a place far away from Hollywood and the land of big features. We even renamed the city ‘Realitywood’ by mayoral decree for the four days of the festival. This was a fully integrated campaign with guerilla placed in NY and LA, print, newspaper, television, a new website and much more.
FullFrame, Realitywood Campaign from Baldwin& on Vimeo.
Here’s our favorite spot/movie trailer from this campaign.
FullFrame, Penguins from Baldwin& on Vimeo.