Sandy Hook Promise - "Evan"

BBDO New York

BBDO New York New York, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

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Diese Werbung ist Teil der Kollektion ACT Responsable

Marke: Sandy Hook Promise
Länder: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

Werbende: Sandy Hook Promise

Titel	Evan
Agentur	BBDO New York
Kampagne	Know Your Signs
Werbende	Sandy Hook Promise
Marke	Sandy Hook Promise
Datum der ersten Ausstrahlung/Veröffentlichung	2016 / 12
Geschäftsbereich	Öffentliche Sicherheit & Gesundheit
Story	On the face of it, this is the story of Evan, a teen counting down the days to summer break. He demonstrates his boredom by writing on a table in the school library. The next day he finds someone has responded. While we watch Evan’s romance play out, another darker tale is unfolding simultaneously, but no one notices. Only when we watch the film a second time do we realise what's been happening in front of our very eyes. The pay off urges us to look out for the warning signs of a potential shooting. This story is actually two stories. While we're watching Evan pursue an epistolary teen romance by scratching messages on the library desk, we completely miss the build-up to a tragic school shooting. When we're told of the hidden message, we have to watch again, to find that we missed all the clues. "Know the Signs", says Sandy Hook Promise, and you could prevent disaster. This powerful ad has a twist that will drop your jaw. Viewers watch Evan, a high school boy, as he navigates his way through a mysterious crush. We find ourselves smiling when the identity of the mystery woman is revealed. But the smile swifty turns into a gasp as a shooter enters the scene just behind our lovebirds. As our mind tries to wrap around what is happening, the film revisits previous scenes, only this time focusing on another character, in the background, as he plans the shooting. “Gun violence is preventable when you know the signs.”
Philosophie	Almost 4 years after the tragedy that struck Sandy Hook Elementary School, there continues to be no reduction in the number of gun violence acts committed each and every day. In the aftermath, families and communities are often left wondering what they could have done differently to have stopped it. Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), a leading national gun violence prevention organisation, wants to help prevent acts of gun violence before they start through their no cost “Know the Signs” programs. SHP’s programs teach youth and adults how to recognise an individual exhibiting at-risk behaviours and how to effectively intervene to get them help BEFORE they hurt themselves or others. Sadly, it has been reported that 80% of school shooters and 70% of individuals who completed suicides told someone of their violent plans prior to taking action – yet no interventions weren’t made. Working with award-winning advertising agency BBDO New York, SHP is launching a powerful PSA titled “Evan” to educate viewers that very often warning signs are given off before an act of violence occurs – but sometimes we don’t see what is right in front of us. The short film is the story of Evan, a teen counting down the days to summer break, who demonstrates his boredom by writing on a table in the school library. The next day he finds someone has responded back. While we watch Evan’s story, another darker tale is unfolding simultaneously, but no one notices. You can view the piece in its entirety below: “When you don’t know what to look for or can’t recognise what you are seeing, it can be easy to miss warning signs or dismiss them as unimportant. That can lead to tragic consequences, including someone hurting themselves or others”, said Nicole Hockley, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sandy Hook Promise who lost her first-grade son Dylan in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. “It is important for us to show youth and adults that they are not helpless in protecting their community from gun violence – these acts are preventable when you know the signs. Everyone has the power to intervene and get help. These actions can save lives.” “Through ‘Evan,' we sought to show how different your perspective can be when you’re aware of the signs,” said Greg Hahn, Chief Creative Officer of BBDO New York. "We’ve been fortunate to work with the inspiring people at Sandy Hook Promise to help parents, students, and teachers better identify these signs.” “Evan” demonstrates the problem that SHP is working to solve through their four “Know the Signs” research-based programs, provided at no cost to schools and community organisations. In just 22 months, SHP has already trained 1.5 million students, teachers school officials and parents in all 50 states in at least one of its programs. As a result of their “Know the Signs” training, SHP has helped intervene on multiple threats – including a school shooting, suicides and bringing firearms to schools, as well as helping to reduce bullying and getting hundreds of individuals mental health assistance. Like other public health issues, including heart attacks, domestic violence and strokes, PSAs have historically been a powerful tool in educating Americans on recognising signs of someone needing help. SHP’s Know the Signs campaign is no different. BBDO New York seized the opportunity to expand SHP’s mission and educate millions with this powerful and educational PSA.
Medientyp	Case Study
Länge	129 seconds
Produktionsfirma	Smuggler
Creative Director	Peter Alsante
Texter	Bryan Stokely
Art Director	Martins Zelcs
Planner	Michael Schonfeld
Etatdirektor	Lindsey Cash
Executive Producer	Julian Katz
Comms Strategy Director	Sean Stogner
Executive Producer	Sasha Awn
Audio-Postproduktion	Heard City
Executive Producer	Corina Dennison
Cutter	Jason MacDonald
Direktor Fotografie	Ken Seng
Executive Producer	Drew Santarsiero
Produzent	Leah Allina
Global Chief Creative Officer	David Lubars
Chief Creative Officer	Greg Hahn
Group Executive Producer	Julian Katz
Communications Planning Director	Sean Stogner
Communications Planning Associate	Michael Schonfeld
Strategy Director	Alaina Crystal
Regisseur	Henry-Alex Rubin
Filmproduzent/Produzent	Leah Allina
Chief Operating Officer (COO)	Andrew Colon
Geschäftsführender Teilhaber	Patrick Milling Smith
Geschäftsführender Teilhaber	Brian Carmody
Redaktionsbüro	NO6
Cutter	Nick Schneider
Assistenzredakteur	Zong Ling Chua
Post-Produktion	NO6
Kolorist	Jason MacDonald
Filmproduzent/Produzent	Malia Rose
Flame Artist	Ed Skupeen
Flame Artist	Mark Reyes
Musik	Beta Petrol
Mixer	Evan Mangiamele
Mixer	Stefano Campello
Tonproduktion	Heard City
Musician	Shelby Lynne