BBDO New York has received a fair deal of attention for its recent work for GE, including an Emmy nomination for wistfully surreal “Childlike Imagination.” More recent spots like “Ideas are Scary” and “The Boy Who Beeps” followed in a similar tone, celebrating ideas and innovation in imaginative ways. So the agency’s fake infomercial for GE Lighting, directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (better known as Tim & Eric) and starring Jeff Goldblum, comes right out of left field.
The over two minute-long mock infomercial (mockfomercial?), entitled “Enhance Your Lighting” sees Goldblum playing “Terry Quatro, Famous Person” as he hocks the GE Link light bulb, which offers “successful guy lighting at normal guy prices.” It’s also so easy to install, you can do it while painting a portrait of yourself. It should come as no surprise that the spot is all over the place with random humor, but Goldlum plays the part perfectly and when it’s on it can be pretty funny. And while it may seem like an odd approach for the brand, especially coming off BBDO’s recent spots, it should garner some attention for the new product as the YouTube views (currently at around 115,000) inevitably pile up.
Credits:
Client: GE
Spot: “Enhance Your Lighting”
Agency: BBDO New York
Chief Creative Officer, Worldwide: David Lubars
Chief Creative Officer, New York: Greg Hahn
Executive Creative Director: Michael Aimette
ACD/Art Director: Anne Lac
ACD/Copywriter: Judd Counsell
Group Executive Producer: Anthony Nelson
Senior Integrated Content Producer: Darbi Fretwell
BBDO Music Producer: Rani Vaz
Worldwide Senior Director: Brandon Fowler
Senior Director: Peter McCallum
Account Manager: Gabriela Benitez
Account Manager: Sam White
Assistant Account Executive: David Slifer
Production Company: PrettyBird
Co-Founder / Executive Producer: Kerstin Emhoff
Director: Tim and Eric
Director of Photography: Andrew Wheeler
Line Producer: Hillary Calhoun
Post Production Company: Prettybird
Editor: Kyle Brown
Assistant Editor: Joe Carugati
Executive Producer: Kerstin Emhoff
Producer: Karl Reid
Visual Effects & Animations: Makana Sylva
Additional Visual Effects: Skulley VFX
Music/Sound Design: Beacon Street
Mix House: Heard City
Mixer: Cory Melious
Graphic Designer: Anthony Madlangbayan
Telecine: Company 3
Colorist: Tom Poole