What about the trucker who just had to sit there while a waitress poured fake coffee into an overflowing mug? Or the egg on top of a diner table? The guy swimming with sharks? The wind-up brain toy? The geeky guy playing with a giant ball of yarn? Aloe vera tissues? Yes, all of these things are in the same “Retrain Your Brain” Virgin Mobile commercial, created by Mother NY. The spot is certainly unique, but that doesn’t mean it will get customers to switch from other carriers to Virgin Mobile.
“Retrain Your Brain” was birthed out of focus group findings that suggested customers wouldn’t switch mobile companies even if they were specifically told how much money they could save. So, Mother and Virgin Mobile decided to go with Brazilian triplets, Colonel Meow, and The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.
Could it be that most customers just aren’t suited for short-term pay-as-you-go phone plans? (Shh, don’t tell Virgin Mobile). Regardless, the spot looks like a surrealist drug sequence from a bad student film. If you’re going to include Brazilian triplets, you might as well use them. Credits after the jump.
DP: Matthew Libatique
Producer: Rani Melendez
Costumer Designer: Liz Botes
Production Designer: Andy Reznik
Editorial Company: Arcade
Editors: Geoff Hounsell
VFX & Finishing Company: MPC
Executive Producer: Justin Bruckman
Post Producer: Mitch Stockwell
Creative Director/2D Lead: Alex Lovejoy
CG Lead: Liam Griffin
Final Grade: Mark Gethin
Music Production: Human
Music Producer: James Wells
TV Mix: T Theressa Tate
Sound Design: The Flaming Lips + T Theressa Tate
-Director: Traktor
-Production Company: Partizan