The Monkeys and New Zealand outdoor brand, Macpac, have launched the most dramatic commercial of the year, its nail-biting edge (sorry, not meant to be a pun) built by Sweetshop director, Damien Shatford. There’s not much action, but there is a cliffhanger. A literal cliffhanger. A trio of hikers hanging from the edge of a cliff by Macpac clothing (and totally unfazed).
The Monkeys work builds on the brand’s existing Weather Anything platform and very clearly (!!) demonstrates the high quality and dependability of Macpac gear.
Maria Glass, acting general manager of marketing, Macpac, stated, “Macpac gear is designed and tested by some of New Zealand’s best alpinists in some of the world’s toughest environments, so it’s great to demonstrate this in such a distinctive and memorable way.”
Joe Sibley, creative director, The Monkeys Melbourne, added, “We wanted to show just how durable and reliable Macpac gear is, in a way that people couldn’t ignore.”
Hugh Gurney, creative director, The Monkeys Melbourne, commented, “We watched Cliffhanger, and Cliffhanger 2 (2 Cliff, 2 Hanger) and realised cliffhanger moments are called so for a reason — you can’t look away. So, we just added a Macpac jacket, some deadpan Kiwi delivery and a little special Shatford sauce and it ended up pretty great.”
The full campaign is running in Australia and New Zealand across, TV, outdoor, social, online and in-store.
Credits:
Client: Macpac
Managing Director: Cathy Seaholme
Acting GM of Marketing: Maria Glass
Creative Agency: The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song
Chief Executive Officer: Paul McMillan
Chief Creative Officer: Ant Keogh
Chief Strategy Officer: Michael Derepas
Strategy Director: Dave Collins
Creative Directors: Hugh Gurney & Joe Sibley
National Head of Production & Producer: Romanca Mundrea
Production Coordinator: Genya Mik
Group Account Director: Vicky Mockler
Account Director: Ella Goldberg & Jenny McLarney
Account Manager: Grace Tenaglia
Media Agency: OMD
Production Company: Sweetshop
Director: Damien Shatford
Producer: Katie Kempe
Managing Director & Executive Producer: Edward Pontifex
Executive Producer (AUS): Greg Fyson
Executive Producer (NZ): Ben Dailey & Kate Roydhouse
DOP: James Brown
Editor: Simon Price
Colourist: Matic Prusnik
Online & VFX: Stuart Bedford
Sound House: Squeak E Clean Studios
Sound Design: Paul LeCouteur & Ceri Davies
Photographer: Vaughan Brookfield
Retoucher: Dave Mercer
Stills Producer: Katherine Muir
