Cadillac - Driven by Class
A BRANDED DOCUMENTARY SERIES EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONAL LEGACY, CULTURAL INFLUENCE, AND THE BRANDS THAT TRAVEL WITH US THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES. THE APPROACH WAS ROOTED IN AUTHENTICITY. RATHER THAN IDENTIFY TALENT BASED SOLELY ON AUDIENCE OR VISIBILITY, WE FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUALS WHOSE CONNECTION TO CADILLAC ALREADY EXISTED THROUGH FAMILY HISTORY, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, AND THEIR OWN VEHICLE CHOICES. THE GOAL WAS TO UNCOVER STORIES WHERE THE BRAND WAS ALREADY PRESENT, ALLOWING CADILLAC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION NATURALLY RATHER THAN BE INSERTED INTO IT. THE SERIES FEATURED CULTURAL LEADERS INCLUDING ANDRE POWER, RENEE BLUITT, AND PHILLIP ASHLEY, EACH OF WHOM SHARED A DISTINCT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CADILLAC BRAND. FOR SOME, THAT CONNECTION TRACED BACK TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. FOR OTHERS, IT WAS REFLECTED IN THEIR OWN DECISIONS AND ASPIRATIONS AS ENTREPRENEURS AND CREATIVES. THOSE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS BECAME THE FOUNDATION FOR EACH STORY. OUR APPROACH CENTERED ON DOCUMENTING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PERSONAL HISTORY AND PRESENT-DAY AMBITION. BY EXPLORING HOW LEGACY IS INHERITED, REINTERPRETED, AND CARRIED FORWARD, THE FILMS CREATED A NATURAL BRIDGE BETWEEN CADILLAC'S HERITAGE AND A NEW GENERATION OF CULTURAL LEADERS. THE RESULTING SERIES POSITIONED CADILLAC WITHIN BROADER CONVERSATIONS AROUND IDENTITY, AMBITION, AND LEGACY, DEMONSTRATING HOW CULTURAL RELEVANCE IS OFTEN STRONGEST WHEN IT IS DISCOVERED RATHER THAN MANUFACTURED.
Client
Cadillac
DELIVERABLES
3 x 2 minute hero videos 3 x 30 second cutdown videos
Year
2022
Scope and Role
STORY DEVELOPMENT, CREATIVE PRODUCTION, DIRECTION, POST-PRODUCTION


