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Capital One - Financial Freedom

A DOCUMENTARY-STYLE CAMPAIGN EXPLORING HOW FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE IS PASSED BETWEEN GENERATIONS AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN CREATING OPPORTUNITY. RATHER THAN TELL THE STORY THROUGH A FINANCIAL EXPERT OR SPOKESPERSON, OUR APPROACH WAS TO FIND AN AMBASSADOR WHOSE LIVED EXPERIENCE NATURALLY REFLECTED CAPITAL ONE'S BROADER GOAL OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM. AFTER REVIEWING A NUMBER OF CANDIDATES, BRI EMERGED AS THE STRONGEST FIT BECAUSE HER STORY EXTENDED BEYOND HER OWN FINANCIAL JOURNEY. HAVING LEARNED DIFFICULT LESSONS HERSELF, SHE WAS ACTIVELY TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY TO HER YOUNGER SIBLINGS SO THEY COULD AVOID THE SAME MISTAKES AND BUILD A STRONGER FOUNDATION THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS HAD ACCESS TO. THAT INSIGHT BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF THE FILM. THE STORY FOCUSED ON A SIMPLE TRUTH: WE ONLY KNOW WHAT WE KNOW. FINANCIAL HABITS, KNOWLEDGE, AND BELIEFS ARE OFTEN INHERITED, MAKING EDUCATION AND ACCESS CRITICAL TOOLS FOR CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES. BY CENTERING THE NARRATIVE ON BRI AND HER FAMILY, THE CAMPAIGN TRANSFORMED AN INSTITUTIONAL MESSAGE INTO A RELATABLE HUMAN STORY. THE PRODUCTION WAS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE AUTHENTIC MOMENTS BETWEEN BRI AND HER SIBLINGS, GROUNDING LARGER CONVERSATIONS AROUND FINANCIAL WELLBEING IN EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS. THE RESULTING FILM CONNECTED CAPITAL ONE'S MISSION TO A REAL FAMILY EXPERIENCE, DEMONSTRATING HOW FINANCIAL LITERACY CAN CREATE LASTING IMPACT ACROSS GENERATIONS.

Client

Capital One

DELIVERABLES

HERO DOCUMENTARY FILM, :30 CUTDOWN, :15 CUTDOWN, SOCIAL CUTDOWNS, PHOTOGRAPHY ASSETS

Year

2019

Scope and Role

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTION, POST-PRODUCTION

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