ART & COPY
“Director Doug Pray's Art & Copy focuses on the good ads, whether you measure that by artistic merit or commercial success. Those looking for an examination of the rightness and wrongness of pervasive advertising as a phenomenon should look elsewhere; this is an overview of how the medium works combined with a look at some of its more noteworthy practitioners”. Jay Seaver. Efilmcritic.com
Director: Doug Pray
Producers: Jimmy Greenway and Michael Nadeau
Original Concept: Gregory Beauchamp, Kirk Souder
Executive Producers: Mary Warlick, David Baldwin, Gregory Beauchamp, Kirk Souder
Director of Photography: Peter Nelson
Editor: Philip Owens
Original Music: Jeff Martin
Cast: Lee Clow, Phyllis K. Robinson, Mary Wells, Cliff Freeman
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in ART & COPY were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY," "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.
www.artandcopyfilm.com
Screening: Sunday • Avalon Theatre • 10:00am • 86min • Q&A
Sponsor: The Talbot Bank & Wye Financial
SINGLE SCREENING
$8 – available before Sat., 9/19 • $10 at the door
