Microsoft: Find your joy

Credits & Description:

Client: Microsoft
Advertising Agency: McCann New York, USA
Production: Biscuit Filmworks
Director: Noam Murro
Chief Creative Officer: Sean Bryan
Chief Creative Officer: Tom Murphy
Executive Creative Director: Piper Hickman
Executive Creative Director: Shayne Millington
Creative Director: Ferdinand Daniele
Creative Director: Stephanie Cajucom
Art Director: Gabie Fleischer
Copywriter: Jessica New
Producer: Morgan Edstrom
Producer: Emily Skinner
Executive Producer: Mel Senecal
Executive Producer: Andrew Travelstead
Shayne Millington – EVP
Piper Hickman – EVP
Gonzalo Hergueta – Designer
Yung Lee – Designer
Malik Dupree – Junior Designer
David Cliff – Director of Creative Technology
Hiya Vazirani – Creative Technologist
Alicia Foor – Creative Technologist
Business Leadership
Kevin Nelson - Managing Director, McCann NY
Jeremy Miller – EVP, Global Chief Communications Officer, McCann Worldgroup
Scot Beck – EVP, Global Business Lead
Socrates Papazoglou - SVP Group Account Director
Patricia Burelli - Account Supervisor
Divya Joseph - Senior Account Executive
Monica Daniels – Project Manager
Production
Nathy Aviram - Chief Production Officer
Mel Senecal – VP
Kelly Ramsey – Senior Art Producer
Caroline Sollman - Art Producer
Charlotte Popper - Digital Producer
Sean Flanigan – Digital Producer
Eric Johnson (aka DJ Bunny) - SVP, Executive Music Producer
Dan Gross – Music Producer
Jamie Jou – Business Manager, Music
Strategy
Ash Farr – EVP, Global Director of Strategy & Research
Jordan Berger - Strategy Director
Business Affairs
Danielle Korn – EVP, Talent Partnerships
David Halberstadt – Business Manager
Terry Marcello - VP Director Talent Payment
Rosemary Smith - Talent Payment Manager
Production
Shawn Lacy – Partner / Managing Director
Rachel Glaub – Head of Production
Sean Moody – Head of Production
Jennifer Berry – Production Supervisor
MPC
Matthew Loranger – Executive Producer
Elias Bermudez Jr – Producer
Stefani Na – Producer
Daniel Seddon – Shoot Supervisor
2D Lead Rob Walker
Tim Kafka – CG Supervisor
Colorist Vincent Taylor
Color Producer: Kay Carpenter
Color Assistant: Tyler Robinson
RPS
Damion Clayton – Editor
Michael Shugarman – Assistant Editor
Eve Kornblum – Managing Director
Jenny Greenfield – Producer
Giant Artists (Photographer)
David Black – Photographer
Craft New York
Michelle Massaro – Senior Print Producer
Lorrena Lapouge – Retoucher
Andrew Bacha – Retoucher
Sonic Union
Michael Marinelli – Sound Designer/Mix Engineer
Pat Sullivan – Head of Production
JSM
Joel Simon – CCO/CEO/Co-Composer
Jeff Fiorello – VP/Executive Producer
Jonathan Russell – Co-Composer
Norm Felker/ Producer
Andrew Manning/ Producer
Sharon Cha – Producer
Blockworks (Minecraft Dogtopia)
James Delaney – Founder and Managing Director
Microsoft
Kathleen Hall – Chief Brand Officer
Carol Hutchinson – Sr. Director, Global Advertising
Stacey Terrien – Director, Global Advertising
Jenny Leahy – Director of Global Advertising, Social and Media Partnerships
Ron Schott – Senior Advertising Manager
Dawn Novak – Senior Advertising Manager
Hannah Westing – Senior Advertising Manager
Danielle Radcliffe – Social Media Manager
Jorg Neumann – Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator
Country: United States
Published: December 2020
Synopsis:
There is no doubt this has been a tough year. Many of us are separated from those we love and are finding it hard to find our usual holiday spirit. We wanted to acknowledge that reality but, at the same time, offer some hope and positivity through the many ways Microsoft can help you stay connected and have some fun. The commercial tells the story of Rufus, a dog who can’t physically be with his best bud, but through his dreams can experience the joy of togetherness and friendship. Together, they goon an epic adventure into the worlds of Minecraft, Halo, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Flight Simulator, just like Rufus’ humans.