Escalator

Oppenheimer Funds

You’re in the market. But what do you want your numbers to add up to? Blind breathes life into the financial pages, navigating investors through uncertain terrain in a new campaign for OppenheimerFunds, out of Euro RSCG, New York.

Blind was tasked by Euro RSCG to help pose the question “What do you want your numbers to add up to?” and did so over a span of five months with their team of live-action, animation, editorial and VFX experts lead by Creative Director/Director Erik Buth and Art Director Lauren Indovina. “The team did a great job,” Says Erik,maintaining a sense of dimension and space while applying a moving typographical treatment to the talent so they could live and breath in our 3D environment. While this may sound simple, the task of maintaining a sense of personality and a fidelity in the actors’ performances was uniquely challenging.”

Check out the end results below and let us know what you think.

Design Process

The Blind team produced, designed, directed and edited the integrated campaign that includes three spots: "Escalator," "Balloon," and "Train."

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The inventive, VFX-heavy spots feature investors thoughtfully navigating a world plucked right from the earnings pages of The Wall Street Journal: stock ticker-covered trains, pie chart-shaped balloons and jagged, graphical peaks; symbolically illustrating how OppenheimerFunds brings clarity to daunting financial landscapes.

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Blind's goal was to show that financial data in the hands of OppenheimerFunds isn't simply a collection of nebulous numbers on a grid or pie chart, but a concrete way to achieve your financial dreams.

Print Design

In addition to producing the breakthrough TV campaign for Oppenheimer Funds, Blind was challenged with translating the visual language of ‘Numbers’ into 2 print ads for the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s.

These ads focused on two simple metaphors; an escalator represented a time-tested approach to investing and hot air balloons represented customization of asset allocation funds. Together these ads presented financial environments that not only carved concrete destinations for achievement of financial goals, but provided a comprehensible means of traveling toward them.

 

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Behind the Scene

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Credits

  • CLIENT

    Oppenheimer Funds

  • AGENCY

    Euro RSCG

  • CREATIVES

    John Rea, Matt Sherring

  • PRODUCER

    Erik Iversen

  • PRODUCTION COMPANY

    BL:ND

  • CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Erik Buth, Vanessa Marzaroli

  • DIRECTOR

    Erik Buth

  • EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    David Kleinman (LA), Nick Litwinko (NY)

  • POST PRODUCER

    Carl Walters (NY), Alyssa Evans (LA)

  • ART DIRECTOR

    Lauren Indovina

  • DESIGNERS

    Lauren Indovina,Jason Tsai, Andre Salyer, Christine Kim, Kenny Kegley, Daniel Garcia, Lawrence Wyatt, Arisu Kashiwagi, Lisa Kwon, Jeff Baghai, Rex Kim <br> Additional Pitch Design: Michael Zimmerman, Wakoko Ichinooe, Paul Kim, Shaun Collings, Chris Saunders, Reza Rasoli, Brian Michael Gossett, James Hurlburt

  • VFX SUPERVISOR

    Eric Alba

  • TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

    Denis Koszyrev, Anca Risca, Jeff Huang, Michael Vicari, Sarah-Elizabeth Clemens, Shai Halfon, Victor DeRespins

  • 2D ANIMATORS

    Daniel Garcia, Chase Massingill,Chase Massingill, Cryssy Cheung, Kevin Couture, Jeff the Dragon

  • 3D ANIMATORS

    oe Burrascano, Mats Anderson, Kevin Phelps, David Han, Mike Harry(producer)

  • COMPOSITORS

    Absolute Post NY, Flame Artist: David Elkins, Producer: Nirad Russell <br> Blind LA, Flame Artist: Alan Latteri

  • STORYBOARD ARTIST

    Andrew Baron, Vincent Lucido

  • LINE PRODUCER

    Chris Palladino

  • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

    Martin Sec

  • FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

    Olda Mach

  • WARDROBE

    Katka Mirova

  • EDITOR

    Carsten Becker, Assistant Editor: Lin Wilde, Animatics: Paul Kim

  • MUSIC

    Bang Music: Derek Menzies, Harry Frost, Espen Noreger, Sara Iversen, Brad Stratton, Ryan Billia