February 9, 2010

NEWS: The year behind a 30-second TV ad - Chronicles making of a commercial encouraging kids to think critically about media

Leslie Scrivener - Feature Writer

It took 90 ideas, 30 scripts, one big rejection, two red couches, nearly four hours of raw footage, one untried child actor and a baboon in a police hat to make a commercial that airs for the first time on Monday. The public service announcement lasts 30 seconds; making it took a year.

That's the short story. The long story is a road trip through the creative and corporate missteps and imagination behind every commercial you – and your children – see on television.

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