Adman, Love Story Told Through Fake Ads

An ingenious boymeetsgirl love story, told entirely through fake advertisements. Featured on Short of the Week: WRITER, DIRECTOR: Ben Callner PRODUCER: Adam Callner DP: Doug Chamberlain PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Christian Stone EDITORS: Ben Callner, Joe Kell, Alex Pirrone, Ben Suenaga CAST: Ted Cannon, Jocelin Donahue, Judy Kain, Dar Dixon, Jarrod Crawford, Tim Karasawa, Josh Covitt, Erick Chavarria, Bill ONeill, Sam Carson, Niko Posey, David Aaron, Paul Vinson, Michele Lainevool, Adam Nemet, Harrison Polo REMIX the film via individual spots at the official website It s a rather ingenious approach, and while the hitrate isn t perfect, creativity aboundsit s astonishing how good some of the spots are, as well as how familiarits clear how many of the tactics and techniques of the medium Callner has absorbed and reappropriated. Yet within the jokes there is a tension. Advertising is designed to provoke feelings, and to be relatable