Slam poetry nights can be awkward, but Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin makes it look easy—his specialty in any environment—in a new series of videos for Vizio.
The ads, by David&Goliath, have the basketball star waxing poetic about his bobblehead, his tearaway pants and even his mouthguard. He's got the requisite pauses and sighs down to an art. Still, he probably shouldn't quit his day job.
The clips are part of Vizio's slam dunk poetry campaign, which also includes a nifty feature on its microsite where it will compose a Griffin-esque poem based on your name and an item of your choice. Unfortunately, the power forward isn't available to recite these ditties. (He is available in gif form on this Tumblr, though.)
So, grab yourself a seat at a dimly lit table, order a stiff drink and appreciate these works brought to you by Griffin.
Credits below.
CREDITS
Client: Vizio
Agency: David&Goliath
Founder, Chairman: David Angelo
Chief Creative Officer: Colin Jeffery
Group Creative Directors: Ben Purcell, Steve Yee
Art Director: Mike Cornell
Copywriter: Andy Sciamanna
Head of Production: Carol Lombard
Agency Executive Producers: Curt O’Brien, Christopher Coleman
Group Account Director: Jennifer Mull
Account Supervisor: Kammie Dons
Assistant Account Executive: Karolyne Crowe
Director of Business Affairs: Rodney Pizarro
Associate Business Affairs Manager: Camara Price
Production Company: RSA Films
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Director of Photography: Mike Berlucci
President: Jules Daly
Vice President, Executive Producer: Marjie Abrahams
Executive Producer: Philip Detchmendy
Line Producer: Alejandra Quesada
Head of Production: Elicia Laport
Sales Representative: Shortlist
Editing House: Spinach
Editor: Tony Orcena
Producer: Jonathan Carpio
Online, Color: Fell VFX
Flame Artist: Russell Fell
Executive Producer: Rachel Koch
Music: Human Music
Sound Design, Mix: Margarita Mix
Sound Engineer: Nathan Dubin
