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Skittles “Romance” 2017

Skittles “Romance” (2017) is a Skittles commercial directed by Harold Einstein for adam&eve\TBWA, produced by Outsider. It won one award: One Show 2017 Bronze Pencil — Film.

A young man tries to woo his love interest by throwing Skittles at her window, but instead, her entire family and a beaver-like creature catch them.

Video: Harold Einstein on Vimeo

Frames

  1. A person in a striped shirt and blue jacket pours Skittles from a red bag into their hand, in an interior setting.© Skittles0:00
  2. A young man in a hoodie stands on a lawn at night, looking up at a large, ivy-covered house with illuminated windows, calling out a name.© Skittles0:02
  3. A young woman, an older woman, a middle-aged man, a police officer, and a beaver-like creature appear one by one, catching Skittles in their mouths in a bedroom.© Skittles0:06
  4. Skittles “Romance”, shot 4© Skittles0:10
  5. Skittles “Romance”, shot 4© Skittles0:13
  6. Skittles “Romance”, shot 4© Skittles0:17
  7. Skittles “Romance”, shot 4© Skittles0:24
  8. A Skittles candy bag and the tagline "ROMANCE THE RAINBOW TASTE THE RAINBOW" appear over a rainbow against a blue sky with clouds.© Skittles0:27

Stills © Skittles. Made by adam&eve\TBWA, Outsider and Harold Einstein.

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The idea

Absurdist serenade with Skittles involving an entire household and a beaver.

Tagline: “ROMANCE THE RAINBOW TASTE THE RAINBOW”

serenade gone wrongabsurdist humorunexpected charactersfood as projectilefamily chaos

The cut

Length
30 s
Shots
4
One take
21 s in a single shot

What creatives use Skittles “Romance” for

  1. 01Reference frames for your treatment

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    A person in a striped shirt and blue jacket pours Skittles from a red bag into their hand, in an interior setting.© SkittlesA young man in a hoodie stands on a lawn at night, looking up at a large, ivy-covered house with illuminated windows, calling out a name.© SkittlesA young woman, an older woman, a middle-aged man, a police officer, and a beaver-like creature appear one by one, catching Skittles in their mouths in a bedroom.© SkittlesSkittles “Romance”, 0:10© Skittles
    Frames from Skittles “Romance”

  2. 02How a one-take commercial is built

    21 s in a single shot: you need to see how the camera and the action are staged, beat by beat.

    Open the spot and scrub the take moment by moment, with what happens in each beat.

    A person in a striped shirt and blue jacket pours Skittles from a red bag into their hand, in an interior setting.© SkittlesA young man in a hoodie stands on a lawn at night, looking up at a large, ivy-covered house with illuminated windows, calling out a name.© SkittlesA young woman, an older woman, a middle-aged man, a police officer, and a beaver-like creature appear one by one, catching Skittles in their mouths in a bedroom.© SkittlesSkittles “Romance”, 0:10© SkittlesSkittles “Romance”, 0:13© SkittlesSkittles “Romance”, 0:17© Skittles
    Length: 30 s · Shots: 4 · One take: 21 s in a single shot

  3. 03Ad ideas: every spot built on a absurdist humor

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    Anthropic “Can I Get a Six-pack Quickly”© AnthropicCeraVe “Michael CeraVe”© CeraVe-196 “Ridiculous! How -196 defied the hottest trends”© -196Monde Nissin / Voiz “Contact Lens”© Monde Nissin / Voiz
    Anthropic · CeraVe · -196 · Monde Nissin / Voiz

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Questions

Who directed the Skittles “Romance” commercial?

Harold Einstein directed it, produced by Outsider, for the agency adam&eve\TBWA.

Which agency made Skittles “Romance”?

adam&eve\TBWA created it for Skittles (2017).

What awards did Skittles “Romance” win?

1 awards, including One Show 2017 Bronze Pencil — Film.

What is the tagline of Skittles “Romance”?

“ROMANCE THE RAINBOW TASTE THE RAINBOW”

Sources for the credits and awards

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