ROLE: Planning, Art Direction, Copywriting, Photo Shooting, Film Making
DELIVERABLE: Planning, Art Direction, Movie
DATE: MAR 2023
Based on the iconic brand’s concept of "LifeWear," UNIQLO continues to revolutionize functional comfort in everyday clothing around the world. With its unique business model, UNIQLO has developed a series of original products that cannot be imitated by any other company.
monopo Tokyo was in charge to provide the creative direction for the global campaign for HEATTECH 2022AW, and the production of interview films with four international celebrities.
CLIENT BRIEF
- Planning and production of video content for the HEATTECH 2022AW global campaign
- Content creation and production of interview films with global celebrities
OUR PROPOSAL
- KOL video planning and art direction to tie in with the overall campaign theme "THE HEAT GOES ON”
- Planning and production enabling face-to-face interviews and on-site filming in 4 countries
CONCEPT
An interview series capturing the concept: "THE HEAT GOES ON"
The concept of the HEATTECH 2022AW Global Campaign: "THE HEAT GOES ON," was developed to emphasize that the products don't only function as excellent innerwear garments, but also as long-wearing fashionable items for everyone. The concept references the physical ‘heat’ that HEATTECH creates, as well as the conceptual ‘heat’ and energy created in each person when truly enjoying fashion.
As a part of the campaign, we proposed and produced interview video content sharing various high profile individuals' inner heat and passions. Naming the project "HEATTALK," we interviewed celebrities based in Tokyo, Denmark, Los Angeles, and New York, about their activities and deepest passions. In the process, we asked each interviewee to discuss how HEATTECH affects their passion in their daily lives, thereby introducing the products as key items for not only generating ‘heat’ from the skin’s surface but also from within.
English ver.
Japanese ver.
ART DIRECTION
Art direction to express the storyteller's inner ‘fire’
In the art direction of this video campaign, we boldly used tickers, graphics, and percussion-centered music to heat up the mood and create a pop impression. The most notable part of the art direction was the visualization of a person's heat level during the "HEATTALK" with an equalizer-like animation customized with the HEATTECH logo. We were conscious of striking a balance between themes that tend to be serious, such as "passion" and HEATTECH's "functionality," and delivering them in a friendly, casual atmosphere.
Video production in four cities utilizing our global network
The monopo producers living in Japan and Europe worked together to conduct in-person interviews and filming in four major cities: Tokyo, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, and New York, amidst the restrictions and conditions of Covid. The interviews feature; Mamoru Hosoda, one of Japan's leading animation film directors; John Burns, editor-in-chief of KINFOLK, a lifestyle newspaper from Copenhagen; Tylynn Nguyen, a California-based designer/model; and Alice Gao, a New York-based photographer. The movies were produced in both Japanese and English to be used both at home and abroad.
Credits
Client: UNIQLO
Our role: Planning, Art Direction, Copywriting, Photo Shooting, Film Making
【Movie】
Producer: Daisuke Shiga (monopo Tokyo), Asako Tomotani (monopo)
Creative Director: Tomoki Inaguma (monopo Tokyo)
Art Director: Shin Nakamura (FACT)
Copywriter: Maho Kamagami (monopo Tokyo), Aya Apton
Project Manager: Keita Niiro (monopo Tokyo)
Director: Yuka Yamaguchi
Production: SANA Inc.
Video Producer: Ryuta Nagano（SANA）
Edit: Yumi Suzuki, Shumpei Negami（Nomad Tokyo）
Colorist: James Clayton Daniels（Nomad Tokyo）
Sound: Andy Nagashima
［Japan Shooting］
DOP: Shuho Teramura
Gaffer: Akiyoshi Irio
Hair Makeup: Yukari Clarke
Stylist: Shohei Kashima
Production Manager: Tsubasa Hirobe
［NY Shooting］
Local Production: Day O Productions
Producer: Mieko Koyama
Production Supervisor: Mizuho Endo
Production Coordinator: Jinn Nishimura
DP: Hiroo Takaoka
Camera Operator: Yuya Kudo
Sound: Naoki Sakurai
Hair Makeup: Cherry Le
Stylist: Masayo Kishi
［LA Shooting］
Local Production: Day O Productions
Producer: Mieko Koyama
Production Supervisor: Chihiro Nagura
Production Coordinator: Jackie Hisa Hirai
DP: Tatsuya Ueno
Camera Operator: Yoshi Miyazaki
Sound: Seiya Yato
Hair Makeup: Zara Kaplan
Stylist: Rie Fujii
［Copenhagen Shooting］
Local Production: Stammgestalter
Producer: Yuichiro Tashiro
Production Manager: Timo Feid
Camera Operator: Yosuke Hosoi
Camera Assistant: Bahare Ruch
Stylist: Irini Mpantis
Hair&Make: Kazue Ishiyama@
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