GIVING YOU THE POWER TO CHANGE REALITY
Campaign Execution
Live Action Video
Brand Marketing
The Dream
The world is burning. We’re eating microplastics. We’ll never be able to retire. Everything, frankly…sucks. And everyone feels it. But what if we could give people the power to change their reality?
The Direction
Imagine an escape so engrossing that you completely tune out everything else happening around you. That’s the power of Pika.
Working with the Pika internal creative team, we set out to show how the social-first AI platform puts control in users hands in a launch campaign that defies marketing norms for the AI category in their first ever brand campaign Pikapocalypse.
Created through a traditional live action shoot, with creators, artist and makers at the core, we demonstrate how Pika augments and enhances your own real-world content and puts control in the hands of creators everywhere.
The story taps into the current moment and our collective mindset in a renegade and provocative way, challenging who AI is for (everyone!), what it can be used for (good dumb fun + outrageous social content).
The Outcome
The campaign just launched, and we can’t wait to report back on its impact to the business. In the meantime, check out press coverage of the film.
AdAge “AI makes our terrible world awesome, says Pika’s insane post-apocalypse ad”
Adweek “Pika’s ‘Provocative and Controversial’ Ad Casts AI as an Escape From a Post-apocalyptic World”
Little Black Book “AI Video Platform Pika Morphs Everyday Objects into Wild Ideas”
Partner Credits
Director/Production Partner: Marie Schulller for RSA Films
Editorial: Val Thrasher for Abandon Editorial
VFX and Color: The Mill
Sound Design: Sonic Union
Music: Nightcap Music