When you summon the unsung superhero to Jury Beauty…
The campaign you consume in 30 seconds during the Big Game takes a lot of people a lot of time to create.
??WHAT YOU SEE is a brilliant piece of advertising that lights up your devices, tickles your fancy and makes you feel something special (if we’ve done our jobs well).
??WHAT YOU DON’T SEE is the immense pressure, condensed timelines, and collective sweat of the very many that make the impossible possible time and time again.
And while there are many unsung superheroes behind our Big Game spot this year, Lane Verlenden is the story behind the story behind the story that powers the possible.
The truth is, moving at the speed of culture is the path of most resistance. While equal parts exhilarating and exhausting, working at breakneck speed, a.k.a. e.l.f. speed, requires intense collaboration and lock step alignment with a myriad of moving pieces and parts. All heavy loads to carry.
Every time I step on set for the moment of truth (the actual shoot), without fail, from agency partners to agents to directors to cast members, everyone speaks with amazement of Lane Verlenden and the seemingly impossible speed with which he navigates the complex legal process, carrying many flaming hot potatoes across the finish line with the appearance of relative ease.
Last year we created and completed our Big Game spot in the span of 3 weeks and made his job somewhat simpler by handing him a single contract with a single star in Jennifer Coolidge.
This year we upped the anti and served him an ensemble cast of stars with a stack of contracts to navigate and negotiate with nuances galore. I was sweating (and swearing) just thinking about what we were asking him to actually do ??
Oh yeah, and Lane, please write your own contract because we would like you to be in the spot too ?? Because, why the e.l.f. not !
I have been working with Lane for years now and he consistently amazes me. I light up with joy every time his name is mentioned behind the scenes for his Herculean efforts the likes of which no agents or agencies have ever seen.
So when you are watching the Big Game spot this year, cheer for Lane Verlenden and hug an attorney. They make our marketing dreams a reality.
Serving eyes. lips. facts.
See you in court 2.11.24