Rafael Nadal and friends make silly sounds for Kia

A campaign by Innocean for Kia Motors emphasises the supposedly aggressive exhaust note of the Cerato GT model by getting a bunch of people, including tennis star Rafael Nadal, to make funny faces and car sounds, as if they were toddlers playing with Hot Wheels.

The TVC is 30 seconds of wordless silliness, and Ad Nut loves it. What better way to cut through the monotony of typical ads, with their highly sonorous voiceovers, than a bunch of madly vibrating lips?

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The campaign, timed to launch with the Australian Open, includes the TVC, court-side LED screens, a game booth in Melbourne, digital, out of home and social elements.

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Ad Nut is a bit disappointed by Nadal's performance in the ad. His tennis game may be fierce, but he seems reluctant to really get his growl on. Ad Nut, on the other hand, got perhaps a little too enthuiastic and disturbed many nearby woodland creatures making loud Vroooooom and Screeeeech sounds.

CREDITS

Client: Kia Motors Australia
Chief Operating Officer: Damien Meredith
GM, Network Development: Manuel Tyras
Brand Manager: Andrew Phan
Agency: Innocean Australia
Executive Creative Director: Steve Jackson
Creative Director: Paul Bruce
Creatives: Roy Leibowitz & Chris Wilson
Executive Producer: Craig Sloane
Production Director: Warrick Nicholson
Senior Digital Producer: Jye Calder
Account Management: Jamie Clift, Nalisha Dahya & Amber Lowings
Director / Photographer: Simon Harsent @ Pool Collective
DOP: Matt Stewart
Post-Production: Heckler
Head of VFX: Jamie Watson
Executive Creative Director: Luca Ionescu
Executive Producer: Will Alexander
Senior VFX Producer: Amy Jarman
Head of 3D: Tom Corbett
Lead Editor: Andrew Holmes
Senior Colourist: Greg Constantaras
3D Artists: Tim Jarick, Dusan Marjanovic & Boris Fomin
VFX Artists: Younguck Ha & Bertrand Polivka
Animators: Fred Venet & Shaun Leong-Williams
Game Developers: Code on Canvas
Activation Partner: Bastion
Media: Innocean and Havas 

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