Nextel: Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- US television advertisement for Nextel Communications’ mobile telephones. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet played out by an all-white cast in period costume using mobile telephones and contemporary language.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2003
Credits
- Director
- Joe Pytka
- Producer
- Ozzie Spenningsby
- Art Direction
- Simon McQuoid
Additional Details
- Production type
- Advertising/Trailers/Promos
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The advertisement can be viewed/purchased only by subscribers to AdForum. Also can be viewed at http://adland.tv/content/shakespeares-influence-advertising-aka-you-minion-are-too-saucy. The ad carries the note: ‘Archived for edutorial use’ (accessed 4/2011).
- General
- The creative director is John Hunt.
- Reviews
- For a detailed account of the camera shots and dialogue see Burt, Richard ‘U.S. Television’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p.641, entry 2967).
Production Company
- Name
Pytka
Sponsor
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
AdForum
- Web
- http://www.adforum.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Nextel: Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68388 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)