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

Name

Nextel Communications

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)