JWT Sydney has released a groundbreaking campaign for Kellogg’s Cornflakes.

‘Changing Rooms’ introduces a new variant of the much-loved brand: Kellogg’s Cornflakes with Wholegrains.

Starting in the 1950s, the ad moves through the decades showing Australian families at breakfast time. As the scenes, hairstyles and fashions change, one thing remains constant throughout – the packet of Kellogg’s Cornflakes on the dining table.

The whole ad was shot in-camera, meaning the sets were manually changed while filming, rather than being added as a special effect in post production.

Co-ordinating roughly 100 cast and crew was a massive logistical exercise, requiring hours of practice and a lot of patience from all involved. The crew had to not only ensure that the scenes change seamlessly from one generation to the next, but also to ensure that whilst the physical sets were transitioning, each of the different families entered and exited the frame at just the right time to maintain the smooth flow.

The Kellogg’s team is used to managing large teams on shoots (stablemate brand Nutri Grain quite often has a large cast and crew on set), but none have matched the new Cornflakes Wholegrain for complexity.

Kellogg’s marketing manager Damian Facciolo sees this ad as a major turning point in the brand’s history.

“Kellogg’s Cornflakes have always been a quintessential part of Australian breakfasts. With consumers increasingly wanting to incorporate more variety in their diets, it became clear to us that the time was right to introduce a wholegrain variant,” he said.

Lest anyone thinks this is a short-term product, Facciolo is quick to point out that Wholegrain is not being treated as a tactical product in the Kellogg’s range – in fact, quite the opposite.

“The Cornflakes brand has always been relevant, however times have changed and this is about being in tune with our consumers’ needs. I’d say it’s the biggest innovation in the Cornflakes brand since its inception,” he said.

“This is about giving consumers a new reason to embrace an old friend.”

Credits:
Client – Damian Facciolo
ECDs - Andy DiLallo and Jay Benjamin
Writer – Sarah Troon
Art Directors – Adam Fine and Gary Showell
Agency Producer - Amanda Slatyer
Account Management - Simon Murphy and Sarah Lock
Production Co - Film Construction
Director - Nic Finlayson
Producer – Phil Leifting
DOP - Ian Paul
Casting - Matt Dwyer (Action Casting)
Editor – Bernard Garry (The Editors)
Grade - Andrew Clarkson (Bean)
Online - Post Modern
Music - Keith Ballantyne (Perceptual Engineering)
Sound Design - Jon Marsh (Sound Reservoir)
Media – MindShare