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B ROWN
A FILM WITH A GREAT BIG HEART for THE Grammy-Winning
A GREAT BIG WORLD
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I worked as A Great Big World's creative director after they won a Grammy for their Billboard #1 track “Say Something” featuring Christina Aguilera. I oversaw creative across their follow-up album release campaign. During that time, I created a new visual identity for them and developed concepts for their album art, marketing, visuals and music videos, including this one for their first single.
Ian, the lead singer of A Great Big World, wrote the song as a love letter to his family. So for the music video, I developed a script and treatment that tells the story of two people who forever changed his life and reveals how each one of them came into his world. The people we cast in the music video aren’t actors, they’re his actual family members, the real two people he wrote the song about.
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EPIC RECORDS
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DOOMSDAY
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CTRL5 STUDIOS
A VIDEO FOR THE GRAMMY-WINNING
A GREAT BIG WORLD
I worked as creative director for A Great Big World in 2018 after they won a Grammy for their Billboard #1 song “Say Something” with Christina Aguilera. I created a new visual identity for them and developed the concepts for all of their album art, visuals and music videos, including this one for their song “You”.
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CTRL5
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EPIC RECORDS
A MUSIC VIDEO for THE Grammy-Winning
A GREAT BIG WORLD
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I worked as creative director for A Great Big World after they won a Grammy Award for their Billboard #1 song “Say Something” that featured Christina Aguilera. I created a new visual identity for them, as well as developed concepts for their album art, social media and music videos, like this one for “You”.
Ian from A Great Big World wrote the song as a love letter to his family. In the video, we tell the true story of two people that forever changed his life and reveal how each of them came into his world. the two people in the video aren’t actors, they’re family members, the real people he wrote the song about.
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CREATIVE DIR.
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EPIC RECORDS
PROD CO.
DOOMSDAY
CREATVE
CTRL5 STUDIOS
A FILM WITH A GREAT BIG HEART for THE Grammy-Winning
A GREAT BIG WORLD
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I worked as A Great Big World's creative director after the duo won a Grammy for their Billboard #1 song “Say Something” that featured Christina Aguilera. I oversaw creative for their follow-up album rollout. In that role, I created a new visual identity for them and generated concepts for their album art, marketing, social media and music videos, like this one for their single "You".
Ian, the lead singer of A Great Big World, wrote the song as a love letter to his family. So for the music video, I developed a script and treatment that tells the story of the two people that forever changed his life and reveals how both came into his world. The people we cast aren’t actors, they’re his actual family members, the real "Yous" he wrote the song about.
ROLE
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
LABEL
EPIC RECORDS
PROD CO
DOOMSDAY
CREATVE
CTRL5 STUDIOS
A FILM WITH A GREAT BIG HEART for THE Grammy-Winning
A GREAT BIG WORLD
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I worked as A Great Big World's creative director after they won a Grammy for their Billboard #1 track “Say Something” with Christina Aguilera. I oversaw creative across their follow-up album release campaign. During that time, I created a new visual identity for them and developed concepts for their album art, marketing, visuals, social media and music videos, like this one.
Ian, the lead singer of A Great Big World, wrote the song as a love letter to his family. So for the music video, I wrote a script about the two people who forever changed his life that reveals how each one of them came into his world. The people we cast in the music video aren’t actors, they’re his actual family members, the real two people he wrote the song about.
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR
LABEL
EPIC RECORDS
PROD CO
DOOMSDAY
CREATVE
CTRL5 STUDIOS
A GREAT BIG WORLD - "You"
A GREAT BIG WORLD - "You"
A GREAT BIG WORLD - "You"
A GREAT BIG WORLD - "You"
A GREAT BIG WORLD - "You"
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR
OWEN BROWN
CREATIVE DIR.
OWEN BROWN
DIRECTOR
Peter and Annie
DIRECTORS
Peter and Annie
PRODUCTION CO
DOOMSDAY
PROD CO
DOOMSDAY
CREATIVE AGENCY
CTRL5
AGENCY
CTRL5
PRODUCER
Danielle Hinde
PRODUCER
Danielle Hinde
PRODUCER
Jason Cole
PRODUCER
Jason Cole
PRODUCER
caroline onikute
cinematographer
David Kruta
PROJECT
CREDITS
THE ALBUM RELEASE CAMPAIGN ABOUT
A GREAT BIG WORLD'S WORLD
THE ALBUM RELEASE CAMPAIGN ABOUT
THE ALBUM RELEASE CAMPAIGN ABOUT
THE ALBUM RELEASE CAMPAIGN ABOUT
A Great Big World’s World
RELEASE CAMPAIGN
A Great Big World’s World
A Great Big World’s World
A Great Big World’s World
Just like with “You”, many of the songs on the album are autobiographical. Tracks featured real stories about real people. Given that, we thought the visuals should too. The core creative concept behind the release campaign was to give fans a glimpse into A Great Big World’s real world by sharing their old photos, home movies and the art that has most inspired them, like 80s sci-fi films.
Like with “You” many of the songs on the album are autobiographical. Tracks featured real stories about real people. Given that, I thought the visuals should too. The core creative concept behind the release campaign was to give fans a glimpse into A Great Big World’s real world by sharing old photos, home movies and the art that inspired the music, like their favorite 80s sci-fi films.
Just like with “You”, many of the songs on the album are autobiographical. Tracks featured real stories about real people. Given that, we thought the visuals should too. The core creative concept behind the release campaign was to give fans a glimpse into A Great Big World’s real world by sharing their old photos, home movies and the art that has most inspired them, like 80s sci-fi films.
Just like with “You”, many of the songs on the album are autobiographical. Tracks featured real stories about real people. Given that, we thought the visuals should too. The core creative concept behind the release campaign was to give fans a glimpse into A Great Big World’s real world by sharing their old photos, home movies and the art that has most inspired them, like 80s sci-fi films.
ALBUM COVER
ALBUM COVER
ALBUM COVER
SINGLE ART
SINGLE ART
SINGLE ART
PRESS ART
PRESS ART
PRESS ART
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A LOVE LETTER TO FAMILY
A TRUE STORY
A Great Big World's lead singer Ian wrote the song as a love letter to his family. In the music video, we tell the true story of two people that forever changed his life and reveal how each one came into his world. Those two people in the video aren’t actors, they’re family members, the real people he wrote the song about.
A LOVE LETTER TO FAMILY
A TRUE STORY
A Great Big World's lead singer Ian wrote the song as a love letter to his family. In the music video, we tell the true story of two people that forever changed his life and reveal how each one came into his world. Those two people in the video aren’t actors, they’re family members, the real people he wrote the song about.