Working Dead
05/11/2018
Walking Dead - crushing grapes, working the field and singing along the folk songs
What would happen if the Walking Dead invaded Georgian* countryside?

A frugal farmer would most probably put them to work - crushing grapes with feet in the traditional wine-making vessel, working the field, and singing along the folk songs. 

 

For the Georgian premiere of the Walking Dead on FOX/Magti TV, we decided to bring the material of the show closer to the local culture. A short film in the form of a mock-investigative report takes us through the daily routine of Gogita, a regular farmer who has 

domesticated a couple of walking dead and uses them to help out with his chores. The video is full of local references making the world of the TV show accessible to Georgian viewers.

 

The short film was viewed by more than 700K times in 3 days (from 2 million total Facebook users in Georgia), shared over 5K times, and covered by the media (BBC, www.on.ge, etc.) turning the activation into the most viral campaign piece of 2018.

*Georgia as a country, not the US state.

AWARDS
The Webby Awards
People's Voice - Scripted Video
X1
White Square
Bronze
X1
White Square
Shortlist - Online Film
X1
Ad Black Sea
Silver
X1
Ad Black Sea
Bronze
X1
KIAF
Bronze
X1
KIAF
Shortlist - Film Craft
X1
KIAF
Shortlist - Branded & Visual Storytelling
X2
CREDITS
Client
Creative Director:
Giorgi Avaliani
Creative Team:
Giorgi Meshveliani
Creative Team:
Mindia Arabuli
Strategy Director:
Nino Kuprashvili
Strategist:
Salome Dolidze
Account Director:
Eko Chubinidze
Account Managers:
Anno Maisuradze
Account Managers:
Mariam Janjgavava
Production
Story by:
Giorgi Avaliani
Written and directed :
Giorgi Meshveliani
Written and directed :
Mindia Arabuli
DoP:
Merab Kiknadze
Camera Assistant:
Bacho-budu Iakobidze
Focus Puller:
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Playback Assistant:
Levan Gvenetadze
Boom Operator:
Gigi Kalandarishvili
Set & Costume Design Team:
Fourk group
Prosthetic Artist :
Sopo Machavariani
Casting:
Tamta Navrozashvili
Production Assistant:
Elene Ghonghadze
Producer:
Tamta Navrozashvili
Executive Producer:
Meli Bagdavadze
Post Production
CGI Artist:
George Korganov
Color Grader:
Niko Tarielashvili
PR/Copy:
Tatia Darsadze
Sound Design:
Post Red Audio
Cast:
Giorgi Goguadze
Cast:
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Cast:
Pavle Gabritchidze
Cast:
Nina Bebo
Cast:
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