McCann gets animated with Smyths

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Smyths Toys Superstores has released its new campaign, made by McCann Manchester.

The fully-animated 60second TV commercial is a move away from its long-running “If I were a Toy” creative, with a new original song.

Set to the lyrics “We Really Wanna Go (to Smyths Toys Superstores)”, the track was produced by Blackbook Music.

“We are really excited with the new direction the Christmas ad has taken this year, the original song from Blackbook Music echoes what every kid wants to do, go to the toy store!” said Sinead Byrne, joint Head of Marketing at Smyths Toys Superstores.

“McCann interpreted the song to create this magical world and animate it while our Director Luc Janin really brought the ad to life with new camera action, motion and energy, capturing kids reactions to the toys and the overall atmosphere of Smyths Toys Superstores at Christmas!”

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“The Smyths’ Christmas campaign is always a wonderful brief. And this year, we’ve gone bigger, bolder, and more magical than ever before,” explained Imogen Tazzyman, Executive Creative Director at McCann Manchester.

“With a brand new ear worm of an anthem to launch, Oscar takes us on an epic adventure through the real world in his quest to get to Smyths Toys Superstores. But he’s not going it alone – he meets everyone from the L.O.L dolls to Harry Potter along the way.

“The concept was masterfully brought to life by our in-house animation production team at Craft Manchester and we couldn’t be more excited to unleash the magic we’ve created. Just watch out for that Ender Dragon…”

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