REC  Case file · MMNT-001 Social campaign

adidas Originals

Gazelles, back in a big way

Six social concepts that made a classic sneaker feel brand new on Meta and TikTok.

Client
adidas Originals
Format
Social · 9:16
Deliverables
6 concepts, 12 cuts
Services
Creative direction, production, edit
The Tape Rack
CH 01 · How I Style My Gazelles
0:25
SP · Stereo
● Hi-Fi
MMNT-001 · How I Style My Gazelles · SP
MMNT VD-2000 · Hi-Fi Stereo
Tape rack6 tapes
The Brief

One shoe. Six concepts. Twelve cuts.

adidas Originals brought us in to build a social campaign around the Gazelle. The direction was raw, stylish and street: downtown locations, varied angles, a bold color palette, and people who look like they actually wear the shoe.

The constraint was the feed itself. Every concept had to earn the first second in vertical, with the product in frame and the style doing the talking.

Raw. Stylish. Streetwear. Artistic. Bold color.The style brief
The Moves

What we actually did.

Creative direction, production, edit. One crew, start to finish.

Take 1

Styled like a street, not a studio

Downtown locations, varied angles and interesting composition keep every frame closer to street photography than product video.

Take 2

Six ideas, one wardrobe

How I Style, Step Into Style, Outfit of the Day, One Pair All Occasions, Unboxing Day, Embodiment of Style. Six concepts, six ways the shoe gets worn.

Take 3

Cut for where it lands

Every concept shipped twice, a Meta cut and a TikTok cut, so pacing and length fit the platform it actually plays on.

The Receipts

What it added up to.

6Concepts
12Platform cuts
2Platforms, Meta + TikTok
9:16Vertical-first

The Gazelle campaign landed hard enough that adidas called again, this time for the Free Hiker 2.0 under TERREX. Then again, for Federation, their pro soccer line.

Same studio, three corners of the adidas portfolio, one client who stopped shopping around.

Contact Sheet

Frames from the tape.

Pulled straight from the footage. Click any frame to blow it up.

TC 00:00:23 · How I Style My Gazelles
TC 00:00:18 · Step Into Style
TC 00:00:29 · Outfit of the Day
TC 00:00:15 · One Pair, All Occasions
TC 00:00:07 · Unboxing Day
TC 00:00:08 · Embodiment of Style
End Credits

Who made it.

Creative Director / Executive Producer
Alex Darke
Director
Stefan Newman
In partnership with

Quickframeadidas Originals

Let's Roll

Let's
roll.

Tell us what's not getting made yet. We'll tell you if it's a project or a retainer, and when we can start. No deck, no dog and pony. Just the plan.

Let's Cook