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Stuart Douglas

The Story of Giving the Perfect Christmas Dinner · Waitrose

In the second of three spots Stuart is directing this Christmas for Waitrose, ‘The Story of the Perfect Christmas Meal’, begins not on the big day itself but many months beforehand.

Filmed on location at a turkey farm in deepest Lincolnshire, the spot shows the lengthy turkey tending our farmer goes through over the course of a year in the run up to Christmas. The stars of the film are the fowls themselves as they are cared for, fed and watched over by the farmer through rain, wind and snow. We end the spot in the family home, our farmer taking a well-earned rest before sitting down with the family for a delicious and well-deserved Christmas meal. Of turkey of course.

Stuart expertly crafts the farmer’s story as we see the months roll by; revealing a wonderfully warm portrait of a farmer’s work, aided by Roger McGough’s cozy voice-over. The final scene with the family gathered around the table eagerly anticipating their Christmas lunch, will definitely put you in the mood for the fast-approaching festive season.

See more of Stuart’s work here: https://niceshirtfilms.com/directors/stuart-douglas
And there’s always much more fun over at the blog: https://niceshirtfilms.blogspot.com

Waitrose

Stuart Douglas

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Stuart Douglas

Community Matters · Waitrose

Stuart reunites with Waitrose to deliver some early festive cheer in the first of three spots for their Christmas 2013 campaign.

“The Story of Giving Something Back” draws attention to the work Waitrose and its staff members do for local good causes through their charitable Community Matters scheme.

A small boy accompanies his Mum to pick up some pre-Christmas groceries and sees for himself the power of the small green coin given to him at the checkout. It’s with this token that he chooses which local cause will receive the support of the Waitrose store – in this case the fantastic work the Waitrose partners do to help with providing a festive meal for the elderly folk of Dibden in their weekly lunch club.

Stuart famously directed Waitrose’s TV campaign throughout the 2000s, establishing a distinctive look and feel for the brand with a series of films applying Stuart’s signature impressionistic photography and intimate storytelling. His reunion with Waitrose has been heralded by DavidReviews (https://www.davidreviews.com/DRFeaturedWork.asp?ClipID=38391), with the site opining that the two are the “Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton of advertising… both Waitrose and Elizabeth Taylor always looked at their most radiant when attached to their one great love”.

See more of Stuart’s work at the Nice Shirt website: https://niceshirtfilms.com/directors/stuart-douglas
And there’s always lots more to see at the blog: https://niceshirtfilms.blogspot.com

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