Thursday, April 10, 2014

Get Down With Don-O-Mite, The "Blaxploitation" Mad Men Homage

 

Get Down With Don-O-Mite, The "Blaxploitation" Mad Men Homage Manhattan ad firm Leroy & Clarkson, which "strategically repositions iconic brands for the new media landscape," has just released this Blaxploitation-style riff on Mad Men, dubbed Don-O-Mite. Produced to capitalize on the buzz preceding Sunday's season premiere, the four minute video is a piquant translation of the Mad Men world into classic '70s Blaxpoitation tropes. Yes, it's ultimately an ad for an ad company about ad men, but it's pretty well done, starting with the funky cover of Mad Men's theme song: [ more › ]



Get Down With Don-O-Mite, The "Blaxploitation" Mad Men Homage
John Del Signore
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:02:00 GMT

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