Boston-based Viewpoint Creative teamed with Denis Leary’s Leary Firefighter Foundation to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tragic Worcester Cold Storage fire that killed six firefighters in Worcester, Mass., on Dec. 3, 1999. The digital series both recaps what happened on that terrible night and talks to seven surviving children, now firefighters themselves, about the fathers they lost.
Besides producing the series, Viewpoint also designed the logo, created short teasers and social ads, and the overall trailer (above).
The content now lives on several platforms, including the Leary Firefighters Foundation’s website, Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo and Instagram to name a few. Leary Firefighter Foundation Board Member Rachel Ray also dedicated a portion of her daytime talk show to talk with Leary and a few of the firefighter sons about the tragedy.
Together, the Leary Firefighter Foundation and Viewpoint Creative are looking to build awareness and raise donations to provide equipment, technology and training for fire departments across the country.
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CREDITS
Client: Leary Firefighters Foundation
Executive Producers: Denis Leary, Rachael Ray
Agency/Production House: Viewpoint Creative
Director: David Shilale
Creative Director: John Murnane
Writers: David Shilale, John Murnane, Michale Middeleer, Eric Skvirsky, David DiNisco
Executive Producers: David Shilale, John Murnane
Director of Photography: Jan Maliszewski
Camera Operators/Movi: Nick Kolinsky, Will McAuliffe
Camera Operator/Drone: Dan Holden
Producer: Eric Skvirsky
Production Manager: Catherine Uyenoyama
Production Coordinators: Elena Battista Malcolm, Anya Adamsky
Editors: David DiNisco, Don Days, Kristen Levesque
Animator: Don Days
Design: James Coulson, Kriti Kaur
Mix: Todd Hrinda