Paul Weiland of Contagious picks his Desert Island Ads
Paul Weiland is the founder and ECD of Contagious London, a new-style ‘all-in-one’ agency where the creatives write, film and produce the ads. He began his career as a writer at Collett Dickenson Pearce before going on to be one of the world’s most celebrated commercials directors with over 1000 to his name. He has also directed a number of feature films including City Slickers ll: The Legend of Curly’s Gold and Sixty Six.
COCKBURN’S ‘SHIPWRECK’
I hope this lot don’t end up on my island!
VOLKSWAGEN ‘SNOW PLOW’
After nothing but sand,some snow would make a nice change of scenery.
PLAYSTATION ‘DOUBLE LIFE’
Do they make a solar powered playstation?
C4 ‘MEET THE SUPERHUMANS’
Would love to share my Island with these heroes.
OREO ‘LIFE RAFT’
Anything with a life raft in.
MARMITE ‘END MARMITE NEGLECT’
If l’m dying of hunger, maybe as a last resort.
ALKA -SELTZER ‘SPICY MEATBALL’
To settle the stomach after the Marmite.
SOUTHERN COMFORT ‘BEACH’
Hope this geezer finds his way to my stretch of beach.
LEVI’S ‘DRUG STORE’
A condom? Well, on a deserted Island you need fantasies!
GUINNESS ‘SURFER’
By day I wait and wait to be rescued by boat, at night in my dreams by white horses.