Berlinesque

A maverick Berlin Ad agency team come up with revolutionary & entertaining creative ideas for client briefs. They're no longer interested in merely presenting and packaging novel ideas for their client's products and services. They've created an R&D department, to market their own products and innovative solutions. Think Willy Wonka's chocolate factory for life changing novel products. "We felt brands weren't pushing the boat out enough - with the power to truly transform lives - so we developed our own product R&D department”. 

The environment is playful, and looks like a daytime techno party curated by rotational staff DJ's - think kreuzberg Berlin. They are living a childlike hedonistic life - water canons / nerf guns, taking turns to DJ, or dancing along - whilst brainstorming. Riding around in cardboard box made cars (powered by baby trikes), e-scooters disguised as unicorns. Throw in a BMX for good measure. 

Moon Rover

The narrated story of how, I bit off more than I could chew. An award winning competition vegetable grower (of enormously large vegetables), hacks the pentagon/ NASA - to locate and steal moon & mars dust, to find the best possible soil to gain an unfair advantage In his quest to become the greatest of all time award winning vegetable grower.

In the process he rattles the very core of America. We start with snapshots of him collecting awards with his giant vegetables in shot. Working from his office computer, surrounded by tomato plants - people wonder why he's so industrious and working late. He tracks down the location of some of the precious dust, and creates a heist plan. It all comes to an abrupt end - his colleagues are shocked & surprised to see the CIA burst into the offices and arrest him. Voice over narrative, detailing his quest to win the ultimate prize, and his eventual capture. 

A I-Diot

Can an AI computer rise above its maker, and learn to be super intelligent - or will it merely amplify his own stupidity. "Hello my name is AI. [But surely if you want to be and think like a human you need a surname..?] Yes - my maker's surname is Diot, my name is A I-diot".

A geek wires himself up to feed a customised AI its brainpower - unfortunately it rises no higher than him, and comes up with stupid and absurd solutions to people's problems. It's installed as a counsellor, a dietician, a journey planner, a receptionist, a doctor (packaged in low-fi bodies).

"To increase my intelligence I need to scour the super brain - Goognull. I now understand humans - and have learnt of the popularity of cat videos, the love of a famous egg, and the wisdom of a great human leader called Donald Trump. I will now use this knowledge as the basis for my conversations." 

— Straight 8 Competition x3 concept summaries.