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Crit: A cruel and unusual punishment

James Hilton

With their wild claims about ‘world-firsts’, staggering numbers of ‘media impressions’ and soaring user stats, case-study videos have become the bane of the advertising awards juror’s life. Fresh from this year’s judging marathon, James Hilton lists their worst crimes, brought to life by David Sparshott

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