AUCKLAND, Today: DDB and Vodafone, with Goodoil, have created a series of 20-second cinema spots – disguised as blockbuster trailers – to encourage moviegoers to switch off their phones.
“There’s nothing worse than your phone going off mid-movie and feeling the glare of an entire theatre on the back of your neck,” says DDB CCO Damon Stapleton.
In each spot, directed by Goodoil’s Michelle Savill, the hero of each film is rudely interrupted in the middle of their defining moment by an incoming phone-call.
Mixed in 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound, each call appears to originate from a back corner of the theatre, confusing and frustrating everyone, including the heroes on screen, who promptly admonish the unseen offender.
“Hopefully our not-so-subtle guilt trips will make people think twice. We’ve all been there, and it sucks.”
“Hopefully our not-so-subtle guilt trips will make people think twice,” Stapleton said. “We’ve all been there, and it sucks.”
Vodafone’s Nileema Allerston said: “I think the team have done an incredible job delivering an important message in a super fresh, contextual way. I’m looking forward to phone-free movies.”
The three films, titled; The Bad Plains, Her Highness (above), and Company B – The Lost Soldiers, will be running in Event Cinemas from now through September.
CREDITS
Creative Agency: DDB New Zealand
Chief Creative Officer: Damon Stapleton
Creative Directors: Freddie Coltart; Matthew Williams
Art Director: Stan Lee
Copy Writer: Aiken Hutcheon
Lead Business Partner: Karla Fisher
Business Partner: Natalie Pierpoint
Senior Business Manager: Helen Darwin
Executive Producer: Judy Thompson
Senior TV Producer: Charlotte Glennon
Production Company: Goodoil
Director: Michelle Savill
Executive Producer: Mark Foster
DOP: Maria Innes Manchego
Offline: Tim Mauger
Grade/Online: Blockhead
Sound Design: Jon Cooper – The Coopers
Client: Vodafone NZ
Masterbrand Manager: Nileema Allerston
Product Owner Loyalty & Engagement: Gabrielle Paul
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