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Euromillions, The National Lottery - “Paintball”

Camelot Group


TitlePaintball
AgencyAbbott Mead Vickers BBDO
AdvertiserCamelot Group
BrandEuromillions, The National Lottery
Product CategoryLottery & Gambling
Campaign NamePaintball
Country of ProductionUnited Kingdom
Media TypeTelevision & Cinema
Awards British Arrows, 2011 (Shortlist) for Leisure & Tourism
Art Director Anthony Nelson
Copywriter Mike Sutherland
Account Planner Andrew Phillips
Media Director Simon Jenkins
Advertising Manager Richard Bateson
Director Traktor
Production Company Traktor
Audio Post Production Wave

Story

The first ad in the campaign opens on three helicopters flying low over the ocean, heading towards a remote and exotic-looking tropical island, covered in lush, dense jungle. Below we can see jet skis powering across the waves headed in the same direction. Inside each helicopter we see people dressed in black secret agent style outfits, who then descend on wires into the jungle below. As they move into the undergrowth, someone is suddenly hit in the chest with a blue paintball splatter. “Typical!” we hear him mutter through his helmet. The others around him quickly return fire and suddenly the camera finds itself in the middle of a frenzied, colourful paintball fight taking place in the jungle. As more players get hit and they remove their headgear, we can see that everyone is laughing and having a great time. A title appears on screen over a slow-motion shot of the man responsible for all the fun: ‘There are Millionaires. Then there are EuroMillionaires.’