Bartle Bogle Hegarty, London
- 60 Kingly Street Soho
- London W1B 5DS
- United Kingdom
- Phone: 020 7734 1677
- Fax: 020 7437 3666
- Country Phone Code: 44
- Website: www.bartleboglehegarty.com
Missing People - “Please Turn Your Phone On”
Missing People| Title | Please Turn Your Phone On |
| Agency | Bartle Bogle Hegarty |
| Advertiser | Missing People |
| Brand | Missing People |
| Product Category | Charities, Foundations, Volunteers |
| Campaign Name | Please turn your phone on |
| Country of Production | United Kingdom |
| Date of First Broadcast/Publication | May 25, 2012 |
| Media Type | Television & Cinema |
| Awards | Kinsale Shark Advertising Festival, 2012 (Silver) for Public Service & Charity |
| Creative Director | Nick Allsop |
| Art Director | Emma Castagno |
| Art Supervisor | Mark Reddy |
| Copywriter | Matthew Tassell |
| Director | Ben Strebel |
| Director of Photography | Ben Kracum |
| Producer | Michelle Kendrick |
| Producer | Lucy Kelly |
| Advertising Manager | Clare Cook |
| Advertising Manager | Ross Miller |
| Advertising Manager | Martin Houghton-Brown |
| Team Director | Victoria Blackmore |
| Strategic Business Lead | Ann Marie Costelloe |
| Strategy Director | Debra Ladd |
| Production Company | SomeSuch and Co. |
| Post Production | The Mill |
Story
The film shows a young boy's emotional struggle as he attempts to make a phone call, we believe, to his mother who we see trapped in blank misery as she waits for the day that he'll return. The boy finally manages to make "the call" and at the point where we hear a woman's voice answer "hello", the film freezes and the audience is invited to dial a number to hear the conversation. Those who phone the number hear an exchange between the boy and the charity; he asks to let his mum know he is okay. Those who don't call will view the film in poignant silence. The film closes hopefully as the voiceover plays:
"Our free, confidential phone service helps those who go missing safely reconnect. We are Missing People"
Concept
The campaign focuses on the charity’s phone service which enables those who are missing to safely reconnect with their families.
