Title | Please Turn Your Phone On |
Agency | BBH |
Campaign | Please turn your phone on |
Advertiser | Missing People |
Brand | Missing People |
Date of First Broadcast/Publication | 2012 / 5 |
Business Sector | Charities, Foundations, Volunteers |
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” |
Philosophy | The campaign focuses on the charity’s phone service which enables those who are missing to safely reconnect with their families. |
Media Type | Television & Cinema |
Copywriter | Matthew Tassell |
Art Director | Emma Castagno |
Advertising Manager | Clare Cook |
Advertising Manager | Ross Miller |
Advertising Manager | Martin Houghton-Brown |
Art Supervisor | Mark Reddy |
Creative Director | Nick Allsop |
Producer | Michelle Kendrick |
Team Director | Victoria Blackmore |
Strategic Business Lead | Ann Marie Costelloe |
Strategy Director | Debra Ladd |
Production Company | SomeSuch and Co. |
Director | Ben Strebel |
Producer | Lucy Kelly |
Director of Photography (DOP) | Ben Kracum |
Post Production | The Mill London |