Best of 2014 #3 Interactive/Integrated: An Easygoing Dad Has a Dark Side in This Brilliant Honda Interactive Film

Hold Down a Key for a Different Version of the Story

Published On
Oct 30, 2014

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Through this week, we continue our countdown of the best work of the year in TV/Film, Print/Outdoor/Design and Interactive (IX)/Integrated/Social. See all the Best of 2014 so far here.

At #3 in Interactive/Integrated, Wieden & Kennedy London delivered this breathtaking digital campaign for Honda, which featured an interactive film that showcased the "double lives" of a man as he drives a Civic and its wilder alter-ego, the Type R. Viewers could toggle back and forth between two stories on a YouTube video, one, featuring the more sedate life of a family man, and another the high-octane adventures of an undercover policeman.

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Car brands are always trying to illustrate that their cars have different sides to their personalities (sporty vs. reliable, safe vs. cool, etc.). Toyota Japan tried it with an ad for its Hybrid Harrier in which two versions ran side-by-side on its website. But this new effort from Honda, via Wieden & Kennedy London, is the most brilliant example we've seen; while viewing the YouTube video, you can switch between two different version of events simply by holding down a key on your keyboard.

The film, directed by Somesuch's Daniel Wolfe (of Puma's "Dance Dictionary") centers around a guy driving two different versions of Honda's Civic -- the plain vanilla Civic and the new Type R Civic, which launches next year and will be positioned as the "wildchild alter-ego" to the hatchback. In one story, set in daylight, the protagonist is an easygoing Dad doing the school run; in the other version, set at night, he's leading a rather more exciting life as an undercover cop posing as a getaway driver. You can go back and forth between the Civic and the Type R simply by pressing the 'R' button on your keyboard; the two storylines are expertly mirrored with contrasting style and tone. The interactive experience was developed by Stinkdigital.

The film, which is for both Honda U.K. and Honda Europe, was filmed in Slovenia and Croatia, in case you're wondering about the stunning scenery (and the fact that our hero drives on the right).

Credits

Date
Oct 30, 2014
Brand :
Honda
Client :
Honda
Agency :
Wieden & Kennedy-London
Director :
Daniel Wolfe
Creative :
Scott Dungate
Creative :
Graeme Douglas
Creative :
Paul Knott
Creative :
Tim Vance
Creative Director :
Scott Dungate
Creative Director :
Graeme Douglas
Digital Producer :
Dom Felton
Executive Creative Director :
Tony Davidson
Executive Creative Director :
Kim Papworth
Executive Producer :
Danielle Stewart
Head of Technology :
Jim Hunt
Planning Director :
Martin Beverley
Public Relations :
Marta Bobic
Producer :
Lou Hake
Producer :
Gemma Knight
Digital Production Company :
Stink Studios
Technical Lead :
Arpad Ray
Producer :
Rebecca Hudson
Executive Producer :
Jax Evans
Developer :
Alex Coady
Developer :
Barnaby Sheeran
Production Company :
Somesuch
Producer :
Dougal Meese
Executive Producer :
Tim Nash
Director, Photography :
Robbie Ryan
Edit Company :
Trim
Producer :
Jemma Daniels
Producer :
Harriet Crawley
Editor :
Tom Grove Carter
Post Production House :
The Mill
Shoot Supervisor :
Eric Pascarelli
Visual Effects Supervisor :
John Wood
Producer :
Claire Melia
Flame Artist :
Dan Adams
Executive Producer :
Gemma Humphries
3D Lead Artist :
John Wood
3D Artist :
Alan Williamson
3D Artist :
Emeric Meissirel-Marquot
3D Artist :
Arthur Larsen
3D Artist :
Anthony Norman
3D Artist :
Philip Maddock
3D Artist :
Vasilis Pazionis
Titles/Graphics :
Tom Pounder W+K
Titles/Graphics :
Jon Harris Wieden + Kennedy
2D Lead Artist :
Dan Adams
2D Artist :
Eileen Chan
2D Artist :
Paul Wratten
2D Artist :
James Pratt
2D Artist :
Matthew Clarke
Sound Mix :
Anthony Moore
Sound Mix :
Tom Joyce
Sound Engineer :
Tom Joyce
Sound Engineer :
Anthony Moore
Sound Design :
Factory Studios
Song :
The Other Side of Day / The Other Side of Night
Producer :
Raluca Anastasiu
Music Supervision :
John Connon
Music Production :
Wake The Town
Composer :
Bobby Krlic

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