PARANORMAL SELFIE

TitlePARANORMAL SELFIE
BrandVIVO MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product / ServiceVIVO MOBILE
CategoryB04. Consumer Durables
EntrantLEO BURNETT MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES
Idea Creation LEO BURNETT MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES
Production FILM PABIRKA Makati City, THE PHILIPPINES

Credits

Name Company Position
Raoul Panes Leo Burnett Group Manila Chief Creative Officer
Kat Limchoc Leo Burnett Group Manila Executive Creative Director
Roz Patino Leo Burnett Group Manila Creative Director
Jonah Brocka Leo Burnett Group Manila Creative Director
Geneva Marcelino Leo Burnett Group Manila Creative Team Head
Reu Fermin Leo Burnett Group Manila Art Director
Ciara Baello Leo Burnett Group Manila Art Director
Sue Ann Malig-Nolido Leo Burnett Group Manila VP Account Management Director
Onik Barbosa Leo Burnett Group Manila Regional Account Director
Joel Limchoc Film Pabrika Director
Ana Fe Manuel Film Pabrika Executive Producer
Arnold Buena Hit Productions Music Arranger
Miguel Dela Peña Film Pabrika Film Producer
Anj Laparan Film Pabrika Editor
Whannie Dellosa Hit Productions Audio Engineer
Philip Jarilla Hit Productions Audio Engineer
Aurie Anden Film Pabrika Colorist
Dix Buhay Film Pabrika Cinematographer
Aldwin Ocampo Film Pabrika Gaffer
Adelina Leung Film Pabrika Production Designer

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

A real-life paranormal investigator, Ed Caluag, was tapped in the video to explain how he detects the presence of ghosts, both good and bad. Scary scenarios show him revealing spirits with his special equipment. A client then shows a creepy-looking silhouette in a phone selfie that he had taken in front of a bright Christmas tree. The paranormal investigator surprises the client by giving him a Vivo V11 phone. What follows is a clever demonstration of the backlight selfie feature to reveal the answer to the mystery.The video ends with the paranormal investigator pointing to his tools saying, “Gamitin ito sa paranormal” (“Use this for the paranormal’), and then holding up a Vivo V11 phone saying, “Ito para normal and selfie!” (“This one your selfie is normal!”)

Cultural/Context information for the jury

The strategy for Vivo was also to do an online video to launch the new V11 model. The brand knew that their market’s main source of information and entertainment was online, and video was one of the content formats most consumed. The challenge was to create a video that would stand out during the Christmas season. Primary in the strategy was NOT to do an emotional approach. There were too many brands in that space. What tonality then could the Vivo Christmas campaign take? The inspiration lay in a very local insight. Christmas was a time Filipinos enjoyed watching scary stories with a Pinoy touch. It is a tradition started by decades of “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” movies (There have been 15 movies released so far!), and other blockbuster horror films shown during the Metro Manila Film Festival which runs on Christmas day until early January.

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