Olly Blackburn of Great Guns directed this :60 for BT Mobile which centers on a young family. Beginning in their home, we see the couple and toddler enjoying precious moments before the mother–a nurse–leaves for work. Later, on the bus to the hospital, she receives a video call from her partner. He excitedly turns the camera to their child, capturing the magical moments of her very first steps. The proud mother tearfully encourages her baby girl, who responds to her voice and walks towards the camera.
Titled “First Steps,” the ad ends with the voiceover reminding us to “Be there, for those moments that only happen once.”
CreditsClient BT Mobile Agency AMV BBDO, London Paul Brazier, chief creative officer; Yvonne Chalkley, executive producer; Felicity Bamber, assistant producer. Production Great Guns, London Olly Blackburn, director; Sheridan Thomas, exec producer; Tim Francis, producer; Jaime Feliu Torres, DP; Marie Lana, production designer. Casting Des Hamilton Casting, Kharmel Cochrane Casting Editorial James Demitriou, editor. Color The Mill, London Seamus O’Kane, colorist. Audio Mix Grand Central, London Culum Simpson, mixer. Music Alexandre Desplat, composer.
NHS England, M&C Saatchi UK, Director Tom Tagholm Team On PSA Highlighting The Overlooked Signs Of A Stroke
National Health Service (NHS) England has unveiled a multichannel campaign, “Act FAST,” to raise awareness of the individual signs of a stroke and get people to call 999 as soon as they suspect they may be experiencing any one symptom. The push, which is part of the ongoing “Help Us, Help You” campaign, was developed in partnership with M&C Saatchi UK.
The campaign depicts everyday situations where everything might seem relatively normal, but where there’s the sign of someone experiencing a stroke.
A key component of the campaign is this :30--directed by Tom Tagholm of Various Films--which sets up the idea that initially, a stroke might not seem like much, highlighting key symptoms: from struggling to use a paint roller, to not being able to smile when watching TV, to slurring your speech when reading a story to your grandchild. The PSA emphasizes that time is critical, ending with the line: “Face or arm or speech, at the first sign, it’s time to call 999.”
Jo Bacon, Group CEO, M&C Saatchi UK, said, “We want to ensure people take action on the first symptom, rather than waiting for more conclusive signs. To help them understand that even when everything seems normal, something serious might be happening.”
Matt Lee, executive creative director, M&C Saatchi UK, commented: “This is important work. We wanted to explore that precise moment when your world shifts, quietly yet powerfully, off its axis during a stroke. We highlight how a tiny external moment can actually be seismic—an extraordinary gear change, framed in a really ordinary way.”
Director Tagholm shared, “My Dad suffered a stroke a few years ago and was saved from the worst by acting quickly, and by the work of the NHS. So there’s... Read More