Orange “Phoneheads”

Series of TV spots for Orange UK, featuring The Phoneheads – a pair of phones shaped like heads who think Orange are giving them away for Christmas, when they’re giving away free headphones instead.

Directed by Tim Godsall

Talking Heads :30

Earmuffs :30

Cuckoo Clock :30

Hold :30

Shouty :20

These were two of my favorites, that never aired:

 

And some behind the scenes. Because we built these things for real:

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Each “Phonehead” was operated by two puppeteers: one manually operating the mouth from underneath and another operating the eyes and eyebrows with a hacked remote control. And then we rehearsed the Vo and shot it on film, because why not?

Each “Phonehead” was operated by two puppeteers: one manually operating the mouth from underneath a table and another operating the eyes and eyebrows with a hacked remote control.
And then we shot it on film, because why not?

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