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:
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?