Client: Honda
Advertising Agency: Sid Lee Paris, Hakuhodo Germany
Chief Creative Officer, Sid Lee Paris Europe: Sylvain Thirache
President: Johan Delpuech
Managing Director: Bruno Lee
Strategist: Ambroise Soulé
Group Account Director: Jean-Baptiste Destabeau
Account Manager: Nicolas Boivin
Copywriters: Julien Sens
Art Directors: Ludovic Gontrand
Head of Production: Thomas Laget
Producer: Benoit Fernandes
Head of digital production: David Bismut
Managing Director / Hakuhodo Germany: Katsui Ryoichi
Strategist: Masahiko Iiyama
Account Director: Ren Masayuki
Account Manager: Chris Lewis
Director: Johnny Green
Production company: Gang Films
Executive producer: Jean Villiers
DOP: Johny Lynch
Editor: Sam Sneade
Production designer: Vova Radlinskiy
Visual effects: Blockhead
VFX Supervisor : Stefan Coory
Post-producers: Sam Hall
Line producer: James Waters
Production service: Radioaktiv
Line producer Kiev: Darko Skulsky
Talent: Margot Davy
Print Post Production: Soloviof
Sound Design: Bruno Parot
Color grading: Carbon VFX
Color graders: Aubrey Woodiwiss
Pre-launch director photographer: Benedict Redgrove
Pre-launch production Company: Saké
Head of Production: David Abouna
Line Producer: Amine Ketem
DOP: Alexandre Jamin
Post Production: Nightshift
Print Post Production: Ink
Sound Design: Benzene
Country: France
Published: October 2020
Synopsis:
After winning the European pitch for Honda’s all-new electric car last year, Sid Lee and Hakuhodo are releasing a 360 campaign for the launch of the all-electric Honda e. The Honda e is a revolution in automaking, driven by Honda’s daring initiative to produce exclusively hybrid and electric vehicles by2022. This transition, from prototype to reality, is illustrated through a new style of product page on the brand’s site, developed by Sid Lee, and the film “This is Not a Prototype”, directed by Johnny Green, which depicts dreams becoming reality - the story of the Honda e. When car manufacturers advertise their prototype models, the end result (if there is one), rarely resembles the initial design—a cycle that frustrates auto enthusiasts to no end. However, ‘This is Not a Prototype’ assures that the Honda e is anything but. This vehicle is already an important piece of automotive history, as well as a progressive step for the brand. That story is reflected in Honda e’s new product page design, created especially for the all-electric model by Sid Lee, which invites users to explore the new reality for themselves. A long landing page revolves around a 3D model of the car, allowing users to scroll through and view the most striking features of the Honda e– interior and exterior design, performance, energy, safety, and connectivity – from all angles . Rather than listing off the different features, Sid Lee developed a storyline as fluid as the car itself, with full-screen imagery that highlights the details and the new model’s story, demonstrating that the Honda e is proof that powerful dreams can be. The main launch film, “This is Not a Prototype” echoes this truth, opening inside of a woman’s imagination, high above the clouds, before descending onto a white, illuminated road—a powerful symbol of concepts and their path to becoming real. As the Honda e advances down this road, it glides through a dream-world—with its responsiveness and agility on full display. The woman, whose psyche we are in, finally appears in the driver’s seat. As the white road turns to concrete—and night to dawn, we watch as the car transitions into the real world. The Honda e represents the power in believing, the importance of challenging convention and the beauty when dreams become real.