12 Second Thriller

Posted in Websites, On August 22nd, 2006

Video of the ’12 second thriller’ microsite in action

The Mazda MX-5′s roof shuts in 12 seconds.

JWT Dusseldorf’s ‘Every drive’s a thriller’ campaign dramatised this by putting the car in well-known dangerous scenarios from the movies – the fast closing roof protecting the driver and saving the day each time.

We designed a microsite that allowed users to create their own ’12 second thriller’ by mixing movie genres with unusual characters (like a silent move featuring Neo from the Matrix). To achieve this we shot 16 movies over 3 says at Shepperton using a well known comedy director. Watch the showreel above to see the finished result. Read more »