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Honda e: This Is Not A Prototype


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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.
Credits
  • Director
  • Sylvain ThiracheChief Creative Officer
    Chief Creative Officer
    Sylvain Thirache
  • Producer
  • Producer
  • Producer
  • Art Director
  • Art Director
  • Copywriter
  • Julien SensCopywriter
    Copywriter
    Julien Sens
  • Executive Producer
  • DoP
  • DoP
Other credits

Sid Lee

President: Johan Delpuech

Managing Director: Bruno Lee

Strategist: Ambroise Soulé

Group Account Director: Jean-Baptiste Destabeau

Account Manager: Nicolas Boivin

Head of Production: Thomas Laget

Head of digital production: David Bismut

Hakuhodo Germany

Managing Director: Katsui Ryoichi

Strategist: Masahiko Iiyama

Account Director: Ren Masayuki

Account Manager: Chris Lewis

Editor: Sam Sneade / Fred Baudet

Production designer : Vova Radlinskiy

Visual effects: Blockhead – Sydney

VFX Supervisor : Stefan Coory

Post-producers: Sam Hall / Julien Daniel

Line producer: James Waters

Production service: Radioaktiv - Kiev

Line producer Kiev: Darko Skulsky

Talent: Margot Davy

Print Post Production: Soloviof

Sound Design : Kouz – Bruno Parot

Color grading: Carbon VFX - L.A., Everest Studio

Color graders: Aubrey Woodiwiss, Bertrand Duval

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

Client: Honda Motors Europe

Head of Marketing and Product Planning: Sandra Hughes

Marketing Communications Manager: Fabrice Estève

European Communications Manager: Joana Rourke

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