THE HAUNTED RADIO

TitleTHE HAUNTED RADIO
BrandPARC ASTERIX
Product/ServiceAMUSEMENT PARK
Category B01. Use of Radio & Audio as a Medium
Entrant HAVAS Paris, FRANCE
Idea Creation HAVAS Paris, FRANCE
Production HRCLS Paris, FRANCE
Credits
Name Company Position
Christophe Coffre Havas Paris Chief Creative Officer
Guillaume Blanc Havas Paris Creative Director
Florian Roussel Havas Paris Creative Director
Constantin de La Borde Havas Paris Copywriter
Benoit Pinon Havas Paris Art Director

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Write a short summary of what happens in the radio advert

This is a radio spot for "Peur sur le Parc", a Halloween event that occurs in Parc Asterix, a famous theme park in France. It features the different levels of scare that visitors can feel during the event. But to make the radio spot really terrifying, we decided to air it reversed and slowed down twice. It created a creepy spot with no brand mentionned, and the pranked radio host asked the auditors to help him find the trick on social networks.

Cultural/Context information for the jury

Parc Astérix is a French theme park which organizes every year Peur sur le Parc, an event for Halloween.

Script

As the spot goes backwards, the audible script would look like this : Klkdjziohefqmd dhqio je oihd qfohdejloihf o oeihqfbskjh huiiiizzzz… Bidygdetyql lfqhk AAAAAAArrrrrfgghhhhhhhh wwizufeholjlfz zlhfkrmfkj rhzui But here’s the regular version : FR Que vous soyez plutôt (bruits de tonnerre et cris) ou carrément (bruits de tronçonneuse et cris)… Il y en aura pour toutes les peurs au Parc Astérix ! EN Whether you are more (thunder and screams) or totally (chainsaw noise and screams)… Every fear will be welcome at Parc Asterix !