Title | MEMORIALS OF AMSTERDAM |
Brand | AMSTERDAM COMITÉ 4 EN 5 MEI |
Product/Service | AMSTERDAM COMITÉ 4 EN 5 MEI |
Category |
C01. Integrated Mobile Campaigns |
Entrant
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N=5 Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Idea Creation
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N=5 Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Media Placement
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JCDECAUX Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Media Placement 2
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KINETIC WORLDWIDE NETHERLANDS Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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PR
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KOOLHOVEN & PARTNERS Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Production
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N=5 Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Production 2
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EGOTRIBE Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Production 3
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BIG ORANGE Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Credits
Olaf van der Geld |
N=5 |
Art Director |
Renoud Netjes |
N=5 |
Art Director |
Tom Rentmeester |
N=5 |
Copywriter |
Marlou Wirken |
N=5 |
Art Director |
Jesse Moes |
N=5 |
Copywriter |
Noortje Hulshof |
N=5 |
Designer |
Nando Vos |
N=5 |
Designer |
Tisha Hoppenbrouwers |
N=5 |
Agency Producer |
Casper Reus |
N=5 |
Production Manager |
Vincent de Koning |
Big Orange |
Partner & Creative Director |
Background
On every Amsterdam street corner there are stories from the Second World War. The streets bear silent witness to acts of heroism and resistance, large and small. These stories are too important to forget, yet are threatened with extinction. On Remembrance Day, May 4th, Memorials of Amsterdam turned outdoor adverts into temporary interactive memorials to tell these stories and honour the fallen. True to the city-wide atmosphere of quiet commemoration, the ads were also silent.
Describe the creative idea
Every year the national World War 2 Remembrance takes place all over the Netherlands but all eyes and cameras are on the main service in Amsterdam. That’s actually how the idea was conceived.
We specifically researched for war stories from Amsterdam, so we could use the exact location and bring people as close as possible to reliving the stories.
The day after Remembrance Day, several other big cities such as Den Haag, Rotterdam and Utrecht expressed a serious interest in our idea. Because there are Digital Out Of Homes throughout all the major cities in the world, this project could also be adopted in France, UK, Poland etc. Portraying their war heroes. Their stories.
Describe the strategy
Since we were telling stories based on specific locations, we had to exactly match them with a map of Digital Out Of Homes. Because the subject matter is so sensitive we had to talk to descendants, research all the stories and portray them respectfully based on facts. For this data gathering we worked closely with renowned Dutch historian Bianca Stigter.
The memorials were visible for every Dutch person walking by. Usually people just walk straight past outdoor advertising. Our objective was to make them stop and take notice of the memorial. To give them goosebumps. Passers-by actually stood still in front of Digital Out Of Homes and interacted with the medium. On the mobile site we created a walking route, so people could walk from the first Digital Out Of Home they found to the other memorials. A new way of telling stories on the streets.
Describe the execution
We turned all Digital Out Of Homes into memorials, displaying ten different stories. The stories came alive as 3-D sound experiences told from an eye-witness point of view. When you pointed your mobile’s camera at the ad, let it scan the QR-code, you could listen to the story come to life as an immersive 3D sound experience. Told from a first person perspective at that exact GPS location.
For instance: nowadays Amsterdam Central Station is a gateway for thousands of travellers, but back in 1945 it was a warzone where soldiers lost their lives and citizens feared to tread. On the 4th of May, the Memorials of Amsterdam took over the Digital Out Of Homes in the city centre of Amsterdam. Where the national World War 2 Remembrance service takes place.
You can watch the whole case at http://memorialsofamsterdam.com/3
List the results
Every year there’s a silent march through Amsterdam to the National Remembrance Monument. Our mayor quietly leads thousands of children and their parents. This year the march passed by our memorials. And even though our project wasn’t in the original schedule, the mayor, several politicians and other participants stopped to quietly contemplate them. This of course was a great honour.
The day after Remembrance Day, several other big cities such as Den Haag, Rotterdam and Utrecht expressed a serious interest in our idea.