TPE features Bill Withers' classic in ‘getting together’ centred homage to travel
TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a new campaign, which encourages making the most of getting together for a ‘lovely day’ featuring Bill Withers’ 1970s classic.
The 30-second film, which was developed in collaboration with The&Partnership Manchester, aims to encourage people to make the most of getting together across the north of England and into Scotland.
Darren Higgins, Commercial Director at TransPennine Express, said: "We're proud to unveil our new campaign centred around how we help bring people together - providing lovely days out to beautiful beaches, big cities, and country escapes."
Bill Withers’ timeless Lovely Day provides a catchy and upbeat soundtrack to the campaign which follows the adventures of TPE’s characters as they travel by train for an exciting day out across the TPE network.
Darren added: “The campaign also sees the return of our loveable bucket and spade characters, along with a torch and battery enjoying a movie at the cinema, a paint pot and brush visiting an art gallery, and a set of bagpipes huffing and puffing on a countryside walk."
"We wanted to demonstrate that every meeting can have a little extra meaning when you take a train with TransPennine Express."
The campaign is running across TV, video on demand, newspapers, radio, social and digital channels as well as digital displays on the TPE network.
Adam McGowan and Danny O’Keeffe, Associate Creative Directors, at The&Partnership Manchester said: “We wanted to show how we can all make the most of getting together across the region. It’s a campaign that’s packed full of little laughs and smiles along the way.
“We brought a new dimension to these characters, making them miniature and using stop-motion – which is a real labour of love. The attention to detail and level of craft involved is unbelievable. Catherine Prowse and her team at Blinkink did such a great job of bringing it all to life.”
TPE recently released its blueprint to make journeys better which includes its aim to inspire and encourage days out across the TPE network
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Credits
Agency
Creative Director: Andy Bunday
Associate Creative Director: Danny O’Keeffe
Associate Creative Director: Adam McGowan
Senior Account Director: Lauren Sanders
Senior Account Manager: Ben Court
Account Manager: Virginia Saul
Agency Producer: Nicki Casey
Production
Production Company: Blinkink
Director: Catherine Prowse
Executive Producer: Bart Yates
Executive Producer: Josef Byrne
Head of Production: Alex Halley
Producer: Sami Goddard
Production Manager: Sandy Liddle
Runner: Anna Argiros
Background Design: Xavier Ren
Storyboard Artist: Victoria Budgett
Production Designer: Brin Frost
Set & Prop Build: Anita Bruvere, Areeya Bass, Beattie Hartley, Ben Cote, Connor Chung, Emma Niemis, Kat Simpson, Rosie Tonkin
DOP: George Warren
1st AC: Toby Goodyear
Gaffer & Moco Op: Max Halstead
Spark: Pearce Crowley
Animators: Anthony Farquuhar-Smith, Tobias Fouracre & Steve Warne
Rigger: Andy Spradbery
Puppet Maintenance: Cat Johnston
Studio Manager: Daisy Garside
CG: Furry Tail Dragon Ltd
CG Team: Andy Antoniou, Raffaele Grande, Laimis Petrauskas, Stanislav Shcherbakov
Comp Lead: Andrew Khosravani
Comp: Lina Larsen, Tom Fisher, John Malcolm Moore
Grade: George K
Sound: Paul Harrison @ Picture House
Shot @ Clapham Road Studios