2020 Winner

GoldTelevision Single – Small Budget

Orchestre symphonique de Québec
"Call waiting"
lg2

CASE SUMMARY

A woman in a pant-suit, a tidy kitchen, a bucket, a leaky roof, a telephone and some surprisingly enjoyable call waiting music. That’s all it took to create this Goldwinning spot on a shoestring budget. Lg2 produced the “Call Waiting” spot for the Orchestre symphonique de Québec in a pinch, with nothing more than a couple static shots to demo the likeability of orchestral music. A woman is shown on a call, seemingly glazed over as she waits patiently for the operator to pick up, with her leaky ceiling dripping water into a blue bucket. The operator finally connects. “Claims department,” he says. “Can you put me back on hold? Please,” she pleads. The end tagline “You’ll like it more than you think” hits the funny bone every time.

Credits

Luc Du Sault (lg2) - Creative Director
Andrée-Anne Hallé (lg2) - Writer
Catherine Darius (lg2) - Strategy
Mireille Cöté (lg2) - Account Director
Laura Boutet (lg2) - Account Manager
Isabelle Fonta and Lina Piché (lg2) - Agency Producer
Charles Burroughs (Nova Film) - Director
Maxime Valsan - Director of Photography
Alexis Dubosc (Nova Film) - Producer
BLVD Sylvain Roux (BLVD) - Sound and engineering