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The Small Things — Original film still · Case-study cover

Case study · Brand Storytelling · Film

From institutional messaging to shared everyday life.

A film about togetherness, made for the uncertainty of lockdown.

Client
Oriental Bank, via Yonder Consulting
My role
Project management, creative input, production, brand stewardship and strategic guidance
Year
2020
Scope
Campaign delivery, creative input, production oversight, brand stewardship
01

The problem

Brand context

The challenge

During lockdown, a conventional bank message risked feeling distant from people’s daily lives. The communication needed to feel relevant and human.

02

The strategy

Story

The insight

Insight card for The Small Things

The shift

I helped carry the brand into a film focused on everyday experience and togetherness. The story and production approach responded to the constraints of the moment.

03

The film

Brand film · 2020

The idea

We’re in this together.

The film finds the brand’s place in small, recognizable moments at home, rather than in a product offer.

Film / storyboard — Original film stills presented together
Film / storyboardOriginal film stills presented together

Execution

I supported the campaign through creative input, project management and production oversight.

Shoot
Remote / home production
Air
2020
04

The result

Outcome

Outcome

The film gave the brand a human expression during lockdown. No campaign-specific business, audience or brand-lift result is documented.

Takeaway

We’re in this together.