Public Transport Victoria recruits the public to explore the night in new work via Y&R Melbourne
To promote all-night public transport on weekends with the Night Network, Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and Y&R Melbourne sent 58 members of the public for one night in Melbourne. Armed with a camera and a myki ticket, their task was to explore, experience and document just how much there is to discover until the sun comes up.
Over 100 hours of footage was captured as these ‘nighttime explorers’ found cultural events, restaurants, bars, clubs, live music, art – even a busking bunny rabbit – with the help of public transport and PTV.
These discoveries have been turned into an integrated campaign. Over 40 different edits ranging from 6 to 60 seconds will feature across digital, social and TV. Executions reveal different experiences on specific Night Network routes, and geo-targeting will serve them to commuters on the relevant lines.
Local musician Ecca Vandal keeps the content Melbourne-centric by providing her latest single to the campaign, which also includes outdoor, radio and activations.
Says Philip Askew, general manager, marketing and digital, PTV: “PTV and the Night Network enables you to experience everything this vibrant, 24-7 city has to offer. Getting everyday people to discover it for themselves allows us to showcase the Night Network product in a safe, fun and authentic way.”
Says Jake Barrow, ECD, Y&R Melbourne: “You can’t fake the unbridled joy, energy and enthusiasm a night of discovery brings. We thought turning this campaign over to an army of inquisitive Melbournians was the best way to capture that weird and interesting world that lays waiting between midnight and 6am.”
Further campaign activity will roll out in the coming months as Melbourne’s calendar of events continues to give Victorians even more reasons to explore the night.
Client: PTV
General Manager, Marketing and Digital: Philip Askew
Marketing Manager, Products: Jess Wickham
Marketing Coordinator, Products: Laura Barbante
Creative Agency: Y&R Melbourne
Chief Creative Officer: Paul Nagy
Executive Creative Director: Jake Barrow
Creative Director: James Wills
Designer: Simon Gray
Executive Producer: Sheridan Wadelton
Producers: Jules Callen and Emma King
Production Coordinator: Annie Thiele
Planning Director: Michael Hyde
Senior Planner: Alex Horner
Group Account Director: Matthew Hunt
Account Director: Sarah Naumoski
Account Executive: Thom Wilson
Editor: Jon Holmes
Music Supervision: Level 2 and Universal Music Publishing
5 Comments
this is good. nice to look at. well produced. a great track. not tricky for tricky’s sake, just simple, good work that hits the mark.
nice work patts!
Getting into Cherry Bar at 4:30am
This is simple, lovely work. And it stands out on telly big time.
Nice one Creative Relay. No ‘yawns’ here.