14/11/12 Producing the Orange Wednesdays Ad.

Ryan Shawcross, from Group B had an idea for the Orange Wednesdays 2 for 1 deal on going to the Cinema. His idea originated from the other Orange Wednesday Advert revolving around the Wicked Witch of the West (from the Wizard of Oz) since the deal is a '2 for 1' offer meaning one person pays and the other goes free to the Cinema...and Orange say that you can take any kind of friend with you, even if it's the Wicked Witch.

 

This is the commercial I mentioned beforehand.

Ryans idea is not revolving around the Wicked Witch, but the famous 'Gandalf the White' from the Lord of the Rings.

He wanted Gandalf to be living in the realistic world and to be working in two part-time jobs. One was Gandalf being a 'Lollypop Man' where he exaggerates the famous 'You shall not pass!' quote from the movie.

The other part-time job is Gandalf working for an Orange HelpLine Service, where he answers phones all day and answers customers questions. We see him perform in both of these part-time jobs and during the Orange Help-Line, we learn about the 2 for 1 offer for the Cinema, which takes place on Wednesdays.


The last bit we need to shoot, is the scene of Gandalf and his friend going to the Cinema, enjoying their 2 for 1 outing.