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Aviva “The Trip” 2021

Aviva “The Trip” (2021) is an Aviva commercial directed by Mia Mullarkey for Banjoman Films, produced by Banjoman. It won one award: Kinsale Sharks 2021 Silver Film Craft - Animation (Irish) - Direction.

A young boy recounts a fantastical car journey to his grandparents, illustrating it with his drawings, which magically come to life.

Video: Banjoman on Vimeo

Shot by shot

  1. A grandmother in a white outfit waves excitedly from behind a blue gate as a red car pulls up to her house in a lush, green setting.© Aviva0:00
  2. A young girl with curly hair and sunglasses on her head runs to hug an older woman, while a man stands in the background next to a red car.© Aviva0:01
  3. A young man and an older woman sit at a wooden table outdoors, smiling and looking at a child whose back is to the camera, in a sunny garden.© Aviva0:03
  4. A young child with curly hair, wearing a denim jacket, sits at a wooden table in a garden, drawing and smiling.© Aviva0:05
  5. A child's hands are seen coloring a drawing of three monkeys wearing party hats and a slice of cake on a wooden table with crayons and sunglasses.© Aviva0:07
  6. A child's drawing of a car with a person inside drives across a grassy landscape with balloons and a sun in the sky.© Aviva0:15
  7. A child's drawing of a man in a Swiss costume pulling a car with two people in it, then a superhero appears to help, all on a white background.© Aviva0:19
  8. A child's drawing of a superhero and a car is shown, then a young boy with curly hair smiles while holding up the drawing in a garden.© Aviva0:21
  9. A young man with curly hair and an older woman with a headscarf sit at a table, smiling and looking at each other in a sunny garden.© Aviva0:26
  10. A family of four sits at a picnic table in a lush green garden outside a white house, with the Aviva logo and text superimposed.© Aviva0:27

Stills © Aviva. Made by Banjoman Films, Banjoman and Mia Mullarkey.

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The idea

Child's imaginative retelling of a car journey with animated drawings.

Tagline: “It takes Aviva.”

child's imaginationanimated drawingsfamily gatheringstorytellingproblem-solutionmagical realism

The cut

Length
30 s
Shots
10
Average shot
3.0 s
Format
mixed

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    A grandmother in a white outfit waves excitedly from behind a blue gate as a red car pulls up to her house in a lush, green setting.© AvivaA young girl with curly hair and sunglasses on her head runs to hug an older woman, while a man stands in the background next to a red car.© AvivaA young man and an older woman sit at a wooden table outdoors, smiling and looking at a child whose back is to the camera, in a sunny garden.© AvivaA young child with curly hair, wearing a denim jacket, sits at a wooden table in a garden, drawing and smiling.© Aviva
    Frames from Aviva “The Trip”

  2. 02Shot list example: how it was cut

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    A grandmother in a white outfit waves excitedly from behind a blue gate as a red car pulls up to her house in a lush, green setting.© AvivaA young girl with curly hair and sunglasses on her head runs to hug an older woman, while a man stands in the background next to a red car.© AvivaA young man and an older woman sit at a wooden table outdoors, smiling and looking at a child whose back is to the camera, in a sunny garden.© AvivaA young child with curly hair, wearing a denim jacket, sits at a wooden table in a garden, drawing and smiling.© AvivaA child's hands are seen coloring a drawing of three monkeys wearing party hats and a slice of cake on a wooden table with crayons and sunglasses.© AvivaA child's drawing of a car with a person inside drives across a grassy landscape with balloons and a sun in the sky.© Aviva
    Length: 30 s · Shots: 10 · Average shot: 3.0 s · Format: mixed

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Questions

Who directed the Aviva “The Trip” commercial?

Mia Mullarkey directed it, produced by Banjoman, for the agency Banjoman Films.

Which agency made Aviva “The Trip”?

Banjoman Films created it for Aviva (2021).

What awards did Aviva “The Trip” win?

1 awards, including Kinsale Sharks 2021 Silver Film Craft - Animation (Irish) - Direction.

What is the tagline of Aviva “The Trip”?

“It takes Aviva.”

Sources for the credits and awards

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