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Virgin Media O2 “Volt” 2022

Virgin Media O2 “Volt” (2022) is a Virgin Media O2 commercial directed by Rich Hall for VCCP, produced by Riff Raff Films. It won one award: Creative Circle 2022 Bronze FILM CRAFT - Best VFX (single).

Red and blue energy streams supercharge people's lives, enabling them to game, work, and connect with unparalleled speed and power, culminating in a world transformed by Volt.

Video: VCCP on Vimeo

Shot by shot

  1. A man in a dark suit tends to a garden in the courtyard of a large brick apartment building, as a dramatic, colorful sky looms overhead.© Virgin Media O20:00
  2. Virgin Media O2 “Volt”, shot 3© Virgin Media O20:03
  3. A wide-angle shot shows a long, dark hallway with doors and wall sconces, as red and blue light trails streak across the floor, creating a sense of speed.© Virgin Media O20:06
  4. A young man wearing headphones and a tracksuit reacts intensely while playing a video game in a dark room.© Virgin Media O20:11
  5. A young man in a dark room plays a video game on multiple screens, as a futuristic drone flies in, shooting a laser beam.© Virgin Media O20:19
  6. A young woman with curly hair and headphones holds a phone with a glowing red and blue light emanating from it, in an elevator.© Virgin Media O20:23
  7. A split screen shows an animated woman on a train with a laptop and a live-action king on a throne, with legal text at the bottom.© Virgin Media O20:31
  8. A red-haired woman on a train with a laptop and a medieval king on a throne are seen as the camera quickly moves through a castle dungeon.© Virgin Media O20:35
  9. A woman in a blue coat and green pants stands in a hallway, holding a phone and looking around, with a red bag on her shoulder.© Virgin Media O20:38
  10. A man in a red shirt and black shorts stands in a doorway, looking down at his glowing white sneakers on a doormat in a dimly lit hallway.© Virgin Media O20:47
  11. An elderly man in a blue sweater looks around in an urban residential area with brick buildings in the background.© Virgin Media O20:50
  12. A red and blue light streak across the sky above a city at dusk, forming the word "Volt" in white text.© Virgin Media O20:52

Stills © Virgin Media O2. Made by VCCP, Riff Raff Films and Rich Hall.

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The idea

Supercharge your world with Volt: red and blue energy transforms everyday life.

Tagline: “We're better, connected.”

energy personificationeveryday transformedgaming culturefuturistic techsplit realitypower-up sequence

The cut

Length
60 s
Shots
32
Average shot
1.9 s
Format
mixed

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    A man in a dark suit tends to a garden in the courtyard of a large brick apartment building, as a dramatic, colorful sky looms overhead.© Virgin Media O2Virgin Media O2 “Volt”, 0:03© Virgin Media O2A wide-angle shot shows a long, dark hallway with doors and wall sconces, as red and blue light trails streak across the floor, creating a sense of speed.© Virgin Media O2A young man wearing headphones and a tracksuit reacts intensely while playing a video game in a dark room.© Virgin Media O2
    Frames from Virgin Media O2 “Volt”

  2. 02Shot list example: how it was cut

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    Every shot of Virgin Media O2 “Volt” in order, with its length, framing and what happens in it.

    A man in a dark suit tends to a garden in the courtyard of a large brick apartment building, as a dramatic, colorful sky looms overhead.© Virgin Media O2Virgin Media O2 “Volt”, 0:03© Virgin Media O2A wide-angle shot shows a long, dark hallway with doors and wall sconces, as red and blue light trails streak across the floor, creating a sense of speed.© Virgin Media O2A young man wearing headphones and a tracksuit reacts intensely while playing a video game in a dark room.© Virgin Media O2A young man in a dark room plays a video game on multiple screens, as a futuristic drone flies in, shooting a laser beam.© Virgin Media O2A young woman with curly hair and headphones holds a phone with a glowing red and blue light emanating from it, in an elevator.© Virgin Media O2
    Length: 60 s · Shots: 32 · Average shot: 1.9 s · Format: mixed

  3. 03Ad ideas: every spot built on a everyday transformed

    Before you present an idea, you need to know who has done it, and how.

    Virgin Media O2 “Volt” is built on a everyday transformed. Search the library by idea to see every spot that uses it.

    Marks & Spencer “This is not just food, this is M&S food”© Marks & SpencerBBC “The Power of BBC Sounds”© BBCApple “Stroll”© AppleLurpak “Adventure Awaits”© Lurpak
    Marks & Spencer · BBC · Apple · Lurpak

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Award-winning telecom commercials

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  • Skinny "Friendvertising" (2022) commercial still© SkinnySkinny “Friendvertising” 2022Dir. Dave Wood · Colenso BBDOEffie Awards Grand Prix 2022
  • Hutchison Three "Three 5G: The Future" (2020) commercial still© Hutchison ThreeHutchison Three “Three 5G: The Future” 2020Dir. Ian Pons Jewell · Wieden+KennedyCiclope Grand Prix 2020
  • STC "What Are We Allowing" (2019) commercial still© STCSTC “What Are We Allowing” 2019J. Walter ThompsonDubai Lynx Grand Prix 2019
  • BT "It's Good to Talk" (1996) commercial still© BTBT “It's Good to Talk” 1996AMV BBDOIPA Effectiveness Awards Grand Prix 1996
  • Spark New Zealand "It's Better With Spark" (2026) commercial still© Spark New ZealandSpark New Zealand “It's Better With Spark” 2026Dir. Damien Shatford · Colenso BBDOCiclope Gold 2026

Questions

Who directed the Virgin Media O2 “Volt” commercial?

Rich Hall directed it, produced by Riff Raff Films, for the agency VCCP.

Which agency made Virgin Media O2 “Volt”?

VCCP created it for Virgin Media O2 (2022).

What awards did Virgin Media O2 “Volt” win?

1 awards, including Creative Circle 2022 Bronze FILM CRAFT - Best VFX (single).

What is the tagline of Virgin Media O2 “Volt”?

“We're better, connected.”

Sources for the credits and awards

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