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词条 ZooZoo
释义

  1. History

  2. Making

  3. Public response

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox TV advert
|name=ZooZoo
|image=Zoozoo-vodafone-1.jpg
|caption= Zoozoo in Vodafone ad
|client=Vodafone
|product=Mobile service
|agency=Ogilvy & Mather
|producer=Rajiv Rao
|director=Prakash Varma
|production company=Nirvana Films
}}ZooZoos are advertisement characters promoted by Vodafone India since the Indian Premier League Season 2 (IPL).{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
ZooZoos are white creatures with ballooned bodies and egg heads who are used to promote various value added services of Vodafone. These characters are played by human actors in body suits. The ads were created by Ogilvy & Mather, the agency handling Vodafone advertisements.
The ads were shot by Bangalore based Nirvana Films in Cape Town, South Africa. Prakash Varma directed the ads.[1]

History

The ZooZoo idea was conceived by Rajiv Rao. He is also the mind behind the story lines[1] and the name.[2] The ads were shot by Prakash Varma and produced by Nirvana Films within a record time of 10 days. The pre-production work happened within a month and cost around 3 crores Indian Rupees.[3][4]

Making

Ogilvy & Mather, the agency that handles Vodafone advertisements, was asked by Vodafone to create a series of 30 advertisements which could be aired each day during the IPL Season 2. According to Rajiv Rao, National Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather, they "wanted to make real people look as animated as possible". They employed Bangalore-based Nirvana Films to shoot these ads in Cape Town, South Africa through the Cape Town-based production house, Platypus Productions.

The Zoozoos are small-bodied, thin women covered in layers of white fabric.[3] Each facial expression is made of rubber and pasted on the actors to cut down on the time and cost for shoot.[1][3] The effect was achieved by a variety of methods including choosing the right material for the body suits to ensure that there were no wrinkles when the characters moved, shooting the footage at lower framerates and keeping backgrounds simple in terms of details and the use of a neutral tone of grey. The sets were made larger than life to make the characters look small as the producers could not take children as the schedule of shooting was odd.[3]

The Zoozoos were split in two parts - the body and the head. The body was made using a special material stuffed with foam in some places (notably around the stomach) while the head was created using a harder material called Perspex.[5]

Public response

The ads were a hit among the Indian audience. This can be gauged from the huge fan following on social networking sites such as Facebook, Orkut and Twitter.[6] There are more than 200 pages on ZooZoos having over 250000 fans, growing daily.[7][8] The ads were also viewed by thousands of people on YouTube.[9]

Vodafone received the first People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 2009 Glitterbox Award, for replacing the Pug with more humane alternatives in their ads.[10][11]

RN Podar School, Santa Cruz, Mumbai is planning to develop an animated character, inspired by the ZooZoos to attract students and will be used to teach Environmental Studies (EVS) to class I students.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}

Vodafone 3G's Super ZooZoo which was introduced as a symbol of Vodafone 3G launch in India was brought to life using a Kinect and making it dance to reggae.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=64fbe65a-7dee-4fda-9c00-ee8a0289df79&Headline=Here+come+the+Zoozoos|title=Here come the Zoozoos|last=Nashrulla|first=Tasneem|date=2009-05-01|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Cricket/articles/7266/ZooZoo+Ads+Zoozoos+Characters+Vodafone+TV|title=ZooZoo Ads: The Zoozoos Characters in Vodafone TV|date=2009-05-09|publisher=Zimbio.com|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/01004841/Zoozoo-enjoys-15-min-under-the.html?h=A1|title=Zoozoo enjoys 15 min under the sun|last=Shah|first=Gouri|date=2009-05-01|publisher=Live Mint|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/headlines/madness-zoozoos-401|title=The madness of Zoozoos|date=2009-05-11|publisher=Deccan the idea is given by sheethala Kumar from Andhra Pradesh Chronicles|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India-Business/India-gets-a-new-cult-of-weird-beings--the-Zoozoos/articleshow/4498640.cms|title=India gets a new cult of weird beings- the Zoozoos|date=2009-05-08|accessdate=2009-05-24|work=The Times Of India}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/05/01/stories/2009050150721300.htm|title=Vodafone’s ZooZoos, stars of IPL ad breaks|date=2009-04-30|publisher=The Hindu Business Line|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article121411.ece|title=Here come the Zoozoos|last=Bala|first=Vaishnavi|date=2009-05-22|publisher=Express Buzz|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/ZooZoos-take-online-world-by-storm/6509119283/0/|title=ZooZoos take online world by storm|date=2009-05-06|publisher=CIOL|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=It’s+a+zoozoo+out+there&artid=jYx3fxckSN8=&SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&MainSectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&SEO=Vodafone,+zoozoo&SectionName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ==|title=It’s a zoozoo out there|date=2009-05-06|publisher=Express Buzz|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
10. ^{{cite news|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14889427|title=Vodafone ZooZoos win PETA award|date=2009-05-22|publisher=Sify.com|accessdate=2009-05-24}}
11. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2009/05/22/peta-goes-gaga-over-zoozoos.html|title=PETA goes gaga over ZooZoos|date=2009-05-22|publisher=One India|accessdate=2009-05-24}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090519075539/http://www.vodafone.in/ipl09/Zoozoo.aspx Official ZooZoos Page]
  • Official Page on Facebook
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928020537/http://www.myglobalpage.com/leisure/the-making-of-vodafone-zoozooits-not-animated Making of ZooZoo Ads]
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