Machine 11

27/05/2015

UNIT9 London

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London, UK

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Every cigarette you smoke shortens your life by 11 minutes. The team at Ogilvy decided to turn this around and think about it in a more positive way: Every cigarette you don’t smoke could add 11 minutes to your life. Ogilvy reached out to the UNIT9 product design team to build a custom machine. Machine 11 is a large white rectangular device that diffuses a soft purple light. A small suction device in its centre lights up when a cigarette is inserted into it and, consequently, a prize capsule is dispensed. Each capsule = an 11-minute experience. On a rainy Monday the Aetna machine was placed in a street in New York. We filmed the reactions of passersby who exchanged cigarettes for a variety of experiences, including petting puppies. It seemed to cheer them up, despite the weather!

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Making brands famous since ’97, UNIT9 is a global production partner with the sole mission to create astounding experiences at the intersection of world-class creativity, cutting-edge technology and impeccable craftsmanship.

Built from a multidisciplinary team of visionaries, we are experts in experience - skilled across: Virtual and Hybrid experiences, Augmented Reality, Film & Animation, Product Design, Experiential, Emerging Technologies, Digital, Gaming and Experience Design.

It’s why AdAge crowned us Production Company of the Year in 2023 and Campaign announced us Tech Company of the Year two years running in 2020 & 2021.

For the past 26 years, we have combined digital innovation with modern storytelling and film craft to create truly memorable experiences and jaw dropping content.

We are forever learning, testing, building and making.

We are obsessed by the craft and deliver everything with love.

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