Television Commercial

Sponsorship Bumpers

Project Overview

The Motley Queue campaign captures both the diversity and variety of both Citylink travellers and STV viewers. Because when you serve as many destinations and events as Citylink, and have such a varied catalogue of programming as STV then you tend to attract every character and demographic you can think of. We brought just a few of these different demographics, who most closely aligned with Citylink’s target audience, together in the television commercial for a long and cinematic shot through a queue of Citylink passengers inspired by classic Italian renaissance era paintings.

The sponsorship bumpers are more intimate, and focus on more individual and emotionally-driven stories. The campaign was culture first, and brand second. We created a snapshot of a moment in time at a bus stop in Glasgow, that focused more on challenging perceptions about bus travel in the modern day, such as who it’s for, where you can go and what comes with your ticket, more so than what Citylink offers as a brand as our biggest challenge was encouraging the public to consider travelling by bus in the first place, and then encouraging them to travel with Citylink after that.

Production Credits

Director Farren

Executive Producer Victoria Allison

Producer William Leitch

Campaign Manager Donna Harvey

Director of Photography Sean McDonald

Choreographer Abby Warrilow

1st Assistant Camera Nico Biarese

2nd Assistant Camera Nathan Pearson

Gaffer Stewart Torley

Grip Liam Wilson

Production Coordinator Angela Giblin

Production Assistant Yexa Rivero

Production Interns Emma Comfort and Ava Scott-Nadal

Post-Production Supervisors Michael Maxwell and Steph Carter

Editor Ciaran Lyons

Colour Grade Molinare

Graphic Designer and Motion Designer Ophelia Steele Davis

Sound Mix Cy Jack

Voiceover Ewan Black