CLIENT

HBO

AGENCY
Giant Spoon
Role
Creative Director
Awards
Gold Cannes Lion
Grand Clio
Gold Clio
Silver Clio
Titanium Lion (Shortlist)
DESCRIPTION

66 actors. 444 pages of script. 90,000 square feet. 1.9 billion media impressions. One simple idea. We built Westworld in real life at SXSW.

We built Westworld.

At SXSW, we brought thousands of people into the most immersive fan experience anyone had ever seen. Every guest had a mission. Every touchpoint had a purpose. Every actor had a deep narrative. It was insane.

Watch the case film. You’ll see.

Press Coverage

We received a tremendous amount of coverage. 1.9 billion media impressions, in dozens of languages across the world. We also leaked the world of Season 2 through the press. Fans love an easter egg.

A Content Engine

We used the experience as one massive film set for content. Social, press, in-line. All shot from the POV of Delos. Here are just a few of my favorites.

In-World Campaign

An in-narrative tourism campaign was developed, inviting people to escape this reality for an experience worth the ultimate price. Be yourself. We won't tell.

A Wedding!!

This wasn’t planned. A couple arrived on Day 3, with an hour to spare. They didn’t have tickets. But they had a request. They wanted to get married during the event. Of course we said yes. We even woke up a neighbor who was a minister so it was a legal wedding. What’s crazier is that this was the second time an unplanned wedding has occurred during a production of mine.