19 Oct 2016

DADIs - Best Use of VR nomination

We're thrilled to announce that our Fantasy Flight VR experience for Thomas Cook Airlines has been nominated for Best Use of VR in the 2016 DADI awards. We are up against some stiff competition with campaigns for Google, Virgin and Reebok, so let's get our game faces on and see what happens on awards night, Oct 19th!

Thomas Cook Airlines' engaged Catch as their social agency of record, and in March 2016 we launched a new activation for them, "Fantasy Flight". It brings to life 360-degree exploration that lets you try before you fly.

www.thomascookairlines.com/fantasyflight

Best experienced on mobile devices via the YouTube app, viewers change their perspective of Thomas Cook Airlines’ refurbished premium and economy class cabins in real-time by moving their device around. The video features real pilots and cabin crew going about their normal duties while the cabin comes to life with characters connected to three new routes launching 2016.

If the user explores thoroughly they can find clues to three of the airline’s newest destinations which could win them a £3,000 Los Angeles holiday.

“We’ve used recently-developed 360-degree video technology to open the doors of our great new cabins on our Airbus A330 fleet.”

Tom Morely, Senior Marketing Manager Thomas Cook Airlines

Founding Partner of Catch, Jonathan Smith, said: “2016 is set to be Virtual Reality’s breakout year. This new technology is perfectly placed to highlight Thomas Cook Airlines’ new routes and high-end A330 aircraft. We used three GoPro cameras assembled to capture an entire spherical perspective of the cabin scene, creating an innovative experience. We had a lot of fun with a 50+ strong crew of actors, airline staff and impersonators to bring the new destinations into the cabin, as well as providing clues which viewers can find to enter a competition to win a holiday to LA.”

Senior Marketing Manager for Thomas Cook Airlines, Tom Morey, said: “We’ve used recently-developed 360-degree video technology to open the doors of our great new cabins on our Airbus A330 fleet."

“By summer this year, we’ll be operating seven of these long haul aircraft on direct flights from Manchester to Miami, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando and Las Vegas. Customers don’t have to wait and see how it looks, they can find out right now by interacting with these amazing videos.”

Join the fun on social at #TCAFantasyFlight www.facebook.com/ThomascookairlinesUK or dive straight into the 360-degree experience at www.thomascookairlines.com/fantasyflight

06 Jan 2016

Go wild with ZSL TV!

Did you unwrap a brand new Apple TV this holiday season? Need a superb app to install? Good news - it’s with great pleasure we announce the arrival of our first app for the new 4th Gen Apple TV + tvOS: ZSL TV! It’s a brilliant way to get all of the best new video content direct from Zoological Society London, direct from inside the fantastic London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo, as well as their global conservation projects.

ZSL TV includes 6 featured collections; Zoo Babies, Meet the Animals, Fun Animal Facts, Curious Creatures, Conservation & Science and Behind the Scenes. Already available are the cream of the ZSL content archives with new exclusive content coming soon, now’s a great time to grab the app and install it! 

ZSL TV is available now on the Apple TV app store, just head to there on your shiny new Apple TV and search for ZSL and you’ll find it ready to download and bring great animal based videos direct to your living room. 

ZSL TV was designed and developed by the team at Catch, with great content provided by the super talented videographers at ZSL. Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. 

You can read more about our work with ZSL here, and visit zsl.org for more info about the amazing work done by ZSL in over 50 countries as well as at London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo.

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