Creative | Director
WORK
This is My Silence
Commercial / 30"
Everyone hears silence differently, especially people experiencing tinnitus have a unique ringing tone in their ears. This led me to the campaign line – This is My Silence
IDEA: When you’re alone the noise of tinnitus is just a single note, only when you come together and share your “silence” you can become part of the harmony.
PROCESS: After asking a variety of people with tinnitus to hum the tone they hear; we collected a bunch of non-harmonic tinnitus tones. I challenged my composer to create a melody using these, which became our commercial's music.
RESPONSE: I made a conceptual film depicting tinnitus, its effects on people and how knowing you’re not alone can make a difference. “This is My Silence” film started an organic hashtag movement on social media during tinnitus awareness week and encouraged people to share their “silences”. The commercial sparked conversation and was picked up by BBC One Morning Live show.
Client
British Tinnitus Association
Credits
Creative & Director: Zeynep Oguz
New Generation Award
Shortlist
Berlin Commercial Awards
2021
BBC 4's Horror Bundle
On Air Campaign / 40"
‘What is it about horror?’…We seek the answers in a love letter to horror fans.
Read by the voice that will make your blood run cold, Ralph Ineson.
Client
BBC Creative
Credits
Creatives: Zeynep Oguz & Lena Hanafy
Script: Zeynep Oguz & Lena Hanafy
Editors: Zeynep Oguz, Lena Hanafy & Paul Callaghan
Promax Awards
Silver Winner
for Best Film
2022
BBC Sounds - Women's Hour
On Air Campaign / 30"
How to change perspectives on a radio show that's been going on since the 50's?
Expect the Unexpected with Women's Hour.
An animation film featuring disparate sound bites from the show, brought to life by six different women and non-binary artists.
Credits
Creatives: Zeynep Oguz, Olga Chwilowicz, Genevieve Helme
Senior Creative: Lambros Charalambous
RTS Craft & Design Awards
Nominated for
Design for Trails
2021
Manchester Animation Festival
Nominated for
Animated Commercials
2021
SKIN TAKER BOOK COMMERCIAL
On Air Campaign / 30"
To encapsulate a 200-page story within 30 seconds I focused on the overall feeling the book evoked in me: getting lost in an ancient forrest.
I’ve convinced the client to use the audiobook instead of the physical one to capture their brief and visualise the emotion I was after: Run wild with wolf brother, in a Stone Age world.
Sir Ian McKellen’s deep and wise voice is the perfect invitation to get lost in a world of ancient magic.
Client
Michelle Paver - author of the acclaimed Wolf Brother series
Credits
Creative & Director: Zeynep Oguz
VO: Sir Ian McKellen
Espensen Spirits Commercial
On Air Campaign / 30"
When a funky liquor brand from Bristol with spirits names like asked me to make a commercial, I took inspiration from David Bowie’s personas.
Much like Bowie who put on different faces throughout his career, we all have different characters within us waiting to be unleashed in the right moment.
Who do you want to be today? – became the central idea for the commercial
I created & directed a conceptual commercial where the central character bounces between the colourful worlds of the different bottles, posing this very question to the viewer.
I also made social media films, each corresponding to the different days of the week.
Credits
Creative & Director: Zeynep Oguz
Script & Copywriting: Zeynep Oguz
BOBBY & JANE
Drama | 8m | 2035
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It’s easy. Just click “Edit Text” or double click me to add your own content and make changes to the font. I’m a great place for you to tell a story and let your users know a little more about you.
Starring
Sheerin Bex, Arlo Montenegro
Spirit Awards Winner for Best Film
2035
Spirit Awards Winner for Best Script
2035
Official Selection
Indie Film Festival
2035