Remote Control, 1998

Description: Television commercial featuring work of BAFTA nominee Oscar Grillo. The commercial features a toddler watching a cartoon of a dog using electrical appliances in colourful scenes. The child accidentally presses the TV remote and turns off the television. The toddler frowns in disappointment, but when his mother switches the television back on, his face brightens up. The advert closes with the tagline ‘ESB Electricity – where would we be without it?’

Duration: 00:41

Credits: CDP Associates (Concept), Halford & Hutchinson (Production), Oscar Grillo (Animation).