Jesse Ryan Vigil
writer, game designer, maker of small wonders
One of the interactive "Black Phones" - deployed in a location.

Black Phone Activation

One of the interactive "Black Phones" deployed in the space

One of the interactive "Black Phones" deployed in the space

Worked with a creative team tasked with building an immersive multi-building interactive activation for influencers to promote the 2022 Universal release of Black Phone.

Here it is in action.

Wafellow on TikTok posted a great playthrough of the experience

The distinctive phones in the movie were hard to find copies of, and harder still to restore while adding new functionality that still made the 40s phones seem “haunted.”

The distinctive phones in the movie were hard to find copies of, and harder still to restore while adding new functionality that still made the 40s phones seem “haunted.”

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One Week, Four Phones

One Week, Four Phones

I only had a week to get this all done before the show. Each phone was capable of receiving live calls from “ghosts” hidden in a different building. Calls could be routed to any phone in the space. All phones were fitted with hidden “speakerphone” so ghost dialogue was audible to groups and for influencer video.

Also… they couldn’t have visible cords or wires since the phone in the film appears dead and useless unless the ghosts call.