Motorola Pageboy III
Paired melodic pagers for A24's One Battle After Another
Motorola Pageboy III pager used as the reference for the paired limited-edition experience
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Project Summary
A limited-edition pair of vintage-style Motorola Pageboy III pagers for A24's “One Battle After Another”. Each pair plays a unique two-part composition in synchronization when the pagers are near one another.
Client:A24
Team: Near Future Laboratory, A24
Project Year:2024
Project Dates:
Published On:Apr 11, 2026, 01:07
Updated On:Aug 11, 2026, 17:44
Written By: Julian Bleecker
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Project Semantic Tags
A24BRAND EXPERIENCEFILMFILM PROPLIMITED EDITIONMOTOROLA PAGEBOY IIIONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERPROXIMITYSOUND

The Project

A brand experience exploration for A24's One Battle After Another: a limited-edition set of paired Motorola Pageboy III vintage-style pagers. Each paired set carries its own composition. When the two pagers are near one another, they synchronize and play the two parts together. Motorola Pageboy IIs appear in the film; the Pageboy III was selected for this exploration because its mechanical format better suited the paired musical behavior. This prop was featured in the film itself and was proposed as part of the A24 merchandise program. The project was specified and prototyped by Near Future Laboratory, and was ultimately deemed too complex to produce for the merchandise program.

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