Guest fraser Posted April 14, 2003 Report Posted April 14, 2003 Apparently it's by Rube Goldberg, and he's done other stuff, such as The Way Things Go, more info here, with a short clip. Not my research, this ad has been getting blogged everywhere!
Guest MBoden Posted April 14, 2003 Report Posted April 14, 2003 Hondas rule, at last a Honda comercial that can stand against the other companys MBoden '98 Honda Integra Type-R (#3069)
Guest madu Posted April 16, 2003 Report Posted April 16, 2003 [ClintEastman] But I get boooored on the tube :lol: At least there's SPV for music and metro to keep me away from staring at people!! Peoplewatching/peoplespotting/birdsharking is wkd - some real characters in london!!
Guest Ras Posted April 16, 2003 Report Posted April 16, 2003 OK Guys...here is the official line on it!!! :lol: TAKE 606 Apr 14 2003 Now that's a real motion picture Michael Christie TV VIEWERS have been left stunned by Honda's astonishing new advert. Shot in real time, it shows a transmission ball bearing setting 84 other pieces of equipment in motion across a floor. It's a mechanical domino effect - or a hi-tech version of the old board game Mousetrap. And the £750,000 two minute ad - called Cog - took eight men nearly five months to prepare. At one point, three tyres roll uphill because inside they have been weighted with bolts and screws Later, a set of windscreen wiper blade helicopter through the air, suspended from a line of metal twine. It all ends with the electronic door locks activated as a complete Honda rolls off the stand. The advert was shown for the first time last week and has already become a firm favourite with viewers. It was filmed on an industrial estate outside Paris. The final shoot lasted four days and nights and ran to an incredible 606 takes until the makers were satisfied that everything was perfect. Even if one item was just a sixteenth of an inch off, a take would be ruined. Film assistants had to tiptoe round the set so as not to disturb the feather- sensitive superstructure of the arranged metalwork. The slightest tremor could have undone hours of work. The full advert is divided in two - because the studio couldn't fit in all the kit at once. Just one second of computer generation is used to link the two halves - when an exhaust pipe rolls across the floor. A Honda spokesman said: "Filming it was a real pain. But we believe the results are outstanding and something very different. "We're really pleased with it." The ads will initially run for 10 days and then be replaced by one 60- second ad and five 30-second ads which will be shown for six weeks.
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted April 16, 2003 Report Posted April 16, 2003 Hmm so it did not run completely through then? Just 2 sections upto and starting at the exhaust? Still impressive though... :lol:
Guest James Posted April 16, 2003 Report Posted April 16, 2003 i did think that bit lokked a little weird but i never would of guessed it ws CG. i will have to look closer. --OO--
Guest youngerpants Posted April 17, 2003 Report Posted April 17, 2003 Has anyone found a place to download the advert yet, I NEED it SPV optimised!
Guest James Posted April 17, 2003 Report Posted April 17, 2003 why dont you ask them? i noticed they have lots of movies for download in their movie page... why dont you ask them? i noticed they have lots of movies for download in their movie page...
Guest youngerpants Posted April 17, 2003 Report Posted April 17, 2003 no need to repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself repeat yourself :mrgreen:
Guest James Posted April 17, 2003 Report Posted April 17, 2003 DAM INTERNAL NET CONNECTION!!! made a post twice when it lost connection.
Guest adam Posted April 20, 2003 Report Posted April 20, 2003 Apparently traffic on the honda site has tripled since the advert was shown. That either shows the power of advertising, or that people here will spend ages looking for an spv optimised video!!
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted April 20, 2003 Report Posted April 20, 2003 Thanks to SKY tv i have ordered the advert on DVD foc so if I can sort my conversion problem out I'll try and post it when it arrives ;)
Guest Firaas Posted April 21, 2003 Report Posted April 21, 2003 Behold THE HONDA ADVERT optimised for the SPV. The file below has a frame decimation of 3 which is particularly nasty on this type of video, so I'm working on a 1:1 conversion...Honda.zip
Guest Firaas Posted April 21, 2003 Report Posted April 21, 2003 I present... HONDA AD VERSION 2! This one's great until it freezes up...Honda2.zip
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted April 21, 2003 Report Posted April 21, 2003 How do you manage that Ashley? Like it says on the advert "JUST PRESS THE BUTTON" ;) the red one that is but only during the advert.
Guest fozzie Posted April 21, 2003 Report Posted April 21, 2003 I think you can also order it on DVD from here. I'm assuming it has the advert on it?!
Guest Richie M Posted April 21, 2003 Report Posted April 21, 2003 Like it says on the advert "JUST PRESS THE BUTTON" ;) the red one that is but only during the advert. Sky Digi eh? :roll: I get the Adverts to press red (is that meant to be Mick Jagger? ) think they are just teasing cos they know NTL don't work :)
Guest Firaas Posted April 21, 2003 Report Posted April 21, 2003 BTW this is totally off topic, but anyone seen the Yellow Pages ad? Here it is, optimised for the SPV!Yell.zip
Guest idavid Posted April 24, 2003 Report Posted April 24, 2003 btw. if you liked this advert it was actually a copy of a strange art film made a few years ago. it as a similar theme of things bumbing into each other etc, but it was made with virtually no budget (legths of 2" by 4", candles, ballons etc and it last 20 odd minutes.. really very good. cant remember who did it, but if anyones wants to know i will find it for them.
Guest meaks Posted April 25, 2003 Report Posted April 25, 2003 Link to The Original Movie. There is all the info about the original movie and gives you the option to buy it.
Guest fraser Posted April 25, 2003 Report Posted April 25, 2003 I posted a link earlier to a short on-line clip from it.
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