Members pappyld04 Posted February 15, 2008 Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 This is really cool!!! Volume up ?New Honda ad. Read the explanation and click on the link below. There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see it. The film took 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars and took three months to complete including full engineering o f the sequence. In addition, it is two minutes long so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime. However, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free viewings" (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial!). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without any hesitation - including the costs. There are six, and only six, hand-made Honda Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real. Oh. and about those funky windshield wipers.On the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet. It looks a bit weird in the commercial. click herehttp://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meg Posted February 19, 2008 Members Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I just saw this. I think it's an amazing commerical. My VW GTI has the wipers that activate when they come in contact with water - the rear one is a bit annoying. Overall, it's a pretty neat option.Cool post. Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pappyld04 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Members Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks Meg. It was sent to me by a friend who is in medical school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ladylove Posted August 3, 2009 Members Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 I haven't seen it on TV yet, I love stuff like that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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