Most Impressive Commercial EVER!

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They admitted to CGI about a week after it came out. The thing rooling to a stop, then starting up again gives it away in one section.

 

Noooooooooooooooo, we've never seen that before!!! (sorry, couldn't resist!)

 

I dont even think the current Accord wagon looks like that anymore

 

Still cool!

 

That car was never sold in the USA. It is the wagon form of what we have as the Acura TSX:
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According to Snopes it was done without CGI.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/business/hondacog.asp

 

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it came out about 2- 3 years ago.

... this and the "ping pong matrix" video...
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Well, we're WAITING!!!!!!
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Incredible commercial. FYI, there hasnt been an Accord wagon in the United States since 1995.

 

Wow, I actually saw an interview on FOX about it where they said it was in some places. They were talking to one of the producers I think. The thing rolling down the board to the window, that then opens was one they focused on. The thing roles slows to a stop, then picks back up again. Another was the tire rolling up the board, hitting the other tire and rolling back a bit... then reversing back up the hill again.

 

Yeah I'm not sure I have heard it both ways. Some say it is not and some say it has some CGI in it. Oh well still a cool vid

 

its got credits for a 'Flame Artist' which is a Computer graphic operator ( flame is one of the most used CGI tools ).. sooooo if it walks like a duck....

I also cant see ( having been in the film biz for 15 yrs ) how they could have possibly spent $6mil...

 

yeah that alone says CGI, irregardless of what they maintain.

 

The guys that did this, I cant remember their names, are french. I have seen several video's from the 70's and early 80's of them doing stuff that would make the honda commercial look like childs play, All real, all shot in one take using a household cam. I remember the first time watching one of their home made videos, it had a domino sequence (much like the honda) using industrial machinery that lasted for THIRTY MINUTES. It had me grinning the whole time.

If anyone finds out what the names of these artists are, id love to go find that video at the library again! They are truly awesome.

And regarding the comment about the flame, the flame may have been used to composite extra embelishments on to the sequence, such as the speakers vibrating or whatever. it couldve even been used to grade the shots. But having seen their original works, i have no reason to believe they would fake it. not for 6 million anyway.

 

really not that hard to do if you weight the tires.

 

http://www.frif.com/cat97/t-z/the_way_.html

Perhaps these are the guys you're talking about? They sued Honda for that ad, BTW

 

Great commercial, But tires and wheels don't role uphill, sorry laws of phyisics.

 

The wheels are weighted. Throw a 50lbs sand bag in the tires, and it will go uphill for 1/2 revolution ... sorry, laws of physics

 

about a year ago for some reason they changed the music in it, i really liked the sugar hill gang music but then they changed it to some bland demo music and it ruined it.

 

you guys all love the commercial huh?

How many went and bought an accord this week?



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Well that's easy, no one, cause they didn't sell the wagon here. Durrrrrrrrrrrr