pavid November 29, 2006 Share pavid Member November 29, 2006 Interesting Honda Ad This is really neat.. Be sure to read the info first, then watch the clip. And you thought those people that set up roomfuls of dominos to knock over were amazing. 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 of the sequence. In addition, it's 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 November 29, 2006 Share akaM2 Member November 29, 2006 old one, but a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters November 29, 2006 Share stutters GC Alumni November 29, 2006 i've never seen it before, and enjoyed watching. m2, thanks for keeping this to yourself all this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner November 29, 2006 Share Demoner Member November 29, 2006 nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8t4time November 29, 2006 Share w8t4time Member November 29, 2006 I always wondered why it took them so long to work on my car now I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruten November 30, 2006 Share Kruten Member November 30, 2006 old one, but a good one. Yep, haven't seen this in several months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witt November 30, 2006 Share witt Member November 30, 2006 Those windshield wipers were walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma November 30, 2006 Share YoMamma Member November 30, 2006 How fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa November 30, 2006 Share Playaa Member November 30, 2006 old one, but a good one. isn't this video like...3 years old? maybe 4...I could have swore it came out in 2002. either way it's still awesome to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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