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on the clip. The info below says that was all real time done on one take. Of
note: The tire part looks a bit fake - but after doing some research online
I've found the following info "The sequence where the tires roll up a slope
looks particularly fake but is very simple. Apparently there is a weight inside
the top of the tire that when displaced from its original position allows the
tire to roll up hill a bit. You be the judge.
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Be sure to read the following info first. Then, watch the clip.
There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the following 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 it self 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. 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.
Clink on the link below:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php
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