Members ClassicsSoapFan Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 READ THE TEXT BEFORE YOU CLICK ON THE LINK 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 big bucks. 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 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) are 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. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matt Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wow. That ad was....wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Actor87 Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 Woah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crc Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 That's wicked awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanTheMan Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 I've seen this before but I never knew it cost $6 million to make and 6 months to create nor that it took 606 takes. Interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chanel Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 OMG, what a sick commercial!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WTGH Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 Loved it, but I don't get how the window-wipers were activated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitchapalooza Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 That was the COOLEST commercial I have EVER seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KBT Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 That was awesome, bet it was a huge pain in the ass to make though. Thats a commercial that should be on during the Super Bowl, it will definitely get talked about the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Actor87 Posted January 26, 2006 Members Share Posted January 26, 2006 For sure..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheDSA Posted January 27, 2006 Members Share Posted January 27, 2006 The windshield has rain sensors. If water sprinkles on it, it activates the wipers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted January 27, 2006 Members Share Posted January 27, 2006 Yea, that commercials been around for a year or two now. I saw it a while ago, but its still amazing to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Erica Posted January 27, 2006 Members Share Posted January 27, 2006 I've never seen that on TV before! That's wicked cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FanSoAp07 Posted January 27, 2006 Members Share Posted January 27, 2006 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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