Prius Goes Plural and Creates A People Person To Introduce The New Models.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9LzzYtGhT9eNQKo1yeeZ8XMqPIgx1uFO5JWzJ0x-yCNFY3ZSR7qZHjVOsQrFi9a8fHmUiI9VQng2qzWYpNj6P1iSQ7FL6wjwDL_YYmXse_PY8grNOokXf7iUSCMwNqNEqn4Bx_Bq_w2h/s1600/prius+people+person+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651969744489509922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9LzzYtGhT9eNQKo1yeeZ8XMqPIgx1uFO5JWzJ0x-yCNFY3ZSR7qZHjVOsQrFi9a8fHmUiI9VQng2qzWYpNj6P1iSQ7FL6wjwDL_YYmXse_PY8grNOokXf7iUSCMwNqNEqn4Bx_Bq_w2h/s400/prius+people+person+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />The original Toyota Prius, now in its third generation, is being joined by three new models; the Prius v coming in fall 2011, the Prius Plug-in and the Prius c Concept- both coming in spring 2012.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0MxxNw_2C628g_bChDr7Pmb8CfFtwTF6IbrQ9R58K213vfMneK9Fb8aLE41gzT2j1Bka31qaCC1ZmIeVADnmgT27Rcq-yf_GaUEChkqbmfaF7atd59qH_mbfbhIdxLnxso4TTjX4ed8W/s1600/priusFamilyPhoto.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651976231315721138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0MxxNw_2C628g_bChDr7Pmb8CfFtwTF6IbrQ9R58K213vfMneK9Fb8aLE41gzT2j1Bka31qaCC1ZmIeVADnmgT27Rcq-yf_GaUEChkqbmfaF7atd59qH_mbfbhIdxLnxso4TTjX4ed8W/s400/priusFamilyPhoto.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 291px;" /></a><br /><br />To introduce viewers to the growing <a href="http://www.toyota.com/upcoming-vehicles/prius-family/">Prius Family from Toyota,</a> Saatchi LA devised an unusual effect for a television commerical, creating one metaphorical person by assembling 18 different human bodies - a unique way to communicate meeting the needs of multiple people.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tz50_1Y2pXU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="328" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />The metaphor then unravels when the "people person" sees the new Toyota Prius models parked outside. The spot was directed by <a href="http://www.thesweetshop.tv/directors/mrhide">Mr. Hide</a> (who directed the Prius Harmony spots in which the landscapes were created with people) and was mostly shot with live-action, large-scale props, and some green-screen help to create backgrounds. The spot is airing in both 60 second and 30 second versions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFJqRvkOTQ-G3ssllr6yJLLlEHAgKBVK6hsELF4xAPPQmN2t4Ai2NNbiLsxyZbAAVuFUyWVX1zQT3uUhkXAItwdom1s199bwsvv9WpmR_hGriKVpfy3Xq26NkB1DIS6CfA7Ksk0C0S03o/s1600/prius+people+person.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651969004073979794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFJqRvkOTQ-G3ssllr6yJLLlEHAgKBVK6hsELF4xAPPQmN2t4Ai2NNbiLsxyZbAAVuFUyWVX1zQT3uUhkXAItwdom1s199bwsvv9WpmR_hGriKVpfy3Xq26NkB1DIS6CfA7Ksk0C0S03o/s400/prius+people+person.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 290px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmg6zl9yc4Pe1jKN21fbu99psVfg2MZLfpDCveQ2lS2OGfiFZAoL9X_v3LK7PKmbAj14UX65o-ZuQZ7HrtD-8oSi4W8w8iO6S36PjBIdzYeFS2OmNY5Li0oN72bHxaXd2lkObikk991fX/s1600/prius+people6.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651974657233053922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmg6zl9yc4Pe1jKN21fbu99psVfg2MZLfpDCveQ2lS2OGfiFZAoL9X_v3LK7PKmbAj14UX65o-ZuQZ7HrtD-8oSi4W8w8iO6S36PjBIdzYeFS2OmNY5Li0oN72bHxaXd2lkObikk991fX/s400/prius+people6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 289px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgPo9NwFlx9TqsfzxVltA4z_kc33OSYNiSI_W6ZFvipFp-dgSQwixPL2YIrSbAMDkMoBZMVCQ2LvMfwt7HFpfucB-Gf6Uo3vo8pLUfvsWn08IL-wHqwQzm8s80Mp4OzFYJx1Xw88D5797/s1600/prius+people+7.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651975088687252882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgPo9NwFlx9TqsfzxVltA4z_kc33OSYNiSI_W6ZFvipFp-dgSQwixPL2YIrSbAMDkMoBZMVCQ2LvMfwt7HFpfucB-Gf6Uo3vo8pLUfvsWn08IL-wHqwQzm8s80Mp4OzFYJx1Xw88D5797/s400/prius+people+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 292px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN25N22Vpv2hwrCDTFJf_OiLM1WQqjlm35q39A8CY9_DME5Ri8TDsRV1VoSvSPws_w0PNEmFxppNbrogb0qIMsUOe027Saj7CkxvfPfOMV2Y7z4A2P-fyqbqPugCAvgj4cDdpNbPtpJHU/s1600/prius+pople+person2.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651968615716522722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN25N22Vpv2hwrCDTFJf_OiLM1WQqjlm35q39A8CY9_DME5Ri8TDsRV1VoSvSPws_w0PNEmFxppNbrogb0qIMsUOe027Saj7CkxvfPfOMV2Y7z4A2P-fyqbqPugCAvgj4cDdpNbPtpJHU/s400/prius+pople+person2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br />The set, a suburban neighborhood, was shot using a miniature set. See how they did it in the video below.<br /><br /><embed src="http://creativity-online.com/video/player.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#869ca7" name="player" play="true" loop="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="config=http://creativity-online.com/xml/config.player.php&p=24433" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="320" width="530"></embed><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3CHi7Crbc2jDkqJre4CD5iX73hr6FjD7d4EfWeOvKGaua11KbHSaJkrInI7zL1HkCRF-wS7vtjFyPp-7_Rs8QaTJLfZ2kSvt8Xt2-7FkpG1TIp8JWrftkg-JOTEFRcK9OUbzhnMvLUAN/s1600/Prius+people+person5.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651976410468981170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3CHi7Crbc2jDkqJre4CD5iX73hr6FjD7d4EfWeOvKGaua11KbHSaJkrInI7zL1HkCRF-wS7vtjFyPp-7_Rs8QaTJLfZ2kSvt8Xt2-7FkpG1TIp8JWrftkg-JOTEFRcK9OUbzhnMvLUAN/s400/Prius+people+person5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 284px;" /></a><br /><br />It took a lot of people to bring this effect to life. Below is a list of the full credits.<br /><br />Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles<br />Client: Toyota<br />ECD: Margaret Keene<br />ECD: Chris Adams<br />ECD: Mike McKay<br />Creative Director: Ryan Jacobs<br />Creative Director: Jeff Church<br />ACD/Copywriter: Andy Kadin<br />ACD/Designer: Zach Richter<br />Copywriter: Kimberley Ragan<br />Art Director: Rebecca Johnson-Pond<br />Production Artist: Clint Hudspet<br />Director of Integrated Production/Multimedia: Tanya LeSieur<br />Broadcast Senior Producer: Jennifer Pearse<br />3D Producer: Carl Deo<br />Prod. Co.: The Sweet Shop<br />Exec. Producer: Philip Detchmendy<br />President of Prod. Co.: Paul Prince<br />President of Prod. Co.: Steve Dickstein<br />Director: Mr. Hide<br />Editing Company: Bikini Editorial<br />Exec. Producer: Gina Pagano<br />Editor: Avi Oron<br />Assistant Editor: Sterling Robertson<br />Finish/Special Effects: Eight VFX<br />VFX Supervisor: Jean Marc Demmer<br />Exec. Producer: Baptiste Andrieux<br />Exec. Producer: Shira Boardman<br />VFX Producer: Donna Langston<br />VFX Coordinator: Douglas Scruton<br />Roto & Paint: Marianne Magne<br />Roto & Paint: Chris Fregoso<br />Roto & Paint: Natalia Schkliar<br />3D Artist: Mathias Jourdes<br />3D Artist: Shuichi Nakahara<br />3D Artist: Jerome Platteaux<br />3D Artist: Kevin Culhane<br />3D Artist: Oliver Arnold<br />3D Supervisor: Giancarlo Lari<br />3D Supervisor: Vania Alba-Zapata<br />Compositor: Raphael Mosley<br />Compositor: Andy Davis<br />Compositor: Mathieu Caulet<br />Compositor: Yann Mallard<br />Compositor: Stephane Allender<br />Compositor: Marcelo Pasqualino<br />Compositor: Dave Stern<br />Compositor: Joe Chiao<br />Compositor: Tony Petitti<br />Compositor: Colleen Smith<br />Music/Supervisor: Agoraphone Music/ Beth Urdang<br />Music/Editor: Go Home Productions/ Mark Vodler<br />Sound Design/Mix: Lime/ Rohan Young

Prius Goes Plural and Creates A People Person To Introduce The New Models.

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Kia uses Nail Art in a Stop-Motion Animation Film to Market the Picanto.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sg026c3P1OmAuJgf_ITfVBagxCjTMkuYmIwDAT2qRKF4SpmXwO_OTnjesFZE_ROf7GyE3wvP6IkVgu04G1mG36226L9ilB3ejq722hDXEt6xFFlrczl2lu9E9a-HvekL6fAG5k5CqWWE/s1600/Kia+nail+animation.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593551515096786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sg026c3P1OmAuJgf_ITfVBagxCjTMkuYmIwDAT2qRKF4SpmXwO_OTnjesFZE_ROf7GyE3wvP6IkVgu04G1mG36226L9ilB3ejq722hDXEt6xFFlrczl2lu9E9a-HvekL6fAG5k5CqWWE/s400/Kia+nail+animation.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdEg9h2PPkpm6PBhz9w3mnIZ1RNgwtaxKcY4pLONccG_8jJIR8E83y0uu8PZA4q9iRcVteo7Ve9V8htIJiCLOBYaqwMHFT7oCHAhbPR3xo1teed5nW_oCF0nrXoRUNpO2abc6ORRE62i2/s1600/Kia+Picanto.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638690553082296098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdEg9h2PPkpm6PBhz9w3mnIZ1RNgwtaxKcY4pLONccG_8jJIR8E83y0uu8PZA4q9iRcVteo7Ve9V8htIJiCLOBYaqwMHFT7oCHAhbPR3xo1teed5nW_oCF0nrXoRUNpO2abc6ORRE62i2/s400/Kia+Picanto.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 448px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />To market the new <a href="http://www.kia-picanto.com/">KIA Picanto</a>, Kia Motors of Korea came up with a novel way to say "small." Using painted fingernails as stop motion animation to serve as a metaphor for packing things into a small vehicle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPW_a_m9Cpg6qZy4skgJKOEmrVI6KfXZ4CDLpP1ZBdvfTq8S0gNAZhP3LogPGWTAr8koEARc1A0zvsuxsQg6OcHD2wpcORSiXr5VCQg2ELR-znJI-Agg25JNoV2A-280Y-icoQ9yddnsd/s1600/Kia+led+headlamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593344481282306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPW_a_m9Cpg6qZy4skgJKOEmrVI6KfXZ4CDLpP1ZBdvfTq8S0gNAZhP3LogPGWTAr8koEARc1A0zvsuxsQg6OcHD2wpcORSiXr5VCQg2ELR-znJI-Agg25JNoV2A-280Y-icoQ9yddnsd/s400/Kia+led+headlamp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 331px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye8ocxwP5KAR0iKXIZ6LXT7ZbCgLw7_uyhMFlq1fpretgu_gK5cVl34D1HgdVQi6Vq73ZRs2OiQ_f29CfwqRthMx39tMSnF9phZwHJT3afJeNAE8veJ1fGykujScb40hTC7KraiJU6OBs/s1600/Kia+rear+lamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593285446605298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye8ocxwP5KAR0iKXIZ6LXT7ZbCgLw7_uyhMFlq1fpretgu_gK5cVl34D1HgdVQi6Vq73ZRs2OiQ_f29CfwqRthMx39tMSnF9phZwHJT3afJeNAE8veJ1fGykujScb40hTC7KraiJU6OBs/s400/Kia+rear+lamp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 331px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJDRT2OReWe7acVuTdEpAHIycr7a1ILlno3JeX7SGb5nCHc6yYL04Mwk6-kt8H2Vu2a30hrSWlZvCHkVMMgQkBp7EYWv3y0LAaOpNVJKCEpsL0GY6sbG43AhdnJdyVoVhvi0LLYIYWPLd/s1600/Kia+airbags.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638594091970824498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJDRT2OReWe7acVuTdEpAHIycr7a1ILlno3JeX7SGb5nCHc6yYL04Mwk6-kt8H2Vu2a30hrSWlZvCHkVMMgQkBp7EYWv3y0LAaOpNVJKCEpsL0GY6sbG43AhdnJdyVoVhvi0LLYIYWPLd/s400/Kia+airbags.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 331px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNUwUrg04B8tV8pEqgbqhFF5ZTwfoZ0WKCZTVBM1FWhHp66p5i8dUD4u69FRuFcwX6oljbE811Gv10KTEH-ZsZDvuwnk2nieYgqWnMjeavcVM0JfIaRkmCoO-lHJ4IFUVRav947VuIZyw/s1600/Kia+nail+tagline.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638594673543989954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNUwUrg04B8tV8pEqgbqhFF5ZTwfoZ0WKCZTVBM1FWhHp66p5i8dUD4u69FRuFcwX6oljbE811Gv10KTEH-ZsZDvuwnk2nieYgqWnMjeavcVM0JfIaRkmCoO-lHJ4IFUVRav947VuIZyw/s400/Kia+nail+tagline.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The project took 25 days (and nights), 900 fingernails, 1200 bottles of nail polish and 2 hours to complete each piece of nail art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmToTrsUd6wttMOBr44jOgk8VDIRbrOetrpdUEI1tofKFYNrmwOetCLjri8GKPpiRarcxZEmrnNtynwIQi0ayBx3P4VVPGvLCkfaZ_lNX8S9dLz2MznKyQAfIpud4omZiFRH445D1MB2i/s1600/kia+nail+art5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638594192279820194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmToTrsUd6wttMOBr44jOgk8VDIRbrOetrpdUEI1tofKFYNrmwOetCLjri8GKPpiRarcxZEmrnNtynwIQi0ayBx3P4VVPGvLCkfaZ_lNX8S9dLz2MznKyQAfIpud4omZiFRH445D1MB2i/s400/kia+nail+art5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 328px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The result is a video (cut as a :21 second teaser, a 1:13 second spot and a 2 minute director's cut)<br /><br /><br /><br />Full version:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9A_TX-rlfvU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="427" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />The director's cut, shown below, includes nails painted to call out features -like those shown below- as well as for the stop motion animation:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bJ_azpdymsc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="427" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />Images from the director's cut only:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnTKgs9H97q6hKmUJCs4d8gAJCUroWApnlmcX-LUyqp-PqgrNyqvDNV5jg_42zSMUUmR1Y5C_N0CSRLvFpGKYHirzbVWyaH3CREiUwDGiRB3vWnXvzHpSJFqwuhezJAM0z__-K8vqWFhF/s1600/Kia+bluetooth.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593773079876914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnTKgs9H97q6hKmUJCs4d8gAJCUroWApnlmcX-LUyqp-PqgrNyqvDNV5jg_42zSMUUmR1Y5C_N0CSRLvFpGKYHirzbVWyaH3CREiUwDGiRB3vWnXvzHpSJFqwuhezJAM0z__-K8vqWFhF/s400/Kia+bluetooth.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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Kia uses Nail Art in a Stop-Motion Animation Film to Market the Picanto.

To market the new KIA Picanto , Kia Motors of Korea came up with a novel way to say "small." Using painted fingernails as stop mot...

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Satirizing Satan. A Wickedly Good Ad for Dirt Devil Parodies The Exorcist.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64pJPC4_skMG_UsuxN74zqY_JnEUJVmbCtuI982VTl1-MurnY-q2LIXGPKhTykBkyiEHvGNap1bUwr44ST3W39-shnpsHrf3-WvTOXjLv8Iuhs56Dl9W-eQG35Dy1Oa-1pnIEzK8kLiQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-06+at+12.55.25+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615202076936638898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64pJPC4_skMG_UsuxN74zqY_JnEUJVmbCtuI982VTl1-MurnY-q2LIXGPKhTykBkyiEHvGNap1bUwr44ST3W39-shnpsHrf3-WvTOXjLv8Iuhs56Dl9W-eQG35Dy1Oa-1pnIEzK8kLiQ/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-06+at+12.55.25+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 312px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the commercial mimics some memorable scenes from the original movie, such as the opening shot (above) and the Exorcist movie poster and scene (below)</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jOoUTUuHFtQud643k5mDkNK0JrUz4YbnGBt0OotrmvtMdbmq-Yxjvbaqe2ObCvOsppUUeZtLPQnSamTZLcWkPTvcaw0tmfZ5gWIfXUP-MtDXm4pmX6MyXaHNcUF5Tk-kscwTBqpmERA/s1600/exorcist1024.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615203519429633570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jOoUTUuHFtQud643k5mDkNK0JrUz4YbnGBt0OotrmvtMdbmq-Yxjvbaqe2ObCvOsppUUeZtLPQnSamTZLcWkPTvcaw0tmfZ5gWIfXUP-MtDXm4pmX6MyXaHNcUF5Tk-kscwTBqpmERA/s400/exorcist1024.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Directed by <a href="http://www.andyred.com/">Andreas Roth</a>, this :90 second commercial for the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner is a beautifully executed take on William Peter Blatty's, The Exorcist. Starting with the opening frame, a nod to the very famous scene used for the movie's poster (shown above), the spot does a brilliant job of echoing the horror film, only to reveal a comical and unexpected ending.<br /><br /><object height="298" width="530"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22984504&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22984504&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="298" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br />Credits:<br />Dirt Devil - Exorcist (90")<br />Brand: Dirt Devil<br />Product: Centrino Cleancontrol<br />Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg<br />Creative: Andre Price<br />Producer: Christian Hergenröther<br />Director: Andreas Roth<br />Dop: Roland Stuprich<br />Music: The German Wahnsinn Team<br />Editor: Alexander Menkö<br />Postproduction: lafourmi postproduction, nhb video

Satirizing Satan. A Wickedly Good Ad for Dirt Devil Parodies The Exorcist.

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Drill Inc. Creates Xylophone, A Commercial For The Touch Wood Mobile Phone

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsXdluV1x3eTyfTMP7EC-aBO58jpFOUt793bCGg1hXpL1AenUi4_giFRWrSY3e4rDfCQTZYtP0LAEpy99XDF2kA9Rl8JYvmSaCzNkiq7W_VOrJ0f2Gw9NcTPgTT0A6OLUztadg5Lr1A0/s1600/xylophone2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592670617985917170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsXdluV1x3eTyfTMP7EC-aBO58jpFOUt793bCGg1hXpL1AenUi4_giFRWrSY3e4rDfCQTZYtP0LAEpy99XDF2kA9Rl8JYvmSaCzNkiq7W_VOrJ0f2Gw9NcTPgTT0A6OLUztadg5Lr1A0/s400/xylophone2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9lni6nnZYjJeJwbqvQiR_HPbM73X7F8UnVwv1XPkZ2cgFwXezbHZznmREZIh2BtZTQnavOhyphenhyphen_ga2FCs6v6gjcSrYXA4JmHGakl9TZIaGyGOKioklRwDIzu9ckZnMxHjLZvaRKayMU3k/s1600/xylophone1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592670702962071922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9lni6nnZYjJeJwbqvQiR_HPbM73X7F8UnVwv1XPkZ2cgFwXezbHZznmREZIh2BtZTQnavOhyphenhyphen_ga2FCs6v6gjcSrYXA4JmHGakl9TZIaGyGOKioklRwDIzu9ckZnMxHjLZvaRKayMU3k/s400/xylophone1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 316px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnotJ72OL6bqmX4eYMZvvThlL_mimui6f7_THIAxt3fN7CUI0EJOf3_WOtLa1CpTfxrJ1eKYE8ihAH_oQ6AK2Am5ZnRX5NkzkjCEviEQrJ39fUKHG4X6FIZedX1VeNh80DBAQItiyowOE/s1600/xylophone3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592670536920415378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnotJ72OL6bqmX4eYMZvvThlL_mimui6f7_THIAxt3fN7CUI0EJOf3_WOtLa1CpTfxrJ1eKYE8ihAH_oQ6AK2Am5ZnRX5NkzkjCEviEQrJ39fUKHG4X6FIZedX1VeNh80DBAQItiyowOE/s400/xylophone3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 336px;" /></a><br /><br />A lovely and inventive three minute commercial, Xylophone, for a new wooden encased phone, the <a href="http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/concept_model/sh08c/index.html">Touch Wood SH 08C </a> from <a href="http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/">Docomo</a> of Japan.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfGKlk3vtCVai0uZKpB1eiggC0evjHsPdV3Y03rd0ghO43vFi3kCFIdAn06Avjt5VbIin9xBv7YFjgaWPn3hQPEBHx0mZFNVsUlo5ViVuqSCw7NgyGwOzKTbuQCqvnfUHoQ785k2BIZc/s1600/touch+wood+phone.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592668763371624050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfGKlk3vtCVai0uZKpB1eiggC0evjHsPdV3Y03rd0ghO43vFi3kCFIdAn06Avjt5VbIin9xBv7YFjgaWPn3hQPEBHx0mZFNVsUlo5ViVuqSCw7NgyGwOzKTbuQCqvnfUHoQ785k2BIZc/s400/touch+wood+phone.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 515px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTOcm9Bu4DVURKl4JhxzmTg5Ha4H5kbWckkrionmvNUGfW3TEd27a4dQiqHRVyXvn7j5xOMc8FnxEqY8lAdDSDOc6DqpdG82_SD4it1ayj5S1wf-cYIWgF0eAAj0Hq48sBEoQg13hlLo/s1600/p_01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592669578932641714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTOcm9Bu4DVURKl4JhxzmTg5Ha4H5kbWckkrionmvNUGfW3TEd27a4dQiqHRVyXvn7j5xOMc8FnxEqY8lAdDSDOc6DqpdG82_SD4it1ayj5S1wf-cYIWgF0eAAj0Hq48sBEoQg13hlLo/s400/p_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 142px;" /></a><br /><br />Japanese agency <a href="http://www.drill-inc.jp/">Drill Inc.</a> (the same agency responsible for the website design of the <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/11/100-design-cards-epos-visa-have-100.html">Epos 100 artist Visa credit cards</a>) and creative director Morihiro Harano hand crafted a giant wooden xylophone in the woods of Kyushu, Japan. As one little wooden ball rolls down the giant microphone, it plays Bach’s Cantata 147. The agency claims that no artificial music was used.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C_CDLBTJD4M?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="530" frameborder="0" height="328"></iframe><br /><br />A joint project with Sharp, Olympus and Docomo, the phone is beautifully designed, as is the packaging<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKE6GJ_kNWWwN5oMnQE68wdrIhQmq5J6nlgXFVMoaLSLtGyW4ks6XtM6QgdFvZUU2ztcNmg4oaPdYE8dxTg-oU2ng_ZcKEV7c92gifi22Lq0bEGLaND5AuEsq0ICmsWiGkYEb2cZ7kvPo/s1600/soukanzu2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592672003297480226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKE6GJ_kNWWwN5oMnQE68wdrIhQmq5J6nlgXFVMoaLSLtGyW4ks6XtM6QgdFvZUU2ztcNmg4oaPdYE8dxTg-oU2ng_ZcKEV7c92gifi22Lq0bEGLaND5AuEsq0ICmsWiGkYEb2cZ7kvPo/s400/soukanzu2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 199px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQ3N4w1BG8DZxlcXb0umn1Qn873CVZZKFQiskZfWwQZl6MAZ-WchsZJONR_yaY_CtLpgktKKRQ74b_1YM7FyOQHNWpV3NhGZ8TLFk1o9ZZTTWjDI9JZHjDjd28geteZEyEiwKQ2HCZaE/s1600/touch+wod+box.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592668878161397346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQ3N4w1BG8DZxlcXb0umn1Qn873CVZZKFQiskZfWwQZl6MAZ-WchsZJONR_yaY_CtLpgktKKRQ74b_1YM7FyOQHNWpV3NhGZ8TLFk1o9ZZTTWjDI9JZHjDjd28geteZEyEiwKQ2HCZaE/s400/touch+wod+box.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 200px;" /></a><br />as well as the wooden charging unit by More Trees:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN4vkz2TF8DAbZ1qd25uqC8Frx_Yys7wP8H6pQa8xXipOzEVv8FGL04eCLGA8YZkRfK17MYGf4ST9JdCJnqdoO9JUA4X6oOFvNTnsnx4s0D88Moiv8ZNeC0DXXXXnGcNtYRxtG7ADtJ8/s1600/more+trees+charger.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592669101827694322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN4vkz2TF8DAbZ1qd25uqC8Frx_Yys7wP8H6pQa8xXipOzEVv8FGL04eCLGA8YZkRfK17MYGf4ST9JdCJnqdoO9JUA4X6oOFvNTnsnx4s0D88Moiv8ZNeC0DXXXXnGcNtYRxtG7ADtJ8/s400/more+trees+charger.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 478px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://answer.nttdocomo.co.jp/touchwood/#making">Be sure to see "the making of' the commercial here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.touch-wood.jp/SH-08C.html">Here's a dedicated microsite for owners, the phone and accessories.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://shop.more-trees-design.jp/">You can shop for the Touch wood Phone and the More trees charger here</a>

Drill Inc. Creates Xylophone, A Commercial For The Touch Wood Mobile Phone

A lovely and inventive three minute commercial, Xylophone, for a new wooden encased phone, the Touch Wood SH 08C from Docomo of Japan. Jap...

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New Call Of Duty: Black Ops Commercial Makes Even Peace Lovers Want To Shoot Someone.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik71uCjv0VUfaST7SwnLbG8jmzQNuYAhwn-TYmseOiKWnJpOxXh_tIGwEQCkv8Tj_PQP-eCa5Hw5K0ReWxc4JPjjxdQe8bFsdhmAwU3fmRKA2KKgR-LJHxdeeg4QBk8BO2i3PK36-3KVJ4/s1600/There%E2%80%99s+a+Soldier+in+All+of+Us.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535831694759750642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik71uCjv0VUfaST7SwnLbG8jmzQNuYAhwn-TYmseOiKWnJpOxXh_tIGwEQCkv8Tj_PQP-eCa5Hw5K0ReWxc4JPjjxdQe8bFsdhmAwU3fmRKA2KKgR-LJHxdeeg4QBk8BO2i3PK36-3KVJ4/s400/There%E2%80%99s+a+Soldier+in+All+of+Us.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 295px;" /></a><br /><br />The latest 60 second spot (shown after the stills in this post) for Activision's soon to be released <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref_%3Da9_sc_1%26keywords%3Dcall%2520of%2520duty%253A%2520black%2520ops%26qid%3D1288917153%26rh%3Di%253Aaps%252Ck%253Acall%2520of%2520duty%253A%2520black%2520ops&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> video game, conceived of by TBWA Chiat Day and directed by Rupert Sanders, makes even me want to pick up a gun - or at least a game controller - and I'm about as far as one gets from a war monger.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lVyLEmsX1A8zYSoHCXJJ-Y18gKvE8R6Bx3IziDgOx7csZBrR4aUWR_8Eoh-II5pn4j4zHPiXnkArOT4DQwG54rjxep6g0XpTLiR_cgLvsPeWdQvp6vjgXhs-JDdEDUZ5HeaiPxUx1N-Q/s1600/Picture-26.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535850095798324498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lVyLEmsX1A8zYSoHCXJJ-Y18gKvE8R6Bx3IziDgOx7csZBrR4aUWR_8Eoh-II5pn4j4zHPiXnkArOT4DQwG54rjxep6g0XpTLiR_cgLvsPeWdQvp6vjgXhs-JDdEDUZ5HeaiPxUx1N-Q/s400/Picture-26.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 218px;" /></a><br /><br />Despite your stance on war or video games, one cannot deny the visceral appeal of this commercial. Set to the Rolling Stone's Vietnam-era classic Gimme Shelter, the gamers (a variety which includes, amongst many, a medical technician, a scientist, an electronics store clerk, a hotel concierge, a businessman, Kobe Bryant, Jimmy Kimmel and not one, but three women - even a Birkenstock wearing Granola) find themselves so immersed in the experience, they appear engaged in real life combat. 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width: 522px; height: 330px;" /></a><br /><br />The everyday folk - and avid gamer celebs Kobe Bryant and Jimmy Kimmel who make appearances in the spot - are adeptly brandishing weapons while donning their civilian garb (love the Chanel shoulder bag), amongst the thunder of helicopters and flying shrapnel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3t4gorIA7YdClRol0Xp0OJVrr3gk-5OdneVYeHO8aW9A54lfd5OSdWr49COe5sZ-K_utG6WzCfyXhZSyrvhiivk7Dg1CdQUKDSMGeh5AIBIX2w34TYWHleDO5rjrQrrBJIz7OizvMVoT/s1600/Picture-32.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535847140772688162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3t4gorIA7YdClRol0Xp0OJVrr3gk-5OdneVYeHO8aW9A54lfd5OSdWr49COe5sZ-K_utG6WzCfyXhZSyrvhiivk7Dg1CdQUKDSMGeh5AIBIX2w34TYWHleDO5rjrQrrBJIz7OizvMVoT/s400/Picture-32.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 295px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOsKFiHF20X8S7Tw7h0dSv9416-3NRr9kwdjM02l8sKdabdoneat3hfROEVv_xf1kLfDC-i9cyLCtTkmmGtuKl_VtYZ5sMDriGxxIbZcv7Rt5OwHauYt5F4ngfcu_2t808Nise2BMTH85/s1600/Picture-34.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535846664570252338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOsKFiHF20X8S7Tw7h0dSv9416-3NRr9kwdjM02l8sKdabdoneat3hfROEVv_xf1kLfDC-i9cyLCtTkmmGtuKl_VtYZ5sMDriGxxIbZcv7Rt5OwHauYt5F4ngfcu_2t808Nise2BMTH85/s400/Picture-34.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Video game fans Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant make appearances in the spot.</span></span><br /><br />There's only one word of dialogue uttered in the whole script... when the hotel concierge, Vic, stops to answer his phone and identify himself while in the midst of combat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r9oEQ1dIB1l-Z-9OQcR8WgKOzRt3GarxYS0HmJ3sTk6B7shwJhp9k-YTniqR8H8oYWOPche70nzaI6WT-cSprMP1uIMUrvdj8xZfKdv0Y5jvuPV4eX-RPWUua5gV3x3g1VoCsAVx5ZFo/s1600/Picture-23.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535847478553600530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r9oEQ1dIB1l-Z-9OQcR8WgKOzRt3GarxYS0HmJ3sTk6B7shwJhp9k-YTniqR8H8oYWOPche70nzaI6WT-cSprMP1uIMUrvdj8xZfKdv0Y5jvuPV4eX-RPWUua5gV3x3g1VoCsAVx5ZFo/s400/Picture-23.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><br />And the final shot of a fast food cook with guns a-blazin' is the Creme de la Combat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb1ZYceTvSd9n1WMgpXiYg9u350xc6BNmNWrCiFlmdz21YM1f1U5h37d3UfdiPnf4pUJHchLfp75z_mjzr8Dg13dxI19-EkkknNFakMeHyQmTVv3QgKNSOdluucNVb6Bw2dn26KLfmrjJ/s1600/Picture-33.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535847928002616562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb1ZYceTvSd9n1WMgpXiYg9u350xc6BNmNWrCiFlmdz21YM1f1U5h37d3UfdiPnf4pUJHchLfp75z_mjzr8Dg13dxI19-EkkknNFakMeHyQmTVv3QgKNSOdluucNVb6Bw2dn26KLfmrjJ/s400/Picture-33.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik71uCjv0VUfaST7SwnLbG8jmzQNuYAhwn-TYmseOiKWnJpOxXh_tIGwEQCkv8Tj_PQP-eCa5Hw5K0ReWxc4JPjjxdQe8bFsdhmAwU3fmRKA2KKgR-LJHxdeeg4QBk8BO2i3PK36-3KVJ4/s1600/There%E2%80%99s+a+Soldier+in+All+of+Us.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535831694759750642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik71uCjv0VUfaST7SwnLbG8jmzQNuYAhwn-TYmseOiKWnJpOxXh_tIGwEQCkv8Tj_PQP-eCa5Hw5K0ReWxc4JPjjxdQe8bFsdhmAwU3fmRKA2KKgR-LJHxdeeg4QBk8BO2i3PK36-3KVJ4/s400/There%E2%80%99s+a+Soldier+in+All+of+Us.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 295px;" /></a><br /><br />God damn, they were right when they said "There's A Soldier In All Of Us" and I didn't even know it. Now where's my Bazooka?<br /><br />There’s a Soldier in All of Us (:60)<br /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1543292789" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=660287861001&playerId=1543292789&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="420" width="530"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://www.callofduty.com/">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a> is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, scheduled for release on November 9, 2010. The game is the seventh installment of the Call of Duty series since the original game published in 2003, and the third game in the series to be developed by Treyarch.<br /><br />Pre-order/Buy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref_%3Da9_sc_1%26keywords%3Dcall%2520of%2520duty%253A%2520black%2520ops%26qid%3D1288917153%26rh%3Di%253Aaps%252Ck%253Acall%2520of%2520duty%253A%2520black%2520ops&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /><br />Activision is an American video game developer and publisher, with well known titles such as the Tony Hawk series, and the Guitar Hero franchise.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CREDITS</span><br />Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day, Los Angeles<br />Chief Creative Officer: Rob Schwartz<br />Group Creative Director: Brett Craig<br />Associate Creative Director: Blake Kidder<br />Associate Creative Director: Patrick Almaguer<br />Creative Director:<br />Head of Production: Richard O’Neill<br />Executive Producer: Anh-Thu Le<br />Producer: Stanton Hill<br />Art Director: Chase Madrid<br />Copywriter: Chris DeNinno<br />Group Account Director: Stan Fiorito<br />Account Director:<br />Account Supervisor: Paul Sears<br />Assistant Account Executive: Rohit Bal<br />Group Planning Director: Oke Mueller<br />Sr. Planner: Natalie Puccio<br />Director of Business Affairs: Linda Daubson<br />Business Affairs Manager: Jill Durand<br />Senior Broadcast Traffic: Jerry Neill<br /><br />Production Company: MJZ<br />Director: Rupert Sanders<br />Executive Producer: David Zander<br />Executive Producer: Eric Stern<br />Producer: Laurie Boccaccio<br />Director of Photography: Greig Fraser<br />Production Designer: Dominic Watkins<br />Costume Designer: Nancy Steiner<br />Editor: Neil Smith<br />Post Production Producer: Carolina Wallace<br />Visual Effects: Asylum<br />Visual Effects Executive Producer: Michael Pardee<br />Visual Effects Post Producer: Ryan Meredith<br /><br />Visual Effects: Asylum<br />Visual Effects Supervisor/ Lead Compositor: Jason Hicks<br />Executive Producer: Michael Pardee<br />Producer: Ryan Meredith

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The Superbowl's Best Spot. No Actors, No Locations, Only Brilliance.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19purNnx-EHxcLh2giPvAzgYi7TSM4teIETF9CjibMzEwI8etxFc5u1a-4s41c8qhidcTjwrwzmTL5_fwoghjd9rL1FyjtejfFnD_rrrlYSQKgzS4KLK1To8tKmJYiSTwU0lo8vggfVva/s1600-h/GoogleBall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435943347191746114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19purNnx-EHxcLh2giPvAzgYi7TSM4teIETF9CjibMzEwI8etxFc5u1a-4s41c8qhidcTjwrwzmTL5_fwoghjd9rL1FyjtejfFnD_rrrlYSQKgzS4KLK1To8tKmJYiSTwU0lo8vggfVva/s400/GoogleBall.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 224px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Yesterday's <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/02/superbowl-xliv-cheerleaders-program.html">Superbowl</a> was disappointing when it came to memorable commercials. There were certainly not many worth noting, with this one exception.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Google's Parisian Love</span> 60 second spot was not only unique, breakthrough, but... bonus! ..inexpensive to produce. No sets, no casting and yet the spot was incredibly memorable.<br /><br />It tells the story of a couple meeting, falling in love, getting married and eventually having a child.... all through using Google.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBobWVV9qZ5wFDEzFPZTNbHzT9dGVZoqqpd-2yYVs31n-y9nmqKANNLbpsLx4NPPqc8BOnW7R0fcXCgCeqdxYI0ewpRt7GtN35QgkuHdpttK-Dg85FRay2RjknVGxN9JXwcd8njlCF8p7/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435943725175688594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBobWVV9qZ5wFDEzFPZTNbHzT9dGVZoqqpd-2yYVs31n-y9nmqKANNLbpsLx4NPPqc8BOnW7R0fcXCgCeqdxYI0ewpRt7GtN35QgkuHdpttK-Dg85FRay2RjknVGxN9JXwcd8njlCF8p7/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 230px;" /></a><br /><br />It wasn't reaching for the stars. No celebs, no expensive hit songs, just an actual product demonstration. But what a product demonstration. By structuring the demo to tell a linear narrative in shorthand, with the help of a few sound effects, they captured the brand as well as the hearts of most viewers.<br /><br />Ask yourself this, when was the last time watching sixty seconds of someone surf the net gave you chills?<br /><br /><object height="320" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nnsSUqgkDwU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nnsSUqgkDwU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="320" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br />Google, based in Mountain View, California, rarely uses television to advertise. As the most-watched U.S. TV event, the Super Bowl is a magnet for both traditional sports advertisers such as Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the biggest marketer, and lesser-known companies looking to increase awareness.<br /><br />Also worth noting, the best use of a power slide (you gear heads know what I mean): The Bridgestone Killer Whale spot. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632pCs5rLDw">See it here.</a><br><br>

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Sony Bravia's Bunnies- A Rip Off? You Tell Me.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />So, like many bloggers this morning, I came across this wonderful ad and was going to post it as follows:<br /><br />Fabulous new stop-motion animation with Clay Bunnies for Sony's Bravia tv:<br /><object height="400" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMKgQ_NQoqM&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMKgQ_NQoqM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="400" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Credits</span><br />Title: Play-Doh<br />Client: Sony Bravia<br />Ad agency: Fallon, London<br />Creative director: Juan Cabral<br />Executive creative director: Richard Flintham<br />Agency producer: Nicky Barnes<br />Account director: Ben Cyzer<br />Director: Frank Budgen<br />Production company: Gorgeous Enterprises<br />Producer: Rupert Smythe<br />Song: Rolling Stones, She's Like A Rainbow<br /><br />And, of course, the making of:<br /><object height="400" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kvbuUDUDEmU&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kvbuUDUDEmU&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="400" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br />And then the controversy began.<br />At first I thought that the post on <a href="http://gizmodo.com/">Gizmodo</a> was an overreaction.<br /><br />Given that I'm an Advertising Creative/Art Director (yes, that's my "real" job) I was ready to defend creatives in the business for often using artists as their source of "inspiration". Something that has been happening in all art forms for centuries. After all, <a href="http://www.kozyndan.com/">Kozyndan's work</a> is clearly inspired by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai">Hokusai</a>, so why can't <a href="http://www.fallon.co.uk/">Fallon London</a> be inspired by Kozyndan?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXSFIUDz1o1S08EhJNKkVySAWJ4Uyv2wjZFX4GdpCh8gHqjo05dYBQz5dNnryPeKttXsHI6UoZk9ucJ2MxobDnDh-splRB1H22Kclz8UvY6QzQExJ99lK-K-GxW1awt5gpcGytZCKc2Xl/s1600-h/kozyndanbunnieswave.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117933536186203234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXSFIUDz1o1S08EhJNKkVySAWJ4Uyv2wjZFX4GdpCh8gHqjo05dYBQz5dNnryPeKttXsHI6UoZk9ucJ2MxobDnDh-splRB1H22Kclz8UvY6QzQExJ99lK-K-GxW1awt5gpcGytZCKc2Xl/s400/kozyndanbunnieswave.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 561px;" /></a><br />Above: Kozyndan's Bunny Tsunami<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxdwsokJgqNUYcRXkGH1hEoNarXZd5hz_RI28f-YxcZ8OIVO4Etj3w4gkoGuV2nqj6mXeo-rA2SNhPf8sX5sWaUOJcdh3ppFsAgfDrd0QmlkMpkHuwLaQ5U4tfKUO9S_ax7CG5QGs2KSJ/s1600-h/hokusai+wave.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117933622085549170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxdwsokJgqNUYcRXkGH1hEoNarXZd5hz_RI28f-YxcZ8OIVO4Etj3w4gkoGuV2nqj6mXeo-rA2SNhPf8sX5sWaUOJcdh3ppFsAgfDrd0QmlkMpkHuwLaQ5U4tfKUO9S_ax7CG5QGs2KSJ/s400/hokusai+wave.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 392px;" /></a><br />Above: Hokusai's Wave<br /><br />Given that this is not <a href="http://bravia.sony.eu/bravia.html">Sony Bravia's</a> first spot to use lots of colorful animation as a metaphor for a good color television, and that Kozyndan works in a static medium and this is tv, I thought maybe they initially intended to use Kozyndan as the actual animator (which, perhaps is why they requested samples of his work).<br /><br />After all, I could see the process happening as such. But then decided that "illustration' wasn't a good metaphor for high def tv, so they decided to go with stop motion animation.<br /><br />This is all a guess from having sat through hundreds of pre-production meetings.<br /><br />But then the ugly comments began to appear. And frankly, I'm not sure how I feel now.<br /><br />Do you think the spot should have credited Kozydan? Do you think it should say "Inspired by Kozydan? but then should it really say "Inspired by Kozydan, who was inspired By Hokusai"?<br /><br /><b>First from Gizmodo</b>:<br /><a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/adwatch/sony-bastards-ripped-off-the-bunny-tsunami-ad-307398.php">Sony Bastards Ripped Off the Bunny Tsunami Ad</a> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><script type="text/javascript">newVideoPlayer("braviabunnyad_gawker.flv", 475, 286);</script></p><div class="flv" id="braviabunnyad_gawker"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://gizmodo.com/assets/util/videoModule.swf" style="" id="videoPlayer_braviabunnyad_gawker" name="videoPlayer_braviabunnyad_gawker" bgcolor="#000000" quality="best" scale="noscale" salign="tl" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="videoURL=braviabunnyad_gawker.flv&permalink=undefined&autoplay=true&stageWidth=475&stageHeight=286" height="286" width="475"></embed></div><br />What the Hell. When I saw this morning's post on the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/play-doh/sony-bravia-ad-showcases-mick-keef-and-a-tsunami-of-bunnies-306942.php">awesome Sony Bravia Bunny Ad</a>, featuring multi-hued rabbits climbing through a cityscape transforming into a tidalwave, I assumed it was the work of my favorite artists, the LA-based kozyndan. By my front door, I have a framed print of one of their limited edition NYC bunny panoramics, which I've put below. Aside from this, they're probably best known for reworking of Hokusai's "Great Wave off Kana gawa" with bunnies inserted in the place of the white wash, which was featured on a Giant Robot magazine cover. I was only half right about kozyndan's involvement with this Sony project, unfortunately. They were robbed: For pretty damning proof, watch the video, and read on.<br /><br /><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/10/Usa_chan.jpeg"><img alt="Usa_chan.jpeg" src="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/10/Usa_chan-thumb.jpeg" style="width: 533px; height: 99px;" /></a><br /><br />Apparently, the Passion Pictures animation studio ripped off kozyndan's after requesting samples of their work and never called them back. Dan just wrote me an email about it to confirm that this is pretty much the story, at least from their side.</p><p>I hear this happens often in advertising, but that doesn't make it fucking right. I guess it's not Sony's fault, but they should at least get their money back or get Passion Pictures to give a fair chunk to the artists. I'm pissed and not sure what I, or anyone else can do about it. Thoughts? [<a href="http://www.passionpictures.co.uk/">Passion Pictures</a> vs <a href="http://www.kozyndan.com/">KozyNDan</a>]</p><br /><b>Then from <a href="http://www.core77.com">Core77</a></b>:<br /><div class="post-title"><div id="a007664">Will the Real Bunnies Please Stand Up?</div></div> Posted by: <a href="http://www.core77.com/about/cloggers.asp#Michael%20Doyle">Michael Doyle</a> on Friday, October 05 2007 <p> </p><p>Why does that new Bravia ad look so familiar? Oh, right... <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/adwatch/sony-bastards-ripped-off-the-bunny-tsunami-ad-307398.php?autoplay=true" target="_blank">KozyNDan did it years ago.</a></p> <p><img src="http://burnlab.net/blog/uploaded_images/kozyndanbunniesdetail-701437.jpg" style="width: 531px; height: 354px;" /></p> <p>Here's what they say:<br /><i>Its hard to think that people at Passion Pictures did not have <a href="http://www.kozyndan.com/assets/Usa_chan.jpg" target="_blank">this early panoramic of ours</a> in mind when they created <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/play-doh/sony-bravia-ad-showcases-mick-keef-and-a-tsunami-of-bunnies-306942.php?autoplay=true" target="_blank">this new spot for the SONY Bravia line</a>.</i></p> <p><i>To add insult to injury, someone from Passion Pictures contacted us almost two years ago asking to see samples of our work (including this panoramic) as they were interested in working with us. We sent them samples and then heard nothing from them ever again. (It should be noted though, that the more likely culprit is the ad firm who hired Passion Pictures, Fallon.)</i></p> <p><i>Still, its a clever ad.</i></p> <p>Related: <a href="http://www.kozyndan.com/new_portfolio/GR28.html" target="_blank">the original Bunny Tsunami</a> for Giant Robot</p> <p>It's not like <a href="http://www.kozyndan.com/" target="_blank">KozyNDan</a> are so outside of mainstream media that nobody would eventually notice. I still love the ad, but this certainly takes some of the magic away. I've seen it happen so many times at big agencies - there is little regard for the line between inspiration and flat-out plagiarism, and often a complete lack of conscience or even understanding <i>why</i> it's wrong. (Some people call it "business", but psychiatrists call this kind of behavior <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy" target="_blank">"psychopathy"</a>.)</p><a href="http://kozyndan.livejournal.com/">And comments from Kozyndan</a><br /><br />So, what do you think?

Sony Bravia's Bunnies- A Rip Off? You Tell Me.

So, like many bloggers this morning, I came across this wonderful ad and was going to post it as follows: Fabulous new stop-motion animation...

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Levis "Dangerous Liaisons" CommercialWill Stand The Test Of Time

<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ARhMqxRr1uE"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ARhMqxRr1uE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><p>Brought to my attention by http://www.ibelieveinadv.com<br /></p><p>The Dangerous Liaisons spot begins with a woman in her denim work wear looking through a window. Horse and buggy sounds alert us to a nineteenth century setting. With a knock on the door comes the beginning of the soundtrack, “Strange Love”, by Little Annie Bandez. As the man and woman take off a layer of clothes we see them appear in early twentieth century garb, he with a khaki top and shorter hair, she in a blonde wig and pink top. Next strip leads to the 1970s and long hair. And on the bed he reveals 1980s grunge jeans to match her white print shirt. Finally the strip reaches its climax with the new 2007 range. As they reach their point of intimacy we hear police sirens in the background.</p> <p>Agency: <a href="http://www.bartleboglehegarty.com/" target="_blank">BBH</a>, London<br />Creative Director: Caroline Pay<br />Agency Producer: Davud Karbassioun<br />Art Director: Steve Wakelam, Dean Wei<br />Production Company: Rattling Stick<br />Director: Ringan Ledwidge<br />Producer: Sally Humphries<br />Post Production: The Mill, London<br />Music: “Strange Love”, Little Annie </p>

Levis "Dangerous Liaisons" CommercialWill Stand The Test Of Time

Brought to my attention by http://www.ibelieveinadv.com The Dangerous Liaisons spot begins with a woman in her denim work wear looking throu...

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A :15 second giggle

<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As "hip" as I may proclaim to be, every once in awhile, something that ought to be on a site called socuteyouwanttovomit.com really gets me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's one of those examples:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Ever wonder what a baby panda's sneeze sounds like?</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, even if you didn't, it's worth a listen.</span></span><br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FzRH3iTQPrk"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FzRH3iTQPrk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>

A :15 second giggle

As "hip" as I may proclaim to be, every once in awhile, something that ought to be on a site called socuteyouwanttovomit.com reall...

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79th Annual Academy Awards Promo Shot & Directed by Spike Lee

<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dh30KxOvo28"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dh30KxOvo28" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />Directed by Academy Award®-nominated writer-director Spike Lee and shot throughout New York City, the 79th Academy Awards trailer features passers-by reciting famous movie lines from the past 70 years.

79th Annual Academy Awards Promo Shot & Directed by Spike Lee

Directed by Academy Award®-nominated writer-director Spike Lee and shot throughout New York City, the 79th Academy Awards trailer features p...

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