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606 Takes To film Rube Goldberg-like car ad

Posted by Hemos on from the building-the-machine dept.

wagdog writes "Many have no doubt seen the Rube Goldberg-like multistep mechanical chain reaction TV advert for the Honda Accord. Many thought this was yet another example of the pervasive use of computer graphics in TV commercials. Amazingly the entire delicate set up of car parts that constitute the facinating sequence is almost 100% realtime live action requiring an astounding 606 takes to get right . There is one cheat however -- can you spot it?"

6 of 442 comments (clear)

  1. online video? by v_1_r_u_5 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Does anyone have a link to an online video of this commercial for those of us who haven't seen it?

  2. Re:Direct link... by wiggys · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Shouldn't Slashdot have a rule where they contact a company before talking about something on their website, especially if it's a whopping great download?

    I bet Honda will be cursing if their site goes down for 24 hours thanks to a resounding Slashdot Effect.

    On the plus side, think of the free advertising to Honda...

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  3. Mod Parent Up by tsetem · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mod The Parent up. Good & Fast mirror to the Flash

  4. Re:Direct link... by sehryan · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Whats the point of quick story submission if the article or website the story is talking about is down within a minute of the story posting? I would rather a story wait for a while and a solid mirror be put up instead of us blowing away a website for days.

    Of course, if you don't RTFA, then I suppose its a moot point to you.

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  5. Re:+1 Infomative: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    actually

    your link sucks.

    his is better.

  6. Fischli and Weiss anyone? by K-Man · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Didn't see the ad, but it sounds a lot like The Way Things Go. Anybody seen both?

    This film has one mistake too; somebody has to dash onto the set and tweak something at one point to keep it going.

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