best ad at the mo (imo)

[bugjuice]

has to be the Sony TV ad of the balls bouncing down a US suburb road.. 250,000 bouncy balls were really bounced down a street. When I first saw this on TV, I thought it had to be CGI (computers n shit) doing it, but nope, they had all the fun.

The site has photos from it, the TV ad, the extended ad, and behind the scenes footage of the ad too. It's just an ad, but has a whole website to itself!

Dunno why, but just watching the ad is utter amazement for me, so that's why I'm sharing it. Don't know if it's the kid in me that just wanted to release my bouncy ball down the street but wasn't allowed, or if it's just the magnitude and scale of the ad, or just the thousands of colours in all the balls and how they have a few minutes of 'life' to bounce.. or may be, just may be.. i need to get out more. Highspeed 'net is ideal for this, but dial-up abusers can see the photos and stuff, and if you want to see the ad, there's a low res and a HDQT version too.

either way, enjoy.

http://www.bravia-advert.com/

[limbimtimwim]

has to be the Sony TV ad of the balls bouncing down a US suburb road.. 250,000 bouncy balls were really bounced down a street. When I first saw this on TV, I thought it had to be CGI (computers n shit) doing it, but nope, they had all the fun.You work for Sony.. Don't you?

:-)

[bugjuice]

actually no, I think they're cunts. But I like the inspirationalists behind this ad

[SARGE]

You work for Sony.. Don't you?

:-)



i REALLY like the new Telecom / King Kong ad.. the guy doing the end-tags is AWESOME!!!


i may be biased,..

[Devil]

My god. I totally passed that ad off as CG.

[bugjuice]

me too. I was waiting for some slow PC crap thing to happen, so used the Mac to have a quick look at sony.co.nz about the ad, and it's on their home page, so I clicked the link expecting them to say how they developed some new CGI engine to deal with it, and they said they could have, but that wouldn't have been as much fun..

So 23 high-speed cameras (including one mounted to a Cayanne (sp?)), 250,000 balls (sourced from every toy shop in the states) and one take gets you this.

[kerryg]

i REALLY like the new Telecom / King Kong ad.. that guy playing the ape is AWESOME!!!


i may be biased,..


Was that you? You're a very hairy bugger, aren't ya?...

[Eurodave]

My god. I totally passed that ad off as CG.


Like......yeah, totally Dude!!!

[froggyfrenchman]

I really want to do that myself!

[SARGE]

Was that you? You're a very hairy bugger, aren't ya?...



nah... i auditioned for the lead but they said i had too much hair and the ape was easier to work with...

i just do the voiceovers,,,

[sunhuntin]

i like that bouncy balls add too...for the color and the unrealised childhood dream unleashed. i thought it was computer too...was thinking "it looks real, but too many balls to be real!" thanks for posting, dude.

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[Stevo]

I hate ads! Ads suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cept for the McD's chicken Royale ad, where the guy had the Princess Di book. Used to laugh my head off every time.

[texmo]

omg i d/l a 60mb movie and is dosent work ffs

[Marmoot]

I like that bouncing-ball sony ad.

I also like the yellowpages ad with the sheep and cow. "Grass Suck" :lol:
The punch line was great...."I'll have err...a steak"

[zadok]

Me likes it too. I presumed computer enhancement or whatever to get all those balls bouncing. It's a good combo of slowmo and music that does it I think.:2thumbsup

[Krayy]

I'm a huge fan of the series of Sky TV ads with the little & big dudes. Favourites in ranking order would be:

"Benny Hill" style ad for UKTV
"Eunuchs" for Discovery
"On the floor" ad (I can't remember what service)
"Peeping toms" for E!
"Rugby watchers" ad where they broke the TV in the pub
etc....

[bugjuice]

k, you watch too much tv.

[Beemer]

My god. I totally passed that ad off as CG.

Same here - thought the Yanks wouldn't want the hassle of cleaning them all up afterwards, nor paying for any damage they may have caused on the way down!

[erik]

I don't watch much tv. Happened to see this add during the breaks for that "Worlds Greatest - Motorcycles" show and thought it was pretty good :)

[Big Dave]

You should know by now that DCDesign does the best ads.
A selection of December placements FYI. Some things of ineterst p'haps:

[Goblin]

Yeah, the bouncing balls are quite cool. My fav at the moment is the speights(I think) where the old dude's dreaming. The way Shazza shakes the shakey thing cracks me up. "Chin chin". Topping what and all that. Haha. Good onya Mate!

[wari]

I DOnt think ya kin beet the TUi add .. ==> :blip: ..... (http://www.tui.co.nz/video.asp) .. :drinkup:

[Brian d marge]

yeah those ads are cute , but Sorry the best ads I have seen are on British telly , Carling Black label anyone

Or tabacco advertising ..Silk cut ...a bilboard with a picture of a purple bit of silk and a pair of sissors .

Or golden virginia , a landscape picture using ONLY the colors of the golden Virginia pouch, Very clever ( took me weeks to figure that one ,,,)

Good adverts can be better than the program.

Oh and ads have a shelf life ,,,,If I see that Bugga ad one more time :slap: yes it was funny but ,,move on

Its like uncle albert who tells the same joke every year at christmas :killingmeNOT.....

Anyway thanks to internet I now what my TV with out any ads ,and any TV I like , when I Like ,,, ( except MOTO GP boooohoooooo I have to pay for that and it to expensive for the quality )

Stephen

[Coyote]

I think the Pineapple lumps ad is the best at the moment :p

[Sniper]

I enjoy the Lynx ad. The one where you can hear them having an argument and she comes storming out only to be drawn to the guys shoulder.

[maddog007]

I like that NZ post add, where the guy falls of his roof onto the trampoline ,then off the tramp into a tree, where he's mauled by a o'possum.
then falls ot of the tree as the possum continues to attack. all watched by his family.:doctor:

[marty]

I think the Pineapple lumps ad is the best at the moment :p

that's classic kiwi all right.

and the electric shock/trampoline/post ad - the girl taking photos on her phone is sooo true!

[marty]

just watched the 3 minute version. isn't it ironic how the worlds biggest manufacturer of go-fast electric stuff has relied on an old-school playground entertainment to advertise?

[parsley]

I love the phone ad where the guy's wife starts stripping. Great stuff. Although I'm hoping to see the extended version soon... :2thumbsup

[dawnrazor]

I think the Pineapple lumps ad is the best at the moment :p
now that is a lollie scramble!

[dawnrazor]

like the bouncy ball ad too, but if someone had asked what it was for i wouldn't have had a clue.

[Lou Girardin]

The best ever ad was an Aussie one for Ants-pants (never played here) with an uber-babe reclining in her knickers with a line of ants making their way down her stomach to her nether regions.
Cut to an echidna on the bed with it's tongue flicking out. She says "go get 'em Rex".

[Krayy]

The best ever ad was an Aussie one for Ants-pants (never played here) with an uber-babe reclining in her knickers with a line of ants making their way down her stomach to her nether regions.
Cut to an echidna on the bed with it's tongue flicking out. She says "go get 'em Rex".
You forgot to mention that the Echidna launches forwards as you hear him go "Woo-hoo".

[Postie]

i like the Vixen.co.nz ads........:whistle:

[danb]

Yea some good ads posted and mentioned - pity they were all as good as that, the new teleshit adds drive me mad with those kids trying to be men.