Gory pseudo accident ads

**FzerozeroT** · 6th February 2005, 08:01

that ladder dude cracked me up fully, but then my mates uncle-in-law fell off a ladder doing the same thing, they switched off the life support 4 days later. Apparently he landed directly on his melon though.

**Holy Roller** · 6th February 2005, 09:05

[QUOTE=FzerozeroT]that ladder dude cracked me up fully, QUOTE]
Notice that the drive is laid with the same stuff that kids playgrounds have to stop them hurting themselves when they fall off the equipment.

**scroter** · 6th February 2005, 09:27

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I like the ad where the guy is doing a commercial for house paint. You know the one, he's on a ladder talking to a camera about company x's new paint. He reaches too far to get that last bit of paint on, then falls off the ladder. I mean, what are the director, film crew, boom operators, agent all doing after he falls? Just standing there watching??

I realise it doesn't change the point of the ad, just the continuity is fucked up. Its the same with the mother talking about a new muslei bar, trips over the tiny little toy and smashes through the glass table. Once again, the crew who must be filming her making the ad about said muslei bar just stand there. Fire 'em all, they're fucking idiots!

I reckon the film crew would have been doin the same thing i was when i first saw these ads, laughing there heads off. After all there doctored. the guy falling down the stairs carrying his box isnt as funny, i think cause it dosent seem quite so dangerous as falling off a ladder. i remember when i first when flatting me and the flatemates use to always say things like "dont say sorry to me, say sorry to his kids" and "call a cab." i never thought they were anything but funny.

**Clockwork** · 6th February 2005, 11:28

I wish the LTSA would stop wasting time and money on these ads in a lame attempt to shock us

and maybe replaced them with some ads to educate people that the national speed limit on a single carriage way (no passing) road is 100kph NOT 80kph and that if you have to do 80kph on such a road then don't speed up when you get to a passing lane.
Or stopping to give way on merging lanes that are designed to allow traffic to get up to speed to merge safely

..... or how about a slogan like...."People who don't allow traffic to merge in are bloody idiots!"

etc etc.....

**scumdog** · 6th February 2005, 12:05

Originally Posted by Mongoose

Some people just have way to much time on their hands, or are wired up a wee tad different to most. Who would be bothered working out all that math to come to that conclusion?
Guess that ad did its job though, made people think, even if it was not what the ad set out to make you think of.

Nah, Jantar can do that kind of shit in his head while having a cup of tea!!

**Skunk** · 6th February 2005, 16:43

Originally Posted by Holy Roller

Originally Posted by FzerozeroT

that ladder dude cracked me up fully,

Notice that the drive is laid with the same stuff that kids playgrounds have to stop them hurting themselves when they fall off the equipment.

Nah, it's asphalt. He lands on boxes that were removed post production... I know the digi effects artist who did it.

**Hitcher** · 6th February 2005, 17:04

Originally Posted by Jantar

Or consider the ad where two girls in a car brake suddenly at an intersection yet still hit the car in front. One of the girls is catapulted through the winscreen and lands on the bonnet of another car two car lengths in front.

The thing that annoys me most about this ad is that if the car had been going faster, it would have gone past before our gormless jogging bint decided to step out on the road without first looking...

**SuperDave** · 6th February 2005, 17:05

What the hell are you guys on about with the film crews and shit? Those ACC adverts such as the mother with the muesli bar and the man with the paint, are meant to look like adverts to start with and then abruptly change tone, that's the whole point, so it hits you with more of an impact...

**Hitcher** · 6th February 2005, 17:06

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I like the ad where the guy is doing a commercial for house paint. You know the one, he's on a ladder talking to a camera about company x's new paint. He reaches too far to get that last bit of paint on, then falls off the ladder. I mean, what are the director, film crew, boom operators, agent all doing after he falls? Just standing there watching??

I realise it doesn't change the point of the ad, just the continuity is fucked up. Its the same with the mother talking about a new muslei bar, trips over the tiny little toy and smashes through the glass table. Once again, the crew who must be filming her making the ad about said muslei bar just stand there. Fire 'em all, they're fucking idiots!

Now these ads annoy me because Granny State has the gall to tell people to tidy up their lounge-rooms and to make sure they use a bathmat! They'll be giving lessons on how to clean the bath and make a batch of scones next...

**Waylander** · 6th February 2005, 17:07

SD, read the post that i made earlier and the responses to them... then you can feel silly too.

**SuperDave** · 6th February 2005, 17:09

No pun intended with the use of 'impact'. But while on the topic of the humour of those ACC adverts, I reckon the shower one where the guy walks out and cracks his head is the funniest, especially when the camera zooms out and you can just see his foot twich.

**SuperDave** · 6th February 2005, 17:14

Originally Posted by alucard_draken

SD, read the post that i made earlier and the responses to them... then you can feel silly too.

I read it. I'm sure I didn't miss anything even on the first read. Anyways, can't be bothered arguing with it, I'm off for a ride now

**onearmedbandit** · 6th February 2005, 17:48

Continuity is all I'm talking about SD, not the impact or point of the ad, only the continuity. Seems everyone else got it... If you just step back and look at the bigger picture, you'll get what I'm on about. I realise that it has more impact to make it look like an ordinary ad and then hit you with the 'accident', it was only an observation I was making.