--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Peter wrote: > > >--- Alex Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > > > > > >>--- In [email protected], "authfriend" > >><jstein@> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>This 1980s three-minute commercial for Isuzu, > >>> > >>> > >>according > >> > >> > >>>to PC World's Steve Bass, was made without special > >>>effects or CGI. > >>> > >>>YouTube: > >>>http://tinyurl.com/zlx7z > >>> > >>> > >>Nice driving! Too bad the cars were so fugly. > >> > >>There's also the Rube Goldberg Honda commercial: > >> > >>http://tinyurl.com/leh5z > >> > >>I remember reading an article about that commercial > >>when it first came > >>out, and it was also not CGI. They just did take > >>after take after > >>take, for hours on end, and finally it worked > >>perfectly, and the crew > >>was stunned when it finally worked. > >> > >> > > > >Having worked in TV production for many years in my > >first career, I doubt such a complex sequence would be > >left to chance and shot over and over again until it > >came out right. It would cost way too much because of > >the time involved. A producer would say ,"NO WAY" to > >the expense. I believe the production story is just a > >fun, false story. > > > > > And with today's DVDs the setups and rehearsals for many stunts like > these are shown in the extras including how the cars are often modified. >
That wasn't a stunt. It was a sure bet for CGI except the firm that did it conned the producers into footing the bill for live-action. IMHO of course. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
