Fw: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial
All, I am sure I am breaking list rules by posting this, but. . . this list has provided so much to me, I thought adding a bit of enjoyment to say thanks - and with as analytical and precise as a writer's mind is, I am sure that all of us will deeply appreciate the precision and accuracy that had to go into making this commercial - it's beyond cool!! TVB Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in free viewings. (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are only six hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real. Oh, and about those funky windshield wipers -- on the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet. It looks a bit weird in the commercial. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm - Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:32:38 -0500 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: Cool commercial Richard Mooney Kraft Foods Kroger Region 303-784-7557 Work 303-784-7521 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Calhoun, James Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:36 PM To: 'Jonas Aristondo (E-mail)'; 'Tom Coates (E-mail)'; 'Rob Dungan (E-mail)'; 'John Enger (E-mail)'; 'Kevin Fitzgerald (E-mail)'; 'Nelson Gary (E-mail)'; Hanrahan, Peter F. ; 'Don Hill (E-mail)'; 'Yungner Jimy (E-mail)'; Mooney, Richard ; 'Dennis Ohara (E-mail)'; Owens, Jim P. ; 'Peter Perry (E-mail)'; 'Bosselman Fred (E-mail)' Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Stewart, Jeff W Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:30 PM To: Tracy, Tom X. ; Ralph (E-mail); Calhoun, James Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Larry Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:11 PM To: mikehasslinger; Mark Murray; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cool commercial Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in free viewings. (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are only six hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real. Oh, and about those
Re: Fw: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial
Thanks, Tammy. If you don't know who Rube Goldberg was, google him. Pearl Rosenberg TeleHealth Services - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 10:57 am Subject: Fw: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial To: framers@frameusers.com All, I am sure I am breaking list rules by posting this, but. . . this list has provided so much to me, I thought adding a bit of enjoyment to say thanks - and with as analytical and precise as a writer's mind is, I am sure that all of us will deeply appreciate the precision and accuracy that had to go into making this commercial - it's beyond cool!! TVB Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in free viewings. (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are only six hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real. Oh, and about those funky windshield wipers -- on the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet. It looks a bit weird in the commercial. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm - Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:32:38 -0500 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: Cool commercial Richard Mooney Kraft Foods Kroger Region 303-784-7557 Work 303-784-7521 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Calhoun, James Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:36 PM To: 'Jonas Aristondo (E-mail)'; 'Tom Coates (E-mail)'; 'Rob Dungan (E-mail)'; 'John Enger (E-mail)'; 'Kevin Fitzgerald (E-mail)'; 'Nelson Gary (E-mail)'; Hanrahan, Peter F. ; 'Don Hill (E-mail)'; 'Yungner Jimy (E-mail)'; Mooney, Richard ; 'Dennis Ohara (E-mail)'; Owens, Jim P. ; 'Peter Perry (E-mail)'; 'Bosselman Fred (E-mail)' Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Stewart, Jeff W Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:30 PM To: Tracy, Tom X. ; Ralph (E-mail); Calhoun, James Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Larry Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:11 PM To: mikehasslinger; Mark Murray; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Cool commercial Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in free viewings. (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are only six hand
Fw: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial
All, I am sure I am breaking list rules by posting this, but. . . this list has provided so much to me, I thought adding a bit of enjoyment to say thanks - and with as analytical and precise as a writer's mind is, I am sure that all of us will deeply appreciate the precision and accuracy that had to go into making this commercial - it's beyond cool!! TVB Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free viewings." (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are only six hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real. Oh, and about those funky windshield wipers -- on the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet. It looks a bit weird in the commercial. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm - Message from Richard.Mooney at kraft.com on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:32:38 -0500 - To: sarsmom at aol.com Subject: FW: Cool commercial Richard Mooney Kraft Foods Kroger Region 303-784-7557 Work 303-784-7521 Fax richard.mooney at kraft.com -Original Message- From: Calhoun, James Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:36 PM To: 'Jonas Aristondo (E-mail)'; 'Tom Coates (E-mail)'; 'Rob Dungan (E-mail)'; 'John Enger (E-mail)'; 'Kevin Fitzgerald (E-mail)'; 'Nelson Gary (E-mail)'; Hanrahan, Peter F. ; 'Don Hill (E-mail)'; 'Yungner Jimy (E-mail)'; Mooney, Richard ; 'Dennis Ohara (E-mail)'; Owens, Jim P. ; 'Peter Perry (E-mail)'; 'Bosselman Fred (E-mail)' Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Stewart, Jeff W Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:30 PM To: Tracy, Tom X. ; Ralph (E-mail); Calhoun, James Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Larry Hansen [mailto:lhan...@pinnpointe.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:11 PM To: mikehasslinger; Mark Murray; ebedford at wavecable.com; jstewart at kraft.com; phil.richardson at saralee.com; lori_hansen at yahoo.com Subject: Cool commercial Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free viewings." (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are only six hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found
Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial
I saw that a couple of years ago, and then lost the link. I still like to see it now and then, and to show it to the newer software developers I write for when they are struggling through some late-night bug-fixes. There is more on it at Snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/autos/business/hondacog.asp From: framers-bounces+jsgammato=imprivata.com at lists.frameusers.com on behalf of tammy.vanboen...@jeppesen.com Sent: Wed 3/22/2006 10:57 AM To: framers at frameusers.com Subject: Fw: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial All, I am sure I am breaking list rules by posting this, but. . . this list has provided so much to me, I thought adding a bit of enjoyment to say thanks - and with as analytical and precise as a writer's mind is, I am sure that all of us will deeply appreciate the precision and accuracy that had to go into making this commercial - it's beyond cool!! TVB Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free viewings." (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are only six hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real. Oh, and about those funky windshield wipers -- on the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet. It looks a bit weird in the commercial. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm - Message from Richard.Mooney at kraft.com on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:32:38 -0500 - To: sarsmom at aol.com Subject: FW: Cool commercial Richard Mooney Kraft Foods Kroger Region 303-784-7557 Work 303-784-7521 Fax richard.mooney at kraft.com -Original Message- From: Calhoun, James Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:36 PM To: 'Jonas Aristondo (E-mail)'; 'Tom Coates (E-mail)'; 'Rob Dungan (E-mail)'; 'John Enger (E-mail)'; 'Kevin Fitzgerald (E-mail)'; 'Nelson Gary (E-mail)'; Hanrahan, Peter F. ; 'Don Hill (E-mail)'; 'Yungner Jimy (E-mail)'; Mooney, Richard ; 'Dennis Ohara (E-mail)'; Owens, Jim P. ; 'Peter Perry (E-mail)'; 'Bosselman Fred (E-mail)' Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Stewart, Jeff W Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:30 PM To: Tracy, Tom X. ; Ralph (E-mail); Calhoun, James Subject: FW: Cool commercial -Original Message- From: Larry Hansen [mailto:lhan...@pinnpointe.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:11 PM To: mikehasslinger; Mark Murray; ebedford at wavecable.com; jstewart at kraft.com; phil.richardson at saralee.com; lori_hansen at yahoo.com Subject: Cool commercial Read the story before watching! There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you are about to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you will see it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; however, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free viewings." (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial). When the ad was pitched to senior executi
Fw: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial
Thanks, Tammy. If you don't know who Rube Goldberg was, google him. Pearl Rosenberg TeleHealth Services - Original Message - From: tammy.vanboen...@jeppesen.com Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 10:57 am Subject: Fw: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial To: framers at frameusers.com > All, > > I am sure I am breaking list rules by posting this, but. . . this > list has > provided so much to me, I thought adding a bit of enjoyment to say > thanks > - and with as analytical and precise as a writer's mind is, I am > sure that > all of us will deeply appreciate the precision and accuracy that > had to go > into making this commercial - it's beyond cool!! > > TVB > > > Read the story before watching! > > There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you > are about > to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you > will see > it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, > something, > usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the > whole > thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By > the time > it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost > six > million dollars, and it took three months to complete, including > full > engineering of the sequence. In addition, its two minutes long, so > every > time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling > out > enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime; > however, it > is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet > history. > Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in > "free > viewings." (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this > commercial). > When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on > it > immediately without hesitation - including the costs. There are > only six > hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, > the > filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything > you see > in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda > Accord) > is parts from those two cars. > > The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda > executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer > graphics > have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was > for > real. Oh, and about those funky windshield wipers -- on the new > Accords, > the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start > doing > their thing automatically as soon as they become wet. It looks a > bit weird > in the commercial. > > > http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm > > > > - Message from Richard.Mooney at kraft.com on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 > 12:32:38 > -0500 - > To: > sarsmom at aol.com > Subject: > FW: Cool commercial > > > > Richard Mooney > Kraft Foods > Kroger Region > 303-784-7557 Work > 303-784-7521 Fax > richard.mooney at kraft.com > -Original Message- > From: Calhoun, James > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:36 PM > To: 'Jonas Aristondo (E-mail)'; 'Tom Coates (E-mail)'; 'Rob Dungan > (E-mail)'; 'John Enger (E-mail)'; 'Kevin Fitzgerald (E-mail)'; > 'Nelson > Gary (E-mail)'; Hanrahan, Peter F. ; 'Don Hill (E-mail)'; 'Yungner > Jimy > (E-mail)'; Mooney, Richard ; 'Dennis Ohara (E-mail)'; Owens, Jim > P. ; > 'Peter Perry (E-mail)'; 'Bosselman Fred (E-mail)' > Subject: FW: Cool commercial > > > -Original Message- > From: Stewart, Jeff W > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:30 PM > To: Tracy, Tom X. ; Ralph (E-mail); Calhoun, James > Subject: FW: Cool commercial > > > -Original Message- > From: Larry Hansen [mailto:lhansen at pinnpointe.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:11 PM > To: mikehasslinger; Mark Murray; ebedford at wavecable.com; > jstewart at kraft.com; phil.richardson at saralee.com; > lori_hansen at yahoo.comSubject: Cool commercial > > > Read the story before watching! > > There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film you > are about > to see. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you > will see > it. The film required 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, > something, > usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the > whole > thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By > the time > it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost > six > million dollars, and it took three months to complet
