josho said:woo.. this is power... should so real... the acapella... if its real. I really would like to see how do they record that. But quite idea on such ad. :think:
there is a making of in honda.co.uk check it out...
josho said:woo.. this is power... should so real... the acapella... if its real. I really would like to see how do they record that. But quite idea on such ad. :think:
yanyewkay said:yqt: :cheers: you da man!
I actually wanted to believe it was all real :cry:
foxtwo said:great ad, reminds me of the old pc game, the incredible machine.
anyway, doubts have been previously raised and cleared.
I choose to believe everything was made within the laws of physics, albiet with some small modifications like added weights etc.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/business/hondacog.asp
For example, the sequence where the tyres roll up a slope looks particularly impressive but is very simple. Steiner says that there is a weight at the bottom of the tyre and when the tyre is knocked, the weight is displaced and in an attempt to rebalance itself, the tyre rolls up the slope.
http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/...nda13.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/04/13/ixhome.html
yqt said:Bingo!!!
philliptan said:The tyres were weighted on one side, so they are able to climb the ramp...
yqt said:1) The tyres rolling up the ramp.
Given the force that push the first tyre and the speed that it roll with, it is highly unlightly for it to roll up the ramp at that incline and at that distance. When one tyre hit another, force is lost but the other tyres seems to move with the same force and speed. Futhermore, if you look closely at the left of the screen at the tyre that hit the one already on the ramp, this is what happened. The tyre move up the ramp slowly, hit the tyre already on the ramp, move DOWN backwards after hitting the tyer and MOVE BACK UP THE RAMP. I've tested it and it is not possible even on flat ground, much less moving up a ramp.
2)The rolling silencer/exhaust muffler
This is very straight forward. The one used is sharp oval in shape . I've got one that looks the same. Going by the speed of the roll, which is rather slow, I tried rolling it. Due to it's shape, I could not roll it more than 1 round. When I use more force to push it, I was still not possible to roll it much before it start tumbling about. Notice that in the ad the muffler was rolling slowly and smoothly.
RSU said:Dude, if IIRC, the explanation given was that they inserted weights inside the top part of the tyre. Therefore, all it took was a light tap to push the tyre forward, and then gravity took over. This moved the wheel forward - even up the ramp.
As for the muffler, if you balance it properly by inserting weights, it can be made to role slowly and smoothly.
The story also goes that when Honda executives were first shown the ad, they were amazed at what CGI can do nowadays. They almost hit the floor when the admen told them that it was all real.
Seriously, there was no CGI involved. BTW, every single item used in the ad was a real Honda Accord part.
yqt said:Try rolling a muffler and you'll know what I mean. Remember in the ad the force use to move is very little.
Anyway, this thread is to showcase a very impressive ad, with or without CGI it is still very impressive. I'm just suprise that there is no mention of it winning any advertising award as it is a very fresh and exciting ad for a car. I've seen ads which are less impressive winning awards just because they are diff.
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