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>From: "Norm Keller" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR- Honda Commercial >Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:23:33 -0700 > > > > > > > > Read before you watch. > > Read the story, and then hit the link to see the commercial. > > There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. > > Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see >it. > > The film took 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 took three months to complete >including full engineering of the sequence. > > In addition, it is 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 any hesitation - including the costs. There are six and >only six hand-made Honda 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.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

> I must be some sort of stupid or something but what am I supposed to do once > I open the link? It goes to a main page for Albino Blacksheep with hundreds > of choices that I can make, none of which make any reference to Honda or a > commercial.

> > > >From: "Norm Keller" > >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR- Honda Commercial > >Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:23:33 -0700 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Read before you watch. > > > > Read the story, and then hit the link to see the > commercial. > > > > There are no computer graphics or digital tricks > in the film. > > > > Everything you see really happened in real time > exactly as you see > >it. > > > > The film took 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 took three > months to complete > >including full engineering of the sequence. > > > > In addition, it is 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 any hesitation - including the > costs. There are six and > >only six hand-made Honda 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.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: > >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > www.dualsportnews.com > >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

> > The film took 606 takes

>From: Me >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR- Honda Commercial >Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:50:28 -0700 (PDT) > >I had always thought that comercial was special effects and >photoshop magic. But you say it's all really happening?? >Wow!! I didn't think that was possible!! > > > > > > > >From: "Norm Keller" > > >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > > >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR- Honda Commercial > > >Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:23:33 -0700 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Read before you watch. > > > > > > Read the story, and then hit the link to see the > > commercial. > > > > > > There are no computer graphics or digital tricks > > in the film. > > > > > > Everything you see really happened in real time > > exactly as you see > > >it. > > > > > > The film took 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 took three > > months to complete > > >including full engineering of the sequence. > > > > > > In addition, it is 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 any hesitation - including the > > costs. There are six and > > >only six hand-made Honda 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.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: > > >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > www.dualsportnews.com > > >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >test'; "> > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

> Posted by: "Gary" gdance007@... Gary777 > Date: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:25 pm (PDT) > > Got my new KLR back from it's 500 service. Only problem is the temp