[Grovenet] Have you seen this?

[allnutt]

That is pretty incredible Eric.  I can see why it is the fastest spreading 
internet post because I sent it to my whole family that has e-mail: kids, 
nephews, parents, siblings, etc.

Katie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Canon" <canonmetals at yahoo.com>
To: "grovenet" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 8:30 PM
Subject: [Grovenet] Have you seen this?


>I think I have seen this before, certainly
> something like it, but it's still amazing. Below
> is some back ground information.  But it's
> better to watch it first I think.
>
> http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php
>
> And you thought those people that set up
> roomfulls of dominos to knock over were
> amazing...
>
> 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's 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.
>
> Copy the following URL into your browser.
>
> http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php
>
>
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