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This is the best ad I've ever seen

Funkstard · 2005-11-10 22:40:42

No, it's not one of those jumpy things, not some trick, just pure filmmaking beauty without the use of computers. It's the ad for the new Sony Bravia range. 250,000 coloured balls were released down the streets of San Francisco, and it's set against an equally beautiful acoustic song. 'Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats' is the…

10-11-2005 10:40pm

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No, it's not one of those jumpy things, not some trick, just pure filmmaking beauty without the use of computers.

It's the ad for the new Sony Bravia range. 250,000 coloured balls were released down the streets of San Francisco, and it's set against an equally beautiful acoustic song.

'Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats' is the song; this is the link:

http://www.bravia-advert.com/commercial/braviamakingofhighqt.html

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#2 10-11-2005 11:04pm

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Great!!!!

Very nice song too, will be finding out more about Jose anyway:)

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#3 10-11-2005 11:09pm

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aye..posted this in the ads forum yesterday...
Beautiful ad... only wish I got a job working on it!

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#4 10-11-2005 11:21pm

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cba waiting for that to load

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#5 11-11-2005 11:07am

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The ads forum...?

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#6 11-11-2005 11:24am

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I saw the ad on TV and loved it. Maybe because I lived in SF and just love to see it on TV.

It left me questioning whether it was real or computer generated.

I spent many a sleepless night pondering on this so thanks for putting it to bed for me...

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#7 11-11-2005 11:29am

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I just saw that ad last night. I was wondering too if it was real. Would have been cool to be there seeing thousands of bouncing balls hopping down the street.

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#8 11-11-2005 11:40am

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http://www.big-boys.com/articles/superball.html
This is a clip from a resident of the street, during the filming of this commercial.

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#9 11-11-2005 11:46am

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Mear wrote:

The ads forum...?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=585
The Advertising / Marketing forum where other ad freaks / morketing types can wallow in such delights...

join us....

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#10 11-11-2005 12:23pm

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whiskeyman wrote:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=585
The Advertising / Marketing forum where other ad freaks / morketing types can wallow in such delights...

join us....

Beam me up scotty!

Is that Jim Beam?

Who knows?

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#11 11-11-2005 2:16pm

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Jose Gonzalez plays support to King Creosote in Crawdaddy on Sundaynight I think it is.

And he plays Whelans in December.

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#12 11-11-2005 2:23pm

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The song is great but I was not exactly impressed with the ad itself tbh. Balls bouncing down a hill from many angles, hmmm.... whatever.

Anyway here's a direct link to the 2m30s hi-def version of 'mov' file if anyone wants it.
http://www.bravia-advert.com//includes/vid/bravia_150_sec_high.mov
54megs so I wouldn't bother If I were you unless bandwidths not an issue.

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#13 11-11-2005 2:26pm

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what f*cking size is it??? i'm on 2meg line and i'm waiting 4mins already..

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#14 11-11-2005 2:30pm

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7mins

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#15 11-11-2005 2:30pm

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Gotta love the high-def feature of Quicktime 7. That ad looks 10 times better in HD.

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#16 11-11-2005 2:34pm

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the movie in the first link is huge!!!

go here http://www.bravia-advert.com/ and you can low quality version

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#17 11-11-2005 2:52pm

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seen the lower definition ad, very good. Has to be one of the best I've seen in a long time. Song goes perfectly with it to

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#18 11-11-2005 3:31pm

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Saw this for the first time a few days ago and didn't think it was real. Really nicely done and the music fits perfectly.

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#19 11-11-2005 4:55pm

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Quicktime is not working properly on my PC :mad: I don't want to have to do a new install so I will just have to take your word on how good the ad is.

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#20 11-11-2005 5:17pm

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Whoa! That ad was real? I, like many, thought it was all done using computers. I love it - The colours and the song in it are wonderful. The idea is really original too (well, to my knowledge it is).

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#21 11-11-2005 5:19pm

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any way to upgrade quicktime alternative to enable it to play the high definition one?

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#22 11-11-2005 6:43pm

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Hmm, for anyone who is interested..

the track listing on Jose-Gonzalez.com is:

01. slow moves
02. remain
03. lovestain
04. crosses
05. heartbeats
(written by The Knife)
06. deadweight on velveteen
07. all you deliver
08. stay in the shade
09. hints
10. save your day
11. broken arrows

Number 5 is the one in the ad, it says written by The Knife ???

edit: hehe, deadly check out this sample:D

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#23 12-11-2005 12:21am

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The ad just absolutely blew me away.....I was in San Francisco a few years ago too and it flooded back the memories for me. Pure beauty

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#24 12-11-2005 12:43am

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Pigman II wrote:

The song is great but I was not exactly impressed with the ad itself tbh. Balls bouncing down a hill from many angles, hmmm.... whatever.

Anyway here's a direct link to the 2m30s hi-def version of 'mov' file if anyone wants it.
http://www.bravia-advert.com//includes/vid/bravia_150_sec_high.mov
54megs so I wouldn't bother If I were you unless bandwidths not an issue.

54megs
it played straight away for me
god bless 4mb BB

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#25 12-11-2005 12:45am

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cormie wrote:

any way to upgrade quicktime alternative to enable it to play the high definition one?

Yeah quicktime 7, the pro one you have to pay €30 for.

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#26 12-11-2005 12:52am

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What an amazing ad. The music is quite good also. Really hits you how cool it is when you see all the little balls bouncing down for real in the making of.

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#27 13-11-2005 11:19am

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Sony showed this to us at our end of year bash with them projected on a big screen before they aired it and It just blew me away. It's so perfect. Not in your face product but just a nice feel and then a nice simple message at the end which is delivered excellently. Well played!

180 Second version 4tw!

Ry

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#28 13-11-2005 11:59am

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Is it odd that I want to be at the end of the street and become submerged in a beautiful orgy of bright, bouncy goodness?

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#29 13-11-2005 12:17pm

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funky penguin wrote:

Is it odd that I want to be at the end of the street and become submerged in a beautiful orgy of bright, bouncy goodness?

Yeah it is a bit odd. The guys who were filming it were using riot-police style perspex shields so presumably getting hit in the noggin by a wave of rubber balls traveling at that speed wouldn't be all the fun it's cracked up to be.

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