What are you guys' thoughts on how they made these commercials? I was shooting the sh!t with an associate, and he had a theory on how they do it. I said, "it sounds like a decent theory, but I'll bet that's not how they went about it".
Well, now it's buggin me cause I can't find any more info on it, and I'd like to prove him wrong ;)
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Volkswagen "crash" commercials. How'd they do it?
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10-03-2006 03:58 PM
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10-03-2006 04:02 PM
I heard they were just one take real accidents with pro stunt people.
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10-03-2006 04:07 PM
Yeah, I wouldnt be surprised if they werent real cars...well, shells of cars anyway....
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10-03-2006 05:20 PM
yeah I think its the real deal. they have the budget to smash cars together so why not. I dont think its real from the interior shots though.
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10-03-2006 05:36 PM
lol, i think THAT'S what he's asking. Of course the exteriors are real.
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"If it ain't helpin' your story, get rid of it" -Michael Bay
lol I think he meant blow it up and shoot it from 8 different angles in slow motion.
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10-03-2006 05:50 PM
There is a simlar shot in the movie "The Forgotten" as well as in the Season 4 finale of Alias... maybe there's some bts somewhere on one of those two DVDs....
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10-03-2006 07:12 PM
I think that the Allstate commercial's rock. With the Slow mo Coffee falling out of the cup, I love it.
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10-03-2006 07:17 PM
Yep.. All good ones. I tried a small test a while back. Nothing like the ones mentioned here, but just to start playing with the idea. It was all shot from the interior back when I had a GL-2. I'll see if I can dig up the clip. Originally Posted by Owen
Punch Drunk Love has a nice on as well.
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10-03-2006 08:23 PM
the trick is simple: it's amazing how much damage extremely low-speed crashes can do to modern cars. the compression rate designed to protect the occupants of the car causes some spectacular damages to cars. just try hitting a new car with your fist and see what happens.
without knowing anything about the actual shoot I'm guessing they had some cars with extra inside protection, oversensitive airbags and all the protection between the roll cage and the outer shell gone. that would cause major mess with minor impact.
on that note I strongly advise noone try anyhting like that wihtout the help of professional stunt people and coordinators. I've seen the results of "fun" "make believe" crashes and it aint pretty.
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10-03-2006 08:25 PM
Adaptation too.
It could be a greenscreen effect with the people sitting in a car that gets shoved, etc. But my guess is it's just real."If it ain't helpin' your story, get rid of it" -Michael Bay lol I think he meant blow it up and shoot it from 8 different angles in slow motion.
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