sony advert with the balls

[o8sp]

is the sony advert with all the balls bouncing down a san fransico street real or a computer generated thing?

[sortofsilver]

Jose Gonzales - Heartbeats

[sortofsilver]

Mostly computer generated.

[kazza12345]

where are you getting your information from, sort of silver?

on the sony website here they say there is no computer generation involved

[kazza12345]

in case that link dosent work - this is from their site :

How we did it
In an age when CGI is commonplace, this makes the commercial all the more extraordinary. Every single frame was shot over two days - with the main sequence involving a 23-man camera crew and only one chance to get it right.

An entire block was closed off and special compressed-air cannons shot the balls into the air, while earth moving equipment poured thousands down the street. Not that you'd know it from the finished product, but these balls can do some damage, so all the cars were props and crew members went so far as to having protective shields and crash helmets.

But when you get it right, you get it right. The goal at the beginning was to deliver a "really simple, visual celebration of colour". We think you'll agree the results speak for themselves.
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[Mikeyd2]

Have you seen the new Tango ad? ...Same music etc etc , but in an English terraced street with fruit.Even better than the original ...

[rhona_j]

Just checked out the Tango advert on Google Video, it's sooo funny! I love that the fruit smashes the window.

[kwillmott]

http://www.bravia-advert.com/