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NetSock wrote:
> ...
> Before you go to the web site, read the message below. Make sure you have
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>
> New Honda commercial in the UK.
> ...

Firstly, this is really old news. Secondly, this commercial was not shot
in one take. It was shot in two separate takes that were stitched
together. A muffler rolling on the floor is the point wehere the two
parts were stitched.

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Best regards,
Andrey Tarasevich

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:08:14 GMT, "Mike Dennis" <mapson@woh.rr.com>
wrote:

>The '03 Accord, on the other hand, puts a lot more under the sheet metal
>instead of toys in the cockpit. Judging by the relative sales of the Passat
>and the Accord, I think Honda's efforts are well focused. Sure, the Accord
>has it's trinkets too, but I'll take a 240hp V6 with traction control as a
>standard vs. 180hp V6 without any day. For my money, it's a lot tougher
>keeping a car on an icy road than taking a moment to flip on/off the lights
>or wipers.

Sorry if it sounded as though I was advising the purchase of a Passat
because they have rain-sensing wipers. (After all, I looked at the
Passat and the Camry, but there's an '03 Accord EX V6 in my garage.)
I was just pointing out that the feature is real and available in the
US on cars in the Accord's class.
Ron

>
>"Milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
>news:gfdugvo5uf1lvfo6dltd26nqe9f2j90td9@4ax.com.. .
>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 19:38:48 GMT, me@homeoffice.com (Uncle Mike)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <20030711144651.03088.00000150@mb-m12.aol.com>,
>qdurham@aol.com (QDurham) wrote:
>> >>>> designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they
>become
>> >>>> wet
>> >>
>> >>Wonderful! Ain't progress nifty. How'd we ever survive without this
>> >>brealthrough?
>> >
>> > The BMW 7 series had this feature in 1990. maybe sooner.
>>
>> And one of the Accord EX's main competitors, the VW Passat, has
>> rain-sensing wipers already.
>> Ron
>

Ron

Excellent! I'm getting ready to order my '04 V6 Coupe pretty soon.


"Milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:08:14 GMT, "Mike Dennis" <mapson@woh.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> >The '03 Accord, on the other hand, puts a lot more under the sheet metal
> >instead of toys in the cockpit. Judging by the relative sales of the
Passat
> >and the Accord, I think Honda's efforts are well focused. Sure, the
Accord
> >has it's trinkets too, but I'll take a 240hp V6 with traction control as
a
> >standard vs. 180hp V6 without any day. For my money, it's a lot tougher
> >keeping a car on an icy road than taking a moment to flip on/off the
lights
> >or wipers.
>
> Sorry if it sounded as though I was advising the purchase of a Passat
> because they have rain-sensing wipers. (After all, I looked at the
> Passat and the Camry, but there's an '03 Accord EX V6 in my garage.)
> I was just pointing out that the feature is real and available in the
> US on cars in the Accord's class.
> Ron
>
> >
> >"Milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
> >news:gfdugvo5uf1lvfo6dltd26nqe9f2j90td9@4ax.com.. .
> >> On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 19:38:48 GMT, me@homeoffice.com (Uncle Mike)
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <20030711144651.03088.00000150@mb-m12.aol.com>,
> >qdurham@aol.com (QDurham) wrote:
> >> >>>> designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they
> >become
> >> >>>> wet
> >> >>
> >> >>Wonderful! Ain't progress nifty. How'd we ever survive without this
> >> >>brealthrough?
> >> >
> >> > The BMW 7 series had this feature in 1990. maybe sooner.
> >>
> >> And one of the Accord EX's main competitors, the VW Passat, has
> >> rain-sensing wipers already.
> >> Ron
> >
>
> Ron

Old news: Yes. Stitched Images: Not!


"Andrey Tarasevich" <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> NetSock wrote:
> > ...
> > Before you go to the web site, read the message below. Make sure you
have
> > sound on.
> >
> > New Honda commercial in the UK.
> > ...
>
> Firstly, this is really old news. Secondly, this commercial was not shot
> in one take. It was shot in two separate takes that were stitched
> together. A muffler rolling on the floor is the point wehere the two
> parts were stitched.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Andrey Tarasevich
>

Mike Dennis wrote:
>> > ...
>> > Before you go to the web site, read the message below. Make sure you
> have
>> > sound on.
>> >
>> > New Honda commercial in the UK.
>> > ...
>>
>> Firstly, this is really old news. Secondly, this commercial was not shot
>> in one take. It was shot in two separate takes that were stitched
>> together. A muffler rolling on the floor is the point wehere the two
>> parts were stitched.
>>
> Old news: Yes. Stitched Images: Not!

Yes, it is stitched. You can find some information about how it was made
here

http://tinyurl.com/9hva

Full version of the link

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/pa...ine=TAKE%20606

It is stitched from two sequences with a bit of computer animation
inserted to make the transition smoother. There are other tricks at work
here. For example, wheels roll uphill in obviously unnatural way because
they contain hidden weights that disbalance the wheel and help it to
roll. This is, of course, an "honest" trick, no computers involved.

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Best regards,
Andrey Tarasevich

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 04:17:40 +0000 (UTC), dold@NewXHondaX.usenet.us.com
wrote:

>Tom Betz <tbetz@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Quoth dold@NewXHondaX.usenet.us.com in news:ben4uu$sjf$2@blue.rahul.net:
>
>>> I read that this ad will not be shown in the United States because it is
>>> felt that it won't hold the attention of the average US viewer.
>
>> A more practical reason not to show it in the US, of course, is that the car
>> being promoted is not sold in the US.
>
>What, that collection of bits is supposed to represent a particular model
>of car? I thought it was an "Accord". Right or left hand drive, or the
>availability of that model in the US makes no difference in the ad.

The car in the ad is the Accord Tourer - a station wagon body style. While
I'm sure there are some potential buyers in the U.S., it just isn't
available here. AIUI, even the sedan version available in Europe is a
smaller car than we get in the U.S.... something Honda started with the '98
Accord with their flexible global platform which allows them to shrink the
dimensions of the body according to the desired market. See this article:
<http://www.businessweek.com/1997/36/b3543001.htm>.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

Quoth dold@NewXHondaX.usenet.us.com in news:beqmh4$g27$1@blue.rahul.net:

> Tom Betz <tbetz@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> A more practical reason not to show it in the US, of course, is that
>> the car being promoted is not sold in the US.
>
> What, that collection of bits is supposed to represent a particular
> model of car?

Did you watch the ad through its conclusion?

There is no Accord station wagon available in the US.

Tom Betz <tbetz@pobox.com> wrote:
> Quoth dold@NewXHondaX.usenet.us.com in news:beqmh4$g27$1@blue.rahul.net:

>> Tom Betz <tbetz@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> A more practical reason not to show it in the US, of course, is that
>>> the car being promoted is not sold in the US.
>>
>> What, that collection of bits is supposed to represent a particular
>> model of car?

> Did you watch the ad through its conclusion?

> There is no Accord station wagon available in the US.

I didn't recall seeing a complete car at any point. Certainly for
the US market, they could just show an appropriate model afterwards.
It was right hand drive, but I really thought of that as Japanese, not
British.

My point is that it doesn't matter. They are Honda parts. It's a clever
sequence.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

dold@NewXHondaX.usenet.us.com wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>> A more practical reason not to show it in the US, of course, is that
>>>> the car being promoted is not sold in the US.
>>>
>>> What, that collection of bits is supposed to represent a particular
>>> model of car?
>
>> Did you watch the ad through its conclusion?
>
>> There is no Accord station wagon available in the US.
>
> I didn't recall seeing a complete car at any point. Certainly for
> the US market, they could just show an appropriate model afterwards.

They don't just "show a car afterwards". The complete car is the
integral part of the sequence. Just watch the video from the beggining
to the end. Replacing the car with an US model would require reshooting
the entire sequence (as long as they want to stick to the "no computer
tricks" philosophy, of course).

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Best regards,
Andrey Tarasevich

This is a UK commercial, right? Why doesn't the announcer have an accent?
Sounds like a Yank! *Interesting*