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One of the most impressive recent rube goldbergs was a commercial Honda did to advertise their Accord. It was made with parts from the car and shows off severa

by abruzzi 12y ago

One of the most impressive recent rube goldbergs was a commercial Honda did to advertise their Accord. It was made with parts from the car and shows off several technologies such as automatic windshield wipers: http://youtu.be/bl2U1p3fVRk http://youtu.be/bl2U1p3fVRk

w-ll 12y ago
I question the authenticity of this now. I remember this coming out, but from what i've recently learned about the automotive ad industry is that this is all cg. And basically all car commercials in the last decade have actually been some of the most advanced "realistic" rendering. It's still a cool vid tho. Edit: Watched it again, it is clearly cg.
- joshu 12y ago
  You are wrong. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_%28advertisement%29 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_%28advertisement%29
  - w-ll 12y ago
    Well, Its not sans-cg. There are parts thats scream cg to me, and while I believe it's possible over all, there is still a lot of post going on. The wiki doesn't give any definite answers other than it's clearly both. Edit: the part that tells me the most is near the end when they show the full console, and then the speakers on dowel rods.
    - grkvlt 12y ago
      > "The final cut of "Cog" consists of two continuous sixty-second dolly shots taken from a technocrane, stitched together later in post-production [...] needed only limited post-production work, as the decision had been made early on to eschew computer-generated imagery wherever possible. [...] Several sections also required minor video editing, such as re-centering the frame to stay closer to the action, removal of wires, highlighting a spray of water, and adjusting the pace for dramatic purposes" I have also seen the 'making of...' short film about 'Cog' and that, too, confirms that CG was not used to create the machine. All the interactions between the car parts are genuine physical interactions. I believe you're correct about post-production, though. It seems from the references in the Wiki article that the usual editing and manipulation took place, but none of that added any fake car parts or fake interactions.

by abruzzi 12y ago

w-ll 12y ago

I question the authenticity of this now. I remember this coming out, but from what i've recently learned about the automotive ad industry is that this is all cg. And basically all car commercials in the last decade have actually been some of the most advanced "realistic" rendering. It's still a cool vid tho. Edit: Watched it again, it is clearly cg.

joshu 12y ago
You are wrong. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_%28advertisement%29 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_%28advertisement%29
- w-ll 12y ago
  Well, Its not sans-cg. There are parts thats scream cg to me, and while I believe it's possible over all, there is still a lot of post going on. The wiki doesn't give any definite answers other than it's clearly both. Edit: the part that tells me the most is near the end when they show the full console, and then the speakers on dowel rods.
  - grkvlt 12y ago
    > "The final cut of "Cog" consists of two continuous sixty-second dolly shots taken from a technocrane, stitched together later in post-production [...] needed only limited post-production work, as the decision had been made early on to eschew computer-generated imagery wherever possible. [...] Several sections also required minor video editing, such as re-centering the frame to stay closer to the action, removal of wires, highlighting a spray of water, and adjusting the pace for dramatic purposes" I have also seen the 'making of...' short film about 'Cog' and that, too, confirms that CG was not used to create the machine. All the interactions between the car parts are genuine physical interactions. I believe you're correct about post-production, though. It seems from the references in the Wiki article that the usual editing and manipulation took place, but none of that added any fake car parts or fake interactions.