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Best Commercial Ever. I laughed out loud (loudly!) multiple times at work. (Luckily it's early and no one is here yet.)

http://www.bigad.com.au/ <-- Click that now!

Link first seen in [livejournal.com profile] loneguardian's journal.

Date: 2005-10-05 03:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] morinotokei.livejournal.com
Omg. I watched it with the volume turned off (since I'm at work too) and it was still hilarious. Especially the part where the beer is being gulped down. xDDD

Date: 2005-10-05 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Make sure you watch it with the sound on when you get home, if you can. The music makes the whole thing even funnier! :)

Date: 2005-10-05 03:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kelen.livejournal.com
Totally.. the sound is the best part of the whole commerical. It's hilarious.

Loneguardian brought up a good point.. How much of it is CG, or did they really coordinate all those people. o.o

Date: 2005-10-05 04:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Only after the third or so viewing did I start to wonder that. I suspect it's both. There were some distance shots that could have easily been CGI, but I suspect a lot of it really was all those people.

It reminds me of those "know your HIV status" ads, the ones which feature (or seem to feature) thousands and thousands of people moving in waves and making various shapes. The HIV one is a lot more artistic and I think a lot more CGIed.

Date: 2005-10-05 10:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quasilemur.livejournal.com
Speaking as someone with contest marching band experience, that's totally do-able, especially if you're not distracted by playing an instrument.

Date: 2005-10-05 10:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
I'd love to have been there when they were filming that; I bet it was even prettier in person than on the screen. (Assuming you're talking about the HIV one and not the beer one. The beer one looks very marching band-esque yes, but a lot less artistic than the HIV one.)

Date: 2005-10-05 04:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fealu-bryne.livejournal.com
*DIES!*

I love that music (does anybody know what it's called/from?) and the fact that they put words to it...

SWEET.

Date: 2005-10-05 05:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
I believe it's called Carmina Burana, but I have no idea what it's from. I want to say an opera, but I could be wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmina_Burana has some interesting info on it, especially in the 'The modern music' section.

Date: 2005-10-05 05:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kelen.livejournal.com
There's a techno version of it that is incredible too. <3 I love that piece.

Date: 2005-10-05 06:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Hee! I bet that'd be something to listen to! :)

Date: 2005-10-05 05:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yshyn.livejournal.com
The music is O Fortuna, from Carmina Burana. By Carl Orff.

I sang in it once. That was awfully fun. :3

Date: 2005-10-05 05:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fealu-bryne.livejournal.com
Oh, lucky! It's such a great piece.

Date: 2005-10-05 06:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Ah, thanks! It's one of those things I feel like I should know, but didn't.

Date: 2005-10-05 06:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Anytime, baby! ;)

Date: 2005-10-05 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barahir-ffxi.livejournal.com
Hehe.. it's funny what makes it around crowds... my firend brian (also an avid FFXI player) sent that to me yesterday afternon. I lost it at my desk... soooo funny :o)

I got to sing Carmina Burana when I was in college. We all dressed in monk robes and were backlit. It was awesome.

Date: 2005-10-05 06:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Aurian got it from some other FFXI player on her flist, so who knows what sort of circles it's making!

We all dressed in monk robes and were backlit. It was awesome.

Oh wow, I bet it was!

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