Comments on: Are Advertisements Becoming Their Own Legitimate Short Film Format?

By: Roy Wanguhu

Roy Wanguhu — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:42:02 +0000

That was a great short from LG.

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:31:40 +0000

Love this spot. And FX Guide has a ton of great making-of material to go with it

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/a-journey-with-johnnie-walker/

By: Faisal Hashmi

Faisal Hashmi — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:06:57 +0000

This is a branded short film I made for Samsung (they commissioned it) for their Galaxy Note. I took the phone and constructed a fantastical love story around it and here’s the result! :)

By: Logan

Logan — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:47:14 +0000

Interactive movie we shot as a promotion for Hell Pizza in New Zealand…

By: Dheep'

Dheep' — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:36:49 +0000

1. “people are more willing to watch high-quality, meaningful videos , even if it is a commercial.” –
Meaningful? Really ? Meaningful ? – Sorry ,speak for yourself.An is an Ad. Off it goes when it
comes on.

2. “Can anyone recall important moments in their life that didn’t have a pair of 501′s included?” You are
really serious aren’t you ? Man ,I’m sorry ,but I can recall an entire lifetime and all of its moments
without a single pair of 501′s appearing.
Saddened ,but not surprised to see the title of this article.

By: cris

cris — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:08:43 +0000

These guys make some great ads, I particularly like this one:

By: Skinny Pete

Skinny Pete — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:59:54 +0000

KA-BAR Knives has some awesome videos. Here is one of many.

https://vimeo.com/50212819

By: c.d.embrey

c.d.embrey — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:44:37 +0000

Totally agree. I worked on some di-no-mite spots during the ’70s. Some clever and funny stuff.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:14:06 +0000

I still think the old ikea lamp ad is still better than all of them :D spike jonze!

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:54:23 +0000

“…most of the filmmakers behind the ads are simply trying to tell a story…”

This is the trouble with accepting advertising as art. Some of those filmmakers are exceptionally talented, but they aren’t simply trying to tell a story. Riefenstahl wasn’t simply trying to tell a story either, she was trying to convert the audience to a following by telling stories that she believed to be beautiful. Appreciate the aesthetics but make the distinction. Its enough damage to our society that art is made to sell itself; if selling becomes art, there is no hope.

By: Shenan

Shenan — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:32:52 +0000

Still didn’t work right. Just right click the video, copy the video url and paste it on the browser address bar to see it in the proper format.

By: Shenan

Shenan — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:30:53 +0000

Crap, that didn’t work right – let’s try again:

By: Shenan

Shenan — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:28:44 +0000

Adding this one to the list. A lot of people feel that it’s the best commercial they’ve ever seen, and I tend to agree with them. :-)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygeWsoYYMuQ&w=560&h=315

By: Homer Gaijin

Homer Gaijin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:23:45 +0000

Remember BMW Films film short series. Innovative tactic as you mentioned Joe, were branding takes second stage to storytelling.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:30:36 +0000

Like this post, I'd like to share one we made at my work using only a Canon 60D. Hope you enjoy it! Survive + Win Giveaway from Ryan Hall on Vimeo.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:05:59 +0000

For me this is one of the best ads ever

By: Logan

Logan — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:38:59 +0000

This is a classic:
https://vimeo.com/27028184

By: palisady

palisady — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:07:41 +0000

I made this one on 5D few years back. Action short 007 spoof for an apartment complex in Bratislava, Slovakia