Anyone seen the Brains dancing advert? - Scifi-Meshes.com

biotech · 06-09-2008, 08:18 AM

That has to be CGI, no way you can get a puppet to do that, brilliant idea though, use CGI to make something thats supposed to look fake, but it looks realer than most things they try to make look real.

Ironic when the original tried so hard to hide the strings, this new version has the strings added on purpose.

**Tovette** · 06-09-2008, 08:20 AM

link?

biotech · 06-09-2008, 08:25 AM

I cant get youtube at work, otherwise I would oblige, it might be just a UK only advert though.

biotech · 06-09-2008, 08:28 AM

Brains Thunderbirds Drench Advert Bottled Water TV Commercial Uses 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' |Sky News|Media

Theres is a link here though

**Sphynx** · 06-09-2008, 08:51 AM

Not sure its string puppetry, but also not sure its CGI either. Maybe some stop motion in there.

There are however, some extremely gifted string-puppeters - that commercial is not beyond them, by any stretch of the imagination.

iOSYS · 06-09-2008, 08:59 AM

It is cgi, and obviously very well done. Quite amusing too, I have to say. And thats rare coming from me, as far as almost ANY commercial goes.

**IRML** · 06-09-2008, 09:46 AM

there's cg in there near the end definately, you can tell by looking at the legs deforming when you see it on TV, but it does look good

**Freak** · 06-09-2008, 10:05 AM

I enjoy the advert a lot, though as the are two Thunderbirds ads on at the moment, for different products. It can be confusing what they are advertising. One is Spectsaver, (Brian would be better for this one.) and the other is for bottled water.

**Sphynx** · 06-09-2008, 12:44 PM

Probably the same advertising company - sometimes ad execs are short on imagination.

**Sphynx** · 06-09-2008, 01:00 PM

Actually, after some research...its a mixture of both CGI and puppettering, using samples taken from dancers. The making-of video is not long enough to see how much of each is in there, but some that's you'd expect to be of one type is the other and vice-versa.

The making of video does not actually say much all all really, and nothing that we've all seen before, but you can get it here. Expect a long wait however - took ages for it to download for me, and kept giving the impression that the page was failing.

06-09-2008, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
biotech SFM Oracle Realname: Rich Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England Age: 38 Posts: 3,549 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Anyone seen the Brains dancing advert? That has to be CGI, no way you can get a puppet to do that, brilliant idea though, use CGI to make something thats supposed to look fake, but it looks realer than most things they try to make look real. Ironic when the original tried so hard to hide the strings, this new version has the strings added on purpose.
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06-09-2008, 08:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tovette Yeah, up another 10 cents Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Realname: Nate Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Age: 31 Posts: 5,371 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	link?
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06-09-2008, 08:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
biotech SFM Oracle Realname: Rich Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England Age: 38 Posts: 3,549 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I cant get youtube at work, otherwise I would oblige, it might be just a UK only advert though.
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06-09-2008, 08:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
biotech SFM Oracle Realname: Rich Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England Age: 38 Posts: 3,549 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Brains Thunderbirds Drench Advert Bottled Water TV Commercial Uses 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' \|Sky News\|Media Theres is a link here though
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06-09-2008, 08:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sphynx Divine Penguin Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Craig Robinson Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rochester, UK Age: 38 Posts: 1,712 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not sure its string puppetry, but also not sure its CGI either. Maybe some stop motion in there. There are however, some extremely gifted string-puppeters - that commercial is not beyond them, by any stretch of the imagination.
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06-09-2008, 08:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
iOSYS SFM Guru Realname: Alex Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vancouver Age: 19 Posts: 429 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It is cgi, and obviously very well done. Quite amusing too, I have to say. And thats rare coming from me, as far as almost ANY commercial goes.

06-09-2008, 09:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
IRML GRRRRR!!!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,476 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	there's cg in there near the end definately, you can tell by looking at the legs deforming when you see it on TV, but it does look good
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06-09-2008, 10:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Freak Project Lead on SFM Film Realname: Dean Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Age: 27 Posts: 7,631 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I enjoy the advert a lot, though as the are two Thunderbirds ads on at the moment, for different products. It can be confusing what they are advertising. One is Spectsaver, (Brian would be better for this one.) and the other is for bottled water.
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06-09-2008, 12:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sphynx Divine Penguin Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Craig Robinson Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rochester, UK Age: 38 Posts: 1,712 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Probably the same advertising company - sometimes ad execs are short on imagination.
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06-09-2008, 01:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sphynx Divine Penguin Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Craig Robinson Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rochester, UK Age: 38 Posts: 1,712 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Actually, after some research...its a mixture of both CGI and puppettering, using samples taken from dancers. The making-of video is not long enough to see how much of each is in there, but some that's you'd expect to be of one type is the other and vice-versa. The making of video does not actually say much all all really, and nothing that we've all seen before, but you can get it here. Expect a long wait however - took ages for it to download for me, and kept giving the impression that the page was failing.
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