250,000 superballs let loose on the streets of San Francisco

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250,000 superballs let loose on the streets of San Francisco

Bullitt's got nothing on this

photon

9:58 pm on Jan 19, 2006 (gmt 0)

Sometimes CGI is not enough [bravia-advert.com]

Be sure to check out the "making of ..." videos as well.

Man, what a blast it must have been to watch them film this! :)

martinibuster

10:05 pm on Jan 19, 2006 (gmt 0)

I live across the bay and it made me home sick for San Francisco. :(

Nice commercial.

pageoneresults

10:07 pm on Jan 19, 2006 (gmt 0)

Man, what a blast it must have been to watch them film this!

Wow! I have to wonder about all the ramifications of letting loose 250,000 superballs in San Francisco. Those balls are not light and once they gain momentum like that going downhill, they can hurt! That's why you see that little kid ducking for cover. :)

Great commercial!

skipfactor

10:11 pm on Jan 19, 2006 (gmt 0)

Must remember to keep my Lab away from the flat panel when this commercial comes on.

pmac

10:46 pm on Jan 19, 2006 (gmt 0)

Very cool.

balam

6:04 am on Jan 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

"There's no bouncy balls for kids in America at this present moment..."

Despite the fact that the vehicles are apparently props, I do hear a car alarm go off when the balls hit. Did you catch the un/editted swear word? I was suprised when I heard that. (It's not that I haven't heard that sort of language before; just not from Sony.)

Through the magic of CGI, I'd love to see Steve McQueen drive through that!

le_gber

11:13 am on Jan 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

I saw that add at a movie theater befaore watching King Kong.

I thought it looked spectacular and wondered how they did it (I thought of CGI)

I can just say ... it took some balls to do it the old fashion way

[ducking for cover]

vincevincevince

11:32 am on Jan 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

it took some balls to do it the old fashion way

It seems the traditional methods for special effects may bounce back into the picture.

photon

2:16 pm on Jan 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

Those balls are not light and once they gain momentum like that going downhill, they can hurt!

I found it highly amusing that in the "making of ..." video it shows the directors and camermen at the bottom of the hill either wearing motorcycle helmets or hiding behind what looks like Lexan police riot shields.

Through the magic of CGI, I'd love to see Steve McQueen drive through that!

Now that would be awesome! :)