Duncan’s TV Adland Update
January 27, 2006 – 7:15 am | by Duncan
It’s been a month since the last update from Duncan’s TV Ad land.
Hahn Premium Light - Gondola
The spot features a gondola in Venice in which a guy spoils his girlfriend’s romantic sensibilities by landing a fish into her lap.
Whatucando.org
A disturbing video challenging people to put energy into doing something about suffering as an alternative to watching the next sitcom television show.
Tabasco - Tan Lines
An ad from the 2005 Super Bowl in which a sunbathing woman’s suffers skin burn, not from the sun but by putting Tabasco sauce in with her prawns dip.
Apple - Intel Factory
Moby provides the ambient soundtrack for a clip inspired by the Postal Service music video, “Such Great Heights”
Emerald Nuts - Unicorn
A fibbing father is caught out by a white unicorn, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
AOL - Discuss
AOL UK launch a balanced discussion of the pros and cons of the internet.
HP - Pictures of You
Francois Vogel directs an effects-enhanced video promoting HP’s digital photography technology, to the sounds of The Cure.
Honda - Choir
The Honda Civic’s driving sounds are provided by a 60 piece choir. Another classic from the team that made ‘Cog’
Volkswagen - Angel’s Day Off
An angel takes a day off in Rio de Janeiro, secure in the knowledge that his charge is driving a VW Polo.
Clarks - Shoe Repairer
An old Russian shoe repairer in Melbourne is not happy about the durability of Clarks school shoes.
Hansaplast - Maman
A cheeky precocious French-speaking boy takes on life’s challenges with the explanation that his mother said he could. The ending provides a playful connection with birth control.
Sharp Aquos - More to see
People in this advert live their lives with their eyes closed. Finally someone opens her eyes to discover the visual delights on an art gallery wall. A promotion for LCD technology.
Pepsi - Elephant Tower
A young Indian boy discovers his power of persuasion over elephants. Not all ends happily.
Ford Fusion - Particles
An iPod-playing man unleashes particles of sound. The ignition key in a new Ford Fusion has a ripple effect on its city surroundings.
Antena - Steering Wheel
A Romanian television station promotes its entertainment value through quirky practical joke stunts. Steering Wheel and other spots.
Cravendale Cows
Three spots in three years tell us that Cravendale milk is so good the cows want it back.
Diet Pepsi - Dancing Cans
Soft drink cans and bottles complain about the partying habits of the Diet Pepsi dancers on the top shelf.
Toyota - Knives
A Sydney man tests his reflexes by ducking and diving through a storm of knives inspired by the shower of frogs in the film, Magnolia.
Ikea - Persian Rug
A series of Canadian pedestrians are ‘taken out’ by a Persian rug on its way home from an IKEA store. A plea for people to use the free delivery service.
IRN Bru - Raoul
Sunbathing Scottish women are bemused by Raoul, a try-hard body builder/diver. It’s all a promotion for IRN Bru, Scotland’s national energy soft drink.
Careerbuilder.com - Monkeys
An office worker is driven to looking for a new job by the antics of the monkeys he works with.
Virgin Mobile - Kate Moss
Kate makes her comeback into modelling with this tongue-in-cheek TV Ad.
Heineken - Disturbance
Men around the world are disturbed when a bartender accidentally breaks a dozen bottles of Heineken beer.
Puma - Gifts
Various animals present various Puma sports shoes as gifts on a white background.
Tuna - Elevator
Two spots, one in Thailand and one in the USA. A young slim woman walks to the elevator/lift, attracting the lustful stares of her male colleagues. As soon as the door shuts however, she breathes out, revealing that her skirt is too small for her. We’re encouraged to eat Tuna and lose weight.
World Vision - Gift Catalogue
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