Car Commercial

[pax2179]

Ok you internet geniuses, i have something im looking for. A few years back, a car company, i think a sports car, came out with a commercial that featured their car drving on an empty LA freeway at like 8 in the morning. It was amazing seeing it, knowing how busy the LA streets are. I remember reading an article about how they did it, and if you can help me look, i would really apprieciate it. I still however, cannot find the commercial.

 

[Mo0o]

it's was a corolla commercial. or solara

 

[RossMAN]

I think it was the Toyota Solara.

 

[pax2179]

aight thanks, does anyone have to info on the way they filmed it, it has to do with them taking a camera and putting it somewhere for a few days so it can get small smaples of the road with no cars, they they like composite it all together and put in the car

 

[daniel1113]

Fix the "jenisuses" in your post and we'll talk...

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think it was the Toyota Solara.

yeah, confirmed, thanks rossman

Heres my thanks to you, RossMAN

And you too, MoBo

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: daniel1113
Fix the "jenisuses" in your post and we'll talk...

it was a joke

 

[daniel1113]

hehe...

My guess is that they filmed the highway from a set angle, then created some sort of difference map of all the frames. Basically, they superimposed the 1000s of frames over each other, and were able to digitally remove the cars from the highway and create a completely blank matte plate of the highway.

Over the course of a few days, I'm sure they had enough film stock to catch each area of the road empty at least once, and with proper lighting conditions.

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: daniel1113
hehe...

My guess is that they filmed the highway from a set angle, then created some sort of difference map of all the frames. Basically, they superimposed the 1000s of frames over each other, and were able to digitally remove the cars from the highway and create a completely blank matte plate of the highway.

Over the course of a few days, I'm sure they had enough film stock to catch each area of the road empty at least once, and with proper lighting conditions.

thats exactly it, but i know there is a site somewhere that explains it more in depth, and i am researching this and wondered if someone knew what that type of filming was called, or whaere i could find this site.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: pax2179

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think it was the Toyota Solara.

yeah, confirmed, thanks rossman

Heres my thanks to you, RossMAN

And you too, MoBo

My return thanks to you!

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: pax2179

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think it was the Toyota Solara.

yeah, confirmed, thanks rossman

Heres my thanks to you, RossMAN

And you too, MoBo

My return thanks to you!

a tear fills my eye with joy, thank you RossMAN

 

[RagingBITCH]

It wasn't a damn Solara guys - it was a 4 door Camry. To mix Camry + "sportiness" is a joke. They had him do a 180 from reverse into drive, jump a massive hill, do donuts (I think). The only real Solara commercial (at least for the 04 model) I've seen was in the Universal Studios commercial where a mummy is hauling ass trying to get to work.

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
It wasn't a damn Solara guys - it was a 4 door Camry. To mix Camry + "sportiness" is a joke. They had him do a 180 from reverse into drive, jump a massive hill, do donuts (I think). The only real Solara commercial (at least for the 04 model) I've seen was in the Universal Studios commercial where a mummy is hauling ass trying to get to work.

<I think someone watches a little too much TV....>

 

[daniel1113]

I don't know of the specific site you are asking about, but if you have the Forrest Gump DVD, you can find a good example of the process.

Check out the special features disc, and there is a section about cut scenes and visual effects where they discuss a scene in which Forrest is playing ping pong with one of the presidents (perhaps Nixon).

It involved a lot of roto work, along with excellent matte painting skills. Some of the process can be automated, but the majority of the work has to be done by hand, frame by frame.

Same with the scense in which Gary Sinise's legs had to be digitally removed.

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: daniel1113
I don't know of the specific site you are asking about, but if you have the Forrest Gump DVD, you can find a good example of the process.

Check out the special features disc, and there is a section about cut scenes and visual effects where they discuss a scene in which Forrest is playing ping pong with one of the presidents (perhaps Nixon).

It involved a lot of roto work, along with excellent matte painging skills. Some of the process can be automated, but the majority of the work has to be done by hand, frame by frame.

ok, Ill see

Heres your thank you

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: pax2179

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think it was the Toyota Solara.

yeah, confirmed, thanks rossman

Heres my thanks to you, RossMAN

And you too, MoBo

hmm, it's not working for me in firefox. i can't see the name field, i.e. rossman, mobo, etc.


=|

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: pax2179

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think it was the Toyota Solara.

yeah, confirmed, thanks rossman

Heres my thanks to you, RossMAN

And you too, MoBo

hmm, it's not working for me in firefox. i can't see the name field, i.e. rossman, mobo, etc.


=|

open it in IE then

 

[Quasmo]

A special thanks to all

 

[pax2179]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
A special thanks to all

you too crazy!(!