Smith & Foulkes: Orange “Mouth”
The amazing Smith & Foulkes (of Nexus Productions) packed a ton of personality into a tiny package with their new spot for Orange. It’s a totally different style than their previously posted work and a study in character animation more than anything else. For those of you looking for eye-popping visuals, don’t write this one off too quickly; there’s more here than meets the eye on a first viewing.
































Wednesday, October 25th 2006 at 7:46 am |
very interesting spot. still waiting for the ‘more’ to meet my eyes though. tell me I’m missing something …
Wednesday, October 25th 2006 at 7:46 am |
that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it though.
Wednesday, October 25th 2006 at 2:07 pm |
“still waiting for the ‘more’ to meet my eyes though.”
I’m mainly talking about the subtlety of the character animation, especially in the eyes. For instance, watch the figure on the left’s eyes right before he opens the box. And check out the figure on the right’s eyes right after the mouth is slapped onto his face. It’s all very understated, despite the wild movement of both characters.
Maybe you caught all that on first viewing. But if you watch the spot expecting another Honda “Grrr” ad, you’ll miss it.
Wednesday, October 25th 2006 at 3:48 pm |
ooohhhh, f**k I must have been tired. I was watching it sideways and upsidedown to see if the orange shape spelt out a word or something. *sigh*
yes the animation is top notch. I appreciated that on first viewing, but it IS definitely worth the re-watch.
Monday, December 4th 2006 at 5:09 am |
Would love to see more of them soon.
It would be bad though to have them overused.