Comments on: Shilo Plays a Perfect Hand with “Blackjack”

By: tam

tam — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:46:10 +0000

Can anyone tell me what graphics engine or package was likely used in this add

By: eruk

eruk — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:02:55 +0000

I think also they got,what they paid for…..what I dont get…why spend 1% of your campaign on production….it`s a new trend?

By: Wesley

Wesley — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:06:53 +0000

I think to spot was great and you have to look at it for what it is the animation is slick and very difficult props to the 3d boys nice one Iâ€™m sure the texturing of the hands was intentional, i think if they went for realisium it would have stuck out like a saw thumb

By: pele

pele — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:05:25 +0000

I never understood why design studios will do spec work just to shoot live action, but then when it comes to important client work they are scared to leave the box behind.

However, we dont know the circumstances involved so it’s hard to judge. For all we know the client could have scrapped the live action they wasted the entire budget to shoot in favor of these hands. Remember agency people aren’t the sharpest tools. I do know this though and stand by it, people should never be CG unless you want CG people.

By: what who!!!

what who!!! — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:39:32 +0000

A client can get broken finger joints for 75k, awesome!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:10:48 +0000

The Track is “Stinging Sitars” by Anjali

By: what!!!

what!!! — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:07:34 +0000

The spot was done for 75k. Maybe thats why.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:51:47 +0000

Echoing Kevin’s question up at number 13, anyone know who’s doing the music on this spot?

By: Sir Monkey

Sir Monkey — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:59:50 +0000

Well, this could be too early to say but as for Monovich saying the clients weren’t too creeped out, I saw the spot air once on tv last wednesday and I have not seen it air again. Usually a campaign like that would air a thousand times, especially over the busy shopping weekend. But, I actually did see a completely different BlackJack spot air after that, much more conservative spot using real live action.

Again, I’m probably saying this too early, who knows, maybe it will air another 2000 times, I’m just making a pre-mature observation.

Also, to clarify, I do love the spot, I don’t mean to be bashing it, I really started this post on “should design studios be attempting realistic character animation?”. I will mention BUCK has done some amazing non-realistic charcter animation.

By: alex

alex — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:42:31 +0000

even on the quicktime the hands look pretty distractingly bad IMO… definitely a nasty case of the uncanny valley.