An amazing feat. Before I watched this Making Of... I thought they'd used CGI to replicate all the dancers, like was done for the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
I KNOW, RIGHT?! The right car campaign can bring me to tears. We built excitement, indeed!
Sometimes I think advertising is more important than any other art form. Maybe even more important than medicine since that only helps us when we're sick, while advertising tells us what to do ALL THE TIME. Way more important! What would you rather have, a pro-active branding paradigm or a digitized fluorescein angiogram? PSH, NO CONTEST.
This commercial is fine, but the new ones with the creepy girl are just a travesty in advertising. What was palm thinking? Did they not watch the commercial after filming? It is creepy and definitely does not sell the phone.
@willbraham Yes, because showing the phone is basically saying "My son walked today. My iPhone is the only thing that helped me make those memories."
Besides, Palm needed a commercial that would catch people's attention. Of course, this was pretty overshadowed by the creepy girl... Oh, well. Still a great phone and interesting commercial.
I love this commercial, and I'm shocked at all the hateful, jaded, douchebag comments all over youtube posted under all the commercials for this ad campain. It really shows you how insecure, hateful, immature, ignorant, and stupid most people are. Its sad really...
Um I don't understand how you can call people ''insecure, hateful, immature, ignorant, and stupid'' when you are calling them that yourself. I enphasize the word ''hateful'' when you call people these things
I don't think you have the right to judge 1 person let alone a large group of people who have something in common in disliking the ad. They must have some good reason.
Actually, that's an art and it's called Shaolin. It's an ad. Not racism. If it was an ad to air in china, the girl in the middle would be Chinese. Besides, the guys around her could have been white if any western countries practiced the shoalin arts. But they don't. So by default, they HAVE to be Chinese. Really, just look at how many Chinese are working on the actual commercial. The people behind this aren't racist. It may seem like it to you, cause you are unfamiliar with Shaolin.
Chinese culture is not a minority culture. This ain't elivis playing rock and roll. They are chinese people doing a chinese art. If you think there is some western egocirtism by having the one person that stands out be a white girl among 1000 uniformed chinese. I understand. Hell, the opening of the Beijing oylpics made a lot people fell uneasy. But it made a lot others feel proud. But to call this "CLASSIC culture appropriation" is gross misuse of the term. Read what it actually means.
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Why is that cool? I have a Pre and own 3 Macs... You can't compare a phone company to a cellphone company. The only comparison that should/can be made is the comparison between the iPhone and Pre. Don't bring Macs into this, because obviously Macs are 15x better than any other computer!
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o m g this is the worst ad ever for palm pre
i mean the sprint comercials where palm pre appears to the end are great but this ad is just fancy but not catchy totaly a waste of time and whats with the girl is she looking for signal
wow
aplm pre do not put it on the air omg worst ever ever
The girl (Tamara Hope) wasn't creepy, she was beautiful and serene.
AGiantSloar 6 months ago
very pretty imagery but they forgot they were supposed to be selling phones.
wbttk 1 year ago
colleen bullington should have been fired for approving this ad concept.
appIemiIkl988 1 year ago
Hmmm, Zhang Yimou, Beijing Olympics, Taiji ... and you are wondering why this commercial looks so familiar?
linabeh 2 years ago
An amazing feat. Before I watched this Making Of... I thought they'd used CGI to replicate all the dancers, like was done for the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
jono1971 2 years ago
That's one giant green screen!
Kortoso 2 years ago
This is a moving video -
I chose the right career.
But - I do agree
SOMEwhat with the "creepy
commercial" comments below.
fgbowen 2 years ago
I KNOW, RIGHT?! The right car campaign can bring me to tears. We built excitement, indeed!
Sometimes I think advertising is more important than any other art form. Maybe even more important than medicine since that only helps us when we're sick, while advertising tells us what to do ALL THE TIME. Way more important! What would you rather have, a pro-active branding paradigm or a digitized fluorescein angiogram? PSH, NO CONTEST.
I hope aliens see our advertising first.
FussbettSanitario 2 years ago
This commercial is fine, but the new ones with the creepy girl are just a travesty in advertising. What was palm thinking? Did they not watch the commercial after filming? It is creepy and definitely does not sell the phone.
cybervanig2000 2 years ago
This has to be the most pretentious commercial for any electronic device I've ever seen.
What happened to just showing the features of something instead of hyping it up with completely ridiculous and stupid ad campaign's?
I'm actually happy with apples ad campaign's now. Atleast they only show the phone.
willbraham 2 years ago
@willbraham Yes, because showing the phone is basically saying "My son walked today. My iPhone is the only thing that helped me make those memories."
Besides, Palm needed a commercial that would catch people's attention. Of course, this was pretty overshadowed by the creepy girl... Oh, well. Still a great phone and interesting commercial.
dreDREb13 1 year ago
I love this commercial, and I'm shocked at all the hateful, jaded, douchebag comments all over youtube posted under all the commercials for this ad campain. It really shows you how insecure, hateful, immature, ignorant, and stupid most people are. Its sad really...
GeneralHoohah 2 years ago
Thanks for your input, General Hookah. This ad is racist, and you need to stop taking everything everybody says about anything personally.
kenjibeast 2 years ago
And how in the world is this ad racist?
GeeksNeedLoveToo 2 years ago
Um I don't understand how you can call people ''insecure, hateful, immature, ignorant, and stupid'' when you are calling them that yourself. I enphasize the word ''hateful'' when you call people these things
MercedesCars454 2 years ago
I don't think you have the right to judge 1 person let alone a large group of people who have something in common in disliking the ad. They must have some good reason.
willbraham 2 years ago
china is know for there arts
Epicskaterkid96 2 years ago
This ad is fucking racist.
kenjibeast 2 years ago
Why?
ROSENKRIEGER360 2 years ago
Think about it. Thousands of identical Asians performing mass choreography around a single white woman. Classic covert racism.
kenjibeast 2 years ago
identical?
guslwnsl922 2 years ago
Yeah, all Asians look the same AMIRITE?
weech0 2 years ago
Actually, that's an art and it's called Shaolin. It's an ad. Not racism. If it was an ad to air in china, the girl in the middle would be Chinese. Besides, the guys around her could have been white if any western countries practiced the shoalin arts. But they don't. So by default, they HAVE to be Chinese. Really, just look at how many Chinese are working on the actual commercial. The people behind this aren't racist. It may seem like it to you, cause you are unfamiliar with Shaolin.
oneyoungamerican 2 years ago
Ninety five percent of the viewers of this advertisement would, too, be unfamiliar with shaolin.
This is CLASSIC cultural appropriation, end of story.
kenjibeast 2 years ago
That's because most white people do not do Shaolin. I'm sure if they did, they would use white people.
GeeksNeedLoveToo 2 years ago
Chinese culture is not a minority culture. This ain't elivis playing rock and roll. They are chinese people doing a chinese art. If you think there is some western egocirtism by having the one person that stands out be a white girl among 1000 uniformed chinese. I understand. Hell, the opening of the Beijing oylpics made a lot people fell uneasy. But it made a lot others feel proud. But to call this "CLASSIC culture appropriation" is gross misuse of the term. Read what it actually means.
oneyoungamerican 2 years ago
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The cool thing is that they use MACs to edit the ad.
vinhetascarnaval 2 years ago
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Why is that cool? I have a Pre and own 3 Macs... You can't compare a phone company to a cellphone company. The only comparison that should/can be made is the comparison between the iPhone and Pre. Don't bring Macs into this, because obviously Macs are 15x better than any other computer!
twssfilms007 2 years ago
Can you customize macs? No you cant, for that reason, i never want to get a mac.
josephgrovers 2 years ago
Man i think i might get one
funnyguy7557 2 years ago 5
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palm pre blows....
campain SUCKS
its literally a fail
2rich2kare 2 years ago
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o m g this is the worst ad ever for palm pre
i mean the sprint comercials where palm pre appears to the end are great but this ad is just fancy but not catchy totaly a waste of time and whats with the girl is she looking for signal
wow
aplm pre do not put it on the air omg worst ever ever
garciaop 2 years ago
lol "we actually got these guys from a prison"
Anth0nyfrias 2 years ago