De-Bunking the Samsung HD Phone Viral Ad

Here's an explanation of the most obvious screw-ups the makers of this video made that give away how this ad was made. Disregard my previous post as I did it in my lunch hour. This was a proper study of the material and here is my answer in full!

So we have 2 identical rooms (well almost!) and 4 actors plus a stooge to remove and put back the phone.

It says the film was not cut but on close analysis I see a problem with the hand in front of the camera. The lines of the palm don't match properly in the frame. It could still be done without the cut but I suspect this was to ensure there were no visible issues and to save having to do yet another take!

I make films for a living and also run the Moving Image department at a top London University.

Category:

Comedy

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• ken
• evans
• fluid
• image
• samsung
• de-bunk
• continuity
• error

[zebedy78]

It clearly wasn't meant to be seemless. They challenge you to work out how, so the letters not being reversed AREN'T a mistake etc. All these things you noticed are meant to be noticed. You use the YouTube HD option (playing on the HD of the camera in the phone) to spot the clues.

You seriously got the wrong end of the intent here.

[noiseache]

Talking of wrong end of the stick...

If they were meant to be noticed, this video shows where they are, it was made simply to highlight the points for those who may not have seen all the 'clues'. I never said the reversed letters were a mistake, you said that.

The only fail I see here are you poor grammar and spelling.

[7wist3d]

Well noticed.. But a little anal ^_^

[noiseache]

You won't find any of that on youtube, try redtube.

[FlycoFx]

What he probably meant is they used the viral aspect of such youtube videos to publish their product. Youtube people are BOUND to point out every mistake in such a video. ;-D

But nice video though. =P

[BluePlaque]

Hey, looks like you got it right!

[leahcim38]

Well it's fairly self evident that it isn't a reflection. Given the premise of no edits.

If it isn't a reflection it's again self evident what it must be. Someone filming through a hole in a wall, not a mirror.

Everything else, i.e the mistakes, aren't actually explaining anything, because that is already obvious (unless you believe in magic) So if it took you 10 minutes and you needed any of the cues, you did more work than you needed too. Interesting though the mistakes are.

[leahcim38]

Yeah I was just being sarcastic that someone would seriously talk about £3k worth of camera as an alternative to a cheap consumer phone with a built in camera. Moreso given the context of youtube.

[giberjab]

Really really good, I also noticed that the was image of a character pillow at the start ontop of a black pillow and then it turned in to a green pillow on a white shag

[SUPERCREG1990]

wow, you are really clever, i would have never noticed half of the stuff you did, well done...

correct me if im wrong but the 'S' on the samsung phone, are they back to front in the mirror???..

and you mention his hand at 4:03.. possibly the light source from the real camera guys right shoulder, the window?

[7wist3d]

Lol, you know what i mean.