Re: Happiness

Neal Eckhardt wrote:

> On 8 May 2008 13:04:02 -0500, M C Hamster
> <davolson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>Y'all remember the Honda commercial with the Rube Goldberg thing,
>>right?  That was one take. 
> 
> One take that worked right, and 605 takes that didn't go right.
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/hondacog.asp

....which says "Most of the information presented in the e-mail quoted
above is accurate, although the number of takes required to complete
the shoot was grossly exaggerated."

> but hey, it was one take.

Or not:
"Although it is true that special effects were eschewed in favor of
live action,  the commercial wasn't derived from a single take.  The
final result comprised two takes stitched together with a brief bit
of CGI"

-- 
Mike Brandt