Nissan : Rollerblading Robot Cars, Tv ads
After Citroen who featured a Robot Car doing a back royale in their tv ad (link), Nissan did some videos featuring the same concept : a transforming robot car doing rollerblading tricks : jumps, rotations, grinds, wallrides.
Check the videos online :
http://www.atwinthing.com/nissan.html
For the moment : 3 videos availiable
Direct links :
http://www.atwinthing.com/_qt/nissanjump.mov
http://www.atwinthing.com/_qt/nissanpass.mov
http://www.atwinthing.com/_qt/nissanrise.mov
Use a download manager, the video download seems to stop a lot.
Each video are about 18 mb
Via itsartmag.com
July 18th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
you know the only time two different car companies do a commercial like this style is because they know that our sport out of all the action sports is not only the coolest (as shown in their ad) but also is the hottest and hugest outside of america. Makes me proud to skate. I just hope all that exposure twinkles down to our industry and gives us more money. and opportunities.
July 18th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Thats some nice lifestyle.
July 18th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
2nd one is the best
July 18th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
didnt know Aragon was in big time adverts
July 18th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
3th vidéo………………270 back sav’ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it’s AMAZING !!!!!
July 18th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
if you go frame by frame, when it cuts from the shot of the 270 trick to the low angle shot of the free way,the trick is now royal… so basically it did 270 back unity to budget back royal…. and if you look close you can see it do the movements from the switch up…. pretty neeto
i’m talking about the 3rd video
July 19th, 2007 at 2:26 am
looks like were getting stronger, feels good
roller4life
July 19th, 2007 at 6:25 am
looks like the big corportions are getting influenced by what they see in the streets. get ready rollerblading, 2008 is gonna bring about some serious changes. bobby d said it best, “The times they are a changin’”…..
July 19th, 2007 at 10:53 am
its like the citroen advert but the robot grinds round the corner.
July 19th, 2007 at 10:58 am
hah jus realised its on ere
July 19th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
fucking sweet! great production, the action looks so cool! i wonder who’s motion they captured for this, it’s very stylish.
July 19th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
FUCK YEAH, OUR SHIT IS COMING UP
July 20th, 2007 at 1:36 am
Well this is a nice surprise.
I’ll be sure to pass along all the love to the 2 or 3 animators that made our Powered Suit robot a pro blader! :)
I’m the director of these ads, and I know me and the head of 3D over at Fuel put a lot of time into choosing what ‘tricks’ this metal guy pulls off through each spot. The Japanese clients left that mostly up to us, except for the occasional ‘Make it more exciting’. My faves are the butterfly spin off the tunnel wall, and the grind on the freeway (plus how he lands out of it on the building). I can tell you guys we ABSOLUTELY referenced 75% of it from highlight reels… and made up one or two things ourselves. The animators deserve a lot of love. Most fun job I’ve ever been on.
Thanks guys.
For a look at just how crazy the Japanese actually go with this stuff - check out the lifesize version of the robot Nissan made in Shibuya. Nuts…
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