Apr 28 2009Awesome Commercial For Philips 21:9 TV
This is short film entitled 'Carousel' (which has a very Dark Knight feel) meant to highlight Philips' new CINEMA 21:9 aspect-ratio television. I embedded it in high quality too, because it's awesome and I love you and don't just want to get in your pants (ignore that hand).
On its own, it clocks in at a (totally coincidental) two minutes and 19 seconds, but Berg conceived it to work as an endless loop. Visitors to the microsite therefore have the option to spin through the films single take shot repeatedly, to stop on a specific frame, or to watch it at the preordained speed. The film also contains embedded hotspots, which, when triggered, transport the viewer seamlessly from the heavily posted film to a behind-the-scenes version of the same shot. This constant moving between two layers of reality proved one of the projects biggest and most ambitious production challenges. Other details of the online execution play off the cinematic theme; the microsites loader doubles as a credit sequence, while rich media takeover banners drive traffic to the site by teasing viewers with an original Carousel trailer. All aspects of the production, from the film shoot to web design and development, were conducted by Stink Digital.
If you want to see the video in higher definition, go to the Philips site. If you don't, then you get your fix here. Personally, I thought it was awesome. Like watching two animals having sex in a nature documentary, except about as far from that as possible.
Thanks to Matt, who once cried riding a carousel as a kid because he couldn't catch up with the horse in front of him.
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Reader Comments
1. a retard - April 28, 2009 3:42 PM
awesome tastic
2. naas - April 28, 2009 3:43 PM
fantastamazingsauce
3. freak of nature-formerly Hannnukah Montana - April 28, 2009 3:43 PM
That makes me wanna buy a Vizio instead.
4. Daisy - April 28, 2009 3:53 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back down where Max started calling his father Mobius. His father finally tired of it and demanded an explanation. Max said dad, you are so one sided.
5. SmokingGirl - April 28, 2009 3:54 PM
That was pretty freakin' cool.
6. Watch - April 28, 2009 3:54 PM
stfu daisy, your a waist of space
FR1ST!!11!111!!!!!
7. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - April 28, 2009 3:55 PM
stfu Watch, your a space of waist
FR1ST!!11!111!!!!! DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRR
8. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 28, 2009 3:55 PM
Can't watch. Also, I need a nap.
9. STINK - April 28, 2009 3:57 PM
Yes I own a production company, and instead of developing profitable stuff I make clowny vids. That or bacon pr0n.
10. catch22 - April 28, 2009 3:59 PM
im finding sony offers the nicest picture quality of all the tvs ive seen, however panasonic seems to have the better features
11. Pat - April 28, 2009 4:05 PM
Cool short and and all, but I don't see how this is supposed to sell televisions...
12. Mark Farson - April 28, 2009 4:14 PM
All this commercial needs is to do a dramatic pull-out of Anthony Michael Hall's pupil followed with him saying "You should see what I see!"
13. the man - April 28, 2009 4:18 PM
stfu Gordon "Fücking" Shumway, your a spacewaist of time and space in your face base ....uhhh.... case mace trace......
14. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 28, 2009 4:39 PM
@6 you are very stupid.
15. Me - April 28, 2009 4:42 PM
that's bitchen! I will now buy the tv, because that was so bicthen
16. fas - April 28, 2009 4:44 PM
OLD
17. ghengis khunt - April 28, 2009 4:48 PM
It would be much more cool if it wasn't just a rip off of the 88' movie "Killer Klowns from Outer space"...
18. naas - April 28, 2009 5:00 PM
popcorn guns & cotton candy cocoons
19. -Lmega5- - April 28, 2009 5:07 PM
i could've sworn it said 'directed by adam samberg'....anyone?
20. captain pants - April 28, 2009 5:18 PM
Lol daisy, you're so silly.
This commercial definitely does not make me want to buy a tv, for fear that having anything will bring clowns to my house to steal it.
21. Urmom - April 28, 2009 5:42 PM
@17, you idiot! When in KCfO did they have automatic weapons and cops? Dumbass! Plus those clowns were aliens, not 40 something guys with masks on!
22. che-che - April 28, 2009 5:47 PM
@ 17--i think if you was gonna compare to anything, it would dark knight. you idiot!
and daisy I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
23. Watch-303 - April 28, 2009 5:49 PM
I love this trailer and hwo they use 180 cams to film it! Gordon,ignore him, that tard is stealing my old name and trying to make me look bad, bes a biter for stealing my name. I never post first! on here.
24. Kev - April 28, 2009 5:52 PM
Amazing how tv's have come so far in such a short amount of time, *HORF****
25. Pew³ - April 28, 2009 5:54 PM
this is a commercial for a TV? I missed the part where they tell me what options it has, what size they are available in. Except for GW's caption, I missed the part where the aspect ratio is 21:9.
SOLD!!!
I'll take two.
26. Watch-303 - April 28, 2009 5:57 PM
@ 22, you suck for encouraging the troll who encouraging the other troll whos stealing my name.
27. naas - April 28, 2009 6:08 PM
...as in a TB-303?
28. 84 - April 28, 2009 7:12 PM
…isn’t this effect a lil dated by now?
the matrix was on tv last night if anyone wants to feel nostalgic.
29. Watch-303 - April 28, 2009 8:07 PM
Yes naas, its m,y favorite synth for electronic music. I changed my name because an idiot is using my old name and posting shit.
30. Bee - April 28, 2009 8:17 PM
I am wowed actually look really good
Looked like a game ad to me.
Too funny to let it go: Human Pinata
http://www.epiclosers.com/load/8-1-0-273
31. Hexcaliber - April 28, 2009 8:56 PM
@ myself
I love to hold your hands and jizz on it.
32. TV MAN - April 28, 2009 9:59 PM
I WILL NOW BUY THIS TV. THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I DONT MEAN THAT LIGHTLY. AWESOME MUSIC, AWESOME CLOWNS, BLOOD, MONEY, BULLETS, FIRE, EVERYTHING WAS FROZEN. OH MAN I AM CUMMING IM CUMMING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
33. Beastman AIDS - April 28, 2009 11:14 PM
that was pretty bodashious. I'm feeling rigid.
34. naas - April 28, 2009 11:43 PM
I am the proud owner of a 303, one piece of gear I will never get rid of. Good taste in analog basslines, I love that sound
35. Agent 365 - April 29, 2009 2:03 AM
so, when is this movie coming out?
36. thechevron - April 29, 2009 3:18 AM
the robbing bastards should have went straight to 21:9 instead of the 16:9 in between which was a joke anywya because it wasn't real widescreen, now we have 3 standard formats. brilliant
37. bushbrother - April 29, 2009 6:46 AM
I hope its true 1080p, unlike their Aurea TV which did 1080p->1080i->1080p :(
38. Jay - April 29, 2009 8:51 AM
I have watched this in its true loop here about 100 times, its awesome. http://www.playusout.com/detailed.php?recordID=759
39. Idris09 - April 29, 2009 9:25 AM
Halo 3: Believe Commercial taken to the next level!
40. genghis khunt - April 29, 2009 1:13 PM
# 21 Seriously? One the the main characters was a cop. A portion of the movie even took place in a police station and several police officers were secondary characters. Have you ever actually watched the movie?
Furthermore, those masks are identical to one of the original characters, the clowns all carried weapons, and you are a mouth breathing poster child for abortion. :)
41. Steve - April 29, 2009 11:08 PM
My favorite part about Geekologie is how they always have incredibly cool stories 7-10 days after every other blog on the internet covers them.