HL2 physics vs Honda Accord commercial "cog"

ok i read the answer to my question before but it wasnt really clear

how did they make the tires go up hill with such little force
 
i hear that it was actually 2 shots, combined together into one thing near the middle, simply because the studio wasnt big enough

edit: hmmm, i only read the first page :D didnt know someone else said that
 
Originally posted by CaptainStupid
Not to be a smartass, but can you point to some kind of proof of this?

I've seen countless articles indicating that the advert was 1 take, 1 room and absolutely NO CG.
Click to expand...

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/page.cfm?objectid=12844132&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=TAKE%20606

http://millimeter.com/ar/video_practical_motion/

http://www.techrevu.com/articles/2003/0519/Cog/article.htm

I, on the other hand have only read 1 article that states it was 1 take...obviously they didnt bother doing any research.
 
Originally posted by Stef
Nop... Two take... Two.. Not tree, nor one... TWO !
Two... Okay ?
Click to expand...

Two peices, not two takes...it took 606 takes.

//Edit: Just re-read through this thread, its amazing how many people give into hype as opposed to fact...sheesh


Also, PrimalGod, that is the e-mail I was refering to(or one extremely similar)...I forgot the random number could be seeded. So I guess it is possible, at a high cost.
 
I'd shoot myself after the 50th take probably....I just don't have that kind of patience for things so trivial....

That or I'd go nuts and destroy the set...
 
Originally posted by AmishSlayer
I'd shoot myself after the 50th take probably....I just don't have that kind of patience for things so trivial....

That or I'd go nuts and destroy the set...
Click to expand...

Not even for $1.25 Million?
 
Imagine the few takes that actually made it all the way to the end only to have that last falling bit miss the key!

Some of it looks a little fishy to me (like the fact that the third wheel continues to roll up the ramp after it hits the fourth and suddenly stops without wanting to travel back down the ramp) but I'll buy that it was real.
 
Originally posted by Parasite
Not even for $1.25 Million?
Click to expand...

I'd gladly accept, but if I were the camera-man that had to do all this over and over and over....that's where I'd flip out. Now...if cameramen got paid 6 figures....then I'd be the happiest helpful amateur cameraman out there :)
 
Originally posted by Unnamed_Player
Imagine the few takes that actually made it all the way to the end only to have that last falling bit miss the key!

Some of it looks a little fishy to me (like the fact that the third wheel continues to roll up the ramp after it hits the fourth and suddenly stops without wanting to travel back down the ramp) but I'll buy that it was real.
Click to expand...

The tires are weighted...watch the way they kinda "stutter" as they roll...you can see the wight shifting.

Originally posted by AmishSlayer
I'd gladly accept, but if I were the camera-man that had to do all this over and over and over....that's where I'd flip out. Now...if cameramen got paid 6 figures....then I'd be the happiest helpful amateur cameraman out there
Click to expand...

Camera man is the easy part...the frustrating thing would be the engineers having to reset everything maticulously and precisly 606 TIMES!!! :p
 
in what other game can you rip things up re-align them, put corregated iron on top of it, drums behind it to support weight, spawn a jeep and ramp over your own make shift ramp
Im dying for this game
just to twiddle with all the physics possibilities
 
Originally posted by Parasite
CNN is about as reliable as EB release dates :p
Click to expand...

hey... I work at EB Games and I happen to notice that our dates are often wrong, but they are right more often than funcoland, circuit city, or any of the other big name stores.
 
Originally posted by Skammich
hey... I work at EB Games and I happen to notice that our dates are often wrong, but they are right more often than funcoland, circuit city, or any of the other big name stores.
Click to expand...

Well, lets just hope the most recent HL2 date is correct :O :D
 
Originally posted by Parasite
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/page.cfm?objectid=12844132&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=TAKE%20606

http://millimeter.com/ar/video_practical_motion/

http://www.techrevu.com/articles/2003/0519/Cog/article.htm

I, on the other hand have only read 1 article that states it was 1 take...obviously they didnt bother doing any research.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the links, chief!
To be completely honest, even that "one second of CG" kinda spoils the whole thing for me, though.
 
excuse me for being dumb,
how do you weight something to roll uphill?? im trying to grasp the concept but i justs caint
 
Originally posted by nimh
excuse me for being dumb,
how do you weight something to roll uphill?? im trying to grasp the concept but i justs caint
Click to expand...

You can weight it at the rolling edge just back from the rolling point, and with the slightest tap it'll roll forward. They put enough weight on that certain area so that it rolled uphill.
 
ahh of course, top heavy, pushed from left, rolls up, neurons in gear!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Krynn72
You guys, what the **** is up.
Replies
11
Views
2K
Tollbooth Willie
Tollbooth Willie
Tollbooth Willie
HL2.NET HORROR SLAP
Replies
7
Views
2K
Tollbooth Willie
Tollbooth Willie
bbson john
Hi everyone. I am new to this forum!
Replies
11
Views
6K
Tollbooth Willie
Tollbooth Willie
MFL
Fascinating look at the ongoing psychological evolution of flat hieirarchies.
Replies
2
Views
2K
Tollbooth Willie
Tollbooth Willie
CombineAdvisor3
Source 2 expectations?
Replies
1
Views
3K
Clan Wolf 2
Clan Wolf 2
Back
Top