Lexus A Moment More

Duncan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:51:33 +0000

Lexus in South Africa is promoting the Lexus IS-F with an experiment in acceleration and time. In the October of 1971 scientists took two atomic clocks, placed one in a jet while the other remained on the ground. They wanted to prove the theory of special relativity which said that at acceleration time slows down. A clock at speed should run slower than a clock at rest. At the speed of light perhaps time might stop entirely. In 2010 the 311 kw V8 Lexus IS-F begins.

Click on the image below to play the video in YouTube (HD)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB2ZBN0Rzfk

Credits

The Lexus Moment campaign was developed at Draft FCB, Johannesburg, by executive creative director Grant Jacobsen, copywriter Erin Brooks, art director Leon Moodley, head of broadcast Rachel Andreotti, agency producer Wakhile Sithole and account director Struan de Belleylay-Bourquin.

Filming was shot by director Adrian De Sa Garces via Velocity Films, Cape Town, with producer Karen Kloppers and director of photography Peter Tischhauser.

Post production was done at Left Post Productions by editor Saki Bergh, producer Jacqui Pearson. Online post production was done at Condor Cape and Blade Works. Sound was designed and mixed at Audiomilitia.

Vodacom We’ve Been Having It

Duncan — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:48:52 +0000

South African teleco Vodacom has contributed to the every day language of South Africa with the phrase, “We’ve been having it”, through the witty offbeat television advertising campaign featuring a fictional happy-go-lucky African dictator. Kenyan actor Charles Bukeko plays the part of a military dictator who scoffs at Vodacom’s claims with a hearty laugh. There to help him beat Vodacom to it are his longsuffering aides.

Movies on Demand

What’s all this about up to the minute weather reports, movie trailers on demand, mobile TV and songs playing when your phone rings? Time to do the Macarena!