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By: saxtonstudio

saxtonstudio — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:25:08 +0000

In reply to Rand. of course! .... and if we were both hired, well, you can just imagine the dust in our wake. ha!

By: Rand

Rand — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:19:40 +0000

In reply to saxtonstudio.

…of course if I had been hired to do it, it would have been much better… lol

By: saxtonstudio

saxtonstudio — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:55:48 +0000

In reply to Rand. Yes it is Rand. And yes it is beautifully done. Seems we have consensus so far. Interesting. Far different from the thread I saw somewhere else where pretty much designers-only shared their thoughts... which were largely negative (no real surprise, unfortunately) and why I was curious to hear from a more diverse sampling (even if it's only 3 so far, you're all different).

By: saxtonstudio

saxtonstudio — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:51:39 +0000

In reply to Diane.

Thank you for your impressions! I only watched once, so my reaction was immediate. I guess I felt that the music, in all its beauty, overstated. But then again, I’m ultra sensitive to tones.

And how fun that you just visited the bridge!. See just how connected we are… !

By: saxtonstudio

saxtonstudio — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:44:54 +0000

In reply to Joni Nowak. Beautifully articulated, Joni. (except for luv not love, but that's a Joni trademark, is it not? :) ) Really appreciate hearing your view, and for the most part I agree! Well said.

By: Rand

Rand — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:31:17 +0000

It’s free form prose and as such should be seen as a whole and not as its components. The script is exceptional and the photography simply beautiful. Oh, and what music? It blended well to my old ears. Did it stand out from the clutter? Enormously.

In the end, as an avid facebooker I wanted to see myself in there, as a part of a larger experience. And I did.

(This is W&K, right?)

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:09:03 +0000

I didn’t like the floating chair, either…it seems out of place with the realness of the ad. At first I didn’t like the music, but then watched the ad again. The music starts out simple as do the scenes and then as the scenes get bigger and more global, the music gets bigger, too. Although FB keeps us connected, there is no substitute for the human touch and interaction.

(On a personal note, I just visited the first bridge shown in the ad…it’s the Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls in Oregon. Beautiful!)

By: Joni Nowak

Joni Nowak — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:19:58 +0000

Think it was well done also. I didn’t like the very opening scene (floating chair), looks kind of sci-fi. On a whole though, I thought is was beautiful in it’s simplicity yet boundless in a very real and global way, almost childish but veritable and sincere in it’s message. Luv the closing scene (slow motion hands uniting)… human interaction; you are right Pat, there will never be a comparable substitute for that. I liked it.