New M5 Commercial (please vote) - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

randy · 30th January 2001, 06:32

You may need dsl for this one, but it really shows the stuff our cars are made of!!!
Please post your opinion of this 30 sec spot me and my friends created. We shot it on the same roads as the "la drive" route a week earlier (in malibu).
we just finished cutting this weekend and hope you all will like it. www.g4films.com/m5-4a.mov
thanks for your comments good or bad

Randy

1C00lVC · 30th January 2001, 06:40

Hey! you have some "subliminable" frames in there...

And who da babe?

Kidding aside, this is very very nice! Good production values as the say in the Biz.
What are you going to do with it?

Arie.

amir · 30th January 2001, 06:49

Nice job Randy. Very professional. I think you've done BMW proud.

Mattar · 30th January 2001, 06:53

GREAT work the music toped it off ! I LOVE IT!

randy · 30th January 2001, 06:53

It was shot on a 16MM arriflex, black and white (contrast pushed), processed and transferred to 3/4 inch then edited on a final cut pro system. the "babe" is an actress friend of the cinematographer. We shot it in the hills of malibu a week before the la drive meet we all did. I drove the car, boy it was fun. Thanks for your reply!!!!!!!!!

kenneth · 30th January 2001, 07:13

Awesome. Can you make a M5 movie now? The 30 sec commercial is not enough. I want more.

Later,
Kenneth
'00 silverstone M5

randy · 30th January 2001, 07:16

if you got the money we got the movie!!!
actually we are working on producing a documentary of the m5 its history and the m5 driving school, its been a long time coming( i think my other classmates at the m5 school gave up on me) but stay tuned soon!!!!!!!!!

Randy

btr · 30th January 2001, 07:20

Looks really good... I can just imagine the kind of driving u guys get to do over there. How much would it costs to produce something like that?? Why don't u sell it to BMW and then buy some toys for the beast??

randy · 30th January 2001, 07:37

In the "hollywood world" a production of this type could cost a bundle. Its all about who you know and "yada yada yada" The camera as i stated below is a professional 16mm Arriflex unit with all the attachments. the transfer was done on professional grade 3/4 tape and the editing was done in a 150k editing bay.
then you add all the talent, producers, writers,sound engineers,directors, cinematograpers, actors,stunt people,lighting people and all the support staff you dont ever think about. Some companies have spent more then 1/2 mil to get productions like this done, obviously we did it for less because of the access we have to all the equipment, acting talent, filming talent and awesome post production editing!!!!!!!

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randy · 30th January 2001, 07:50

some shots from the studio "the making of" well youve seen it!!!!

please God for once let me get this right and have the pictures come up!!!!!!

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randy · 30th January 2001, 07:55

ok somebody help me!!!!!!!

randy · 30th January 2001, 08:13

i give up here they are at photo point, somebody please post them properly, im too lame

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewP...057&p=39561103
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewP...057&p=39561104

Italia · 30th January 2001, 08:27

Hey, Randy,

Love the commercial. As you know I own an ad agency, and recently had two commercials produced for over $700M. I like yours better. Maybe I'm biased for M5's.

Randy, I live close to you. I can come over or you can come here and I'll show you how to post photos. I feel for ya.

email me at citalia@aol.com if you're interested.

Carmen

Italia · 30th January 2001, 08:36

Randy, last time I do this for you. Get your butt over to Toluca Lake.
Carmen

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