I couldn’t decide which commercial to write about first: Volkswagen or Expedia. But Expedia was about Nashville so I went with that one. That just means that today’s post is about Volkswagen. Good things come to those who wait, and a good thing is on the way now… here’s the VW ad featuring a song from nearly 75 years ago.
The Song. It was also used in a Google Pixel phone commercial (check it out here), a song called “Are You Having Any Fun?” by Elaine Stritch.
The Split Screen. The commercial is so well-made. Highlighting the two-tone paint offerings of the van, each scene in the ad is cut in half with color. Basically your television or phone or whatever you’re watching on has a color on the top half of the screen and another color on the bottom half… just like the VW. That surely takes some planning when you’re shooting in so many different locations. I love that aspect of the ad!
Are we having any fun? Well, not if we look at the details of the ID. Buzz. No fun at all. Buying one will set you back nearly $70,000 and on top of that, the electric range is going to get you to the next town over and back… but don’t be a goofball and try taking this thing cross country. The ad gets an A but the actual product, C+ at best. They look good and that’s about where it all ends.
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Elaine sounds so much like Eartha Kitt…weird.
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