Thursday, January 3, 2013

How do they make the commercial with light pictures?

Q. It's a commercial for a printer or camera or something, and it has people making shapes with glow sticks or sparklers in the dark. How do they make it?

A. It's called light painting. Those commercials are lots of individual shots put together.

Light painting is done with a long exposure in minimal light. Or no light. While the photo is being exposed, the person "writes" in the air with a glowstick or a pen-light. The exposure usually goes on long before or after the person has done the writing, so they often don't appear at all as the scene exposes without them in it.

If doing it in no light at all, fire a flash after you're done to expose the rest of the scene.

Does anyone remember a beer commercial with the ugly dog contest from years ago?
Q. It was a super bowl commercial, maybe Bud Light from many years ago with an ugly dog contest. The dog might have been called Spot. I can't remember, but I thought it was the best commercial ever! I can't find it on the internet. Can someone help?

A. Spuds McKenzie was the white bull terrier selling Bud Light in the late 1980's. Check the links. The last link is a video of her (she was female!) commercial.

Does anyone remember a beer commercial with the ugly dog contest from years ago?
Q. It was a super bowl commercial, maybe Bud Light from many years ago with an ugly dog contest. The dog might have been called Spot. I can't remember, but I thought it was the best commercial ever! I can't find it on the internet. Can someone help?

A. Any idea what year that was, I vaguely remember a dog commercial. Asked everyone at the Super Bowl party, not much luck.




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