What do you guys think?

[2dhouse]

<p>Project I've been working on, on the side for a few months. *Hint - Rube Goldberg<br /><br />

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[woolly1]

<p>I think they spent an awful lot of hours getting it right.<br>

I also think the hammered lens was a mug, not a $2k optic .... Doh!</p>

[2dhouse]

<p>Clive - 99 Takes, and yes.. a lens mug :P</p>

[sknowles]

<p>That is one really big, slow, self-timer. As the photographer said to the model, "Ok, now wait. (pause) Wait. (pause) Wait. And now...", 4+ minutes later, "Ready, smile, click." Isn't that how LF photographers work (myself included), kinda Rube Goldberg thinking? Except we're the moving object.</p>

[luke_kaven]

<p>I'm very very impressed. That's as good as that Honda Accord commercial from a few years ago. Very well done!</p>

[chris_waller]

<p>That is amazing!</p>

[Palouse]

<p>I need more toys!</p>

[Gup]

<p>Lots of fun. I don't envy the repacking!</p>

 

[Gup]

<p>Lots of fun. I don't envy the repacking!</p>

 

[john_bellenis]

<p>Amazing - I'm beyond impressed. Well done, great concept, filming and execution.</p>

[anthea50]

<p>Fabulous! Although I was cringing as I watched all that stuff (expensive) fall over....</p>

[richardsperry]

<p>Loved it.</p>

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[andrew_gardiner]

<p>It is very similar to the 1987 video art work called I think 'The way things go" by the famous Swiss artists Fischli and Weiss (except their film featured everyday objects).<br /> Honda later copied the idea for an advertising campaign and were sued by the artists, I can't remember how successfully.</p>

[MichaelChang]

<p>Andrew, whether something was 'inspired by', outright plagiarized, or independently thought of, everything has its roots elsewhere if you want to dig deep enough.</p>

<p>You can also argue that there is nothing original about Fischli and Weiss' video which has its roots traceable to Rube Goldberg's work. </p>

<p>The lawsuit was never launched because it would have been a lost cause. </p>

<p>Here's a quote from Alex Kozinski, 9th circuit court judge and his decision on a copyright case:</p>

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<p><em>"Overprotecting intellectual property is as harmful as underprotecting it. Culture is impossible without a rich public domain. Nothing today, like nothing since we tamed fire is genuinely new. Culture, like science and technology, grows by accretion - each new creator building on the works of those who came before. Overprotection stifles the very creative forces it's supposed to nurture."</em></p>

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<p><a href="../off-topic-forum/00VeSZ">http://www.photo.net/off-topic-forum/00VeSZ</a></p>

[davewilky65]

<p>Fantastic concept, well thought out. Whats next ?...</p>