Guys are extra slow in Carlton Draught spot
Australian brewer Carlton Draught, whose "Big Ad" from 2005 was one of the most epic spots of all time, has unveiled a kind of companion piece: the slow ad. Created by Clemenger BBDO in Melbourne, the 90-second clip features footage, slowed to a crawl, of guys drinking with their mates at the pub. The slow motion allows the viewer to appreciate, frame by frame, just how how deeply, deeply stupid these men are—worthless at parlor games, disgusting in their personal habits, emotionally stunted and physically repellent drunks with delusions of grandeur. All of which, in the world of the beer ad, is cause for celebration. Comes with a perfectly moronic tagline, too: "Made from beer." UPDATE: The Denver Egotist has the lyrics (which are sung to the tune of "Nessun dorma," a Puccini aria famously performed by Pavarotti at the Torino Olympics): "Slow motion, men in slow motion/Men look much better in slow motion/It makes me want to sing quite loud/Now, now, I want a Carlton Draught, chips and lasagne/Men in slow mo…in slow mo…/Slow motion/Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah…/Slow motion."
- IPG Shareholders Reject 2 Proposals, Including Gender and Race Reporting
- Twitter's TV Ad Targeting Uses 'Video Fingerprinting'
- Group of Web Video Companies Band Together to Ensure Ads Are Viewable
- Are You Young and Male? Discovery Says This TestTube's for You
- Arrested Development Outbuzzing House of Cards
- BBC's Experimental 'Perceptive Radio' Will Personalize Content
- Cadillac Nears Decision in Creative Review
- Netflix Wants to Double Original Content by 2014
- Having Shipped Its Pants, Kmart Now Offers You 'Big Gas Savings'
- And the 2013 Grand Effie Goes to ...
- Group of Web Video Companies Band Together to Ensure Ads Are Viewable
- Y&R Asks You to Define What #AdvertisingIs
- Twitter's TV Ad Targeting Uses 'Video Fingerprinting'
- How KitchenAid Gave Us the World’s Coolest Mixer
- Tablets Overtake Smartphones as the Big Shopping Device
- Are You Young and Male? Discovery Says This TestTube's for You
AdFreak is your daily blog of the best and worst of creativity in advertising, media, marketing and design. Follow us as we celebrate (and skewer) the latest, greatest, quirkiest and freakiest commercials, promos, trailers, posters, billboards, logos and package designs around. Edited by Adweek's Tim Nudd. Updated every weekday, with a weekly recap on Saturdays.


Email
Print







