New work from BUCK: Slapchat Chrome Extension

by The Denver Egotist / September 14, 2021 /
BUCK has dropped a quirky new in-house project, Slapchat. What is it? A Chrome extension that lets you anonymously drop cute, risqué or downright offensive GIFs onto your Google Meet video calls. (Only people with the extension installed will see your GIFs —s o you won’t get fired. Probably.)

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Bruce Willis Russian Mobile Phone Company Deep Fake

by The Denver Egotist / September 9, 2021 /
They pay Bruce for the use of his likeness, but he never has to waste a moment making the ad. Cash in the bank.

Deepcake input 34,000 images of Willis in the right light and the correct profile, with the desired emotions on his face, into the neural network to train it to build an accurate estimate of his face. Many of these images came from Die Hard and The Fifth Element, at that point of vintage Willis.

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Edelweiss: Feel the Alps

by The Denver Egotist / September 9, 2021 /
We feel it and it feels lovely. Agency: Fred & Farid.

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Serena vs. Tennis Ball Bot

by The Denver Egotist / September 2, 2021 /
Nice to see a bigger budget spot at a time when they seem to be disappearing. Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day, Los Angeles.

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Maneuvers

by The Denver Egotist / September 2, 2021 /
"Maneuvers (Manöver)" is an experimental animation combining skiing with stop-motion animation. Sämi Ortlieb, creator of the piece, describes it as follows: “The original idea was to create something I would describe as ‘landscape animation.’ The idea is to bring an environment to life with stop motion animation, using the material provided by the environment.

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A&W Convinces a Carnivorous Plant with Its Plant-Based Nuggets

by The Denver Egotist / August 31, 2021 /
Lots of YouTube commenters are hating on this spot because they say it only demonstrates the plant has a trigger that trips when something touches it — and not that the thing actually digested or enjoyed the nug. But we're fans of the work as a solid demonstration of authentic meat flavor when everyone else in the category uses words to get their proposition across. Agency: Rethink, Montreal.

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NYC! Sound (Back) On

by The Denver Egotist / August 31, 2021 /
Created by Bonamaze’s directing duo, filmmakers Gilad Avnat & Stav Nahum.

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Feel Good Travel

by The Denver Egotist / August 26, 2021 /
Entertainment first, selling second. That's the magic of this spot.

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