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Wow , pretty horrible ad, and not in a good way. Was it CGI or real ?



Probably a mix. The paint is likely real. The eye popping rubber ball emoji is likely CGI.

Edit: I take that back. My money is on full CGI. I can’t imagine how a brass trumpet would break when placed above an arcade with no physical deformation on the arcade below it.


> can't imagine...

One way would be practical effects.

Multiple items / layers filmed separately for controlled crushes, then combined in post.


A trumpet is a lot weaker in that direction than you're assuming, and a plywood arcade cabinet is a lot stronger than you're giving it credit for.

I'd be very surprised if a bunch of thin brass tubes transmitted enough for force to cause any deformation in an arcade cabinet when being crushed in that direction.


I thought it was clearly 100% CGI, but there certainly is a mixture of opinions here.


It's pretty obvious it's real. Cheaper than CGI and better looking.




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