Is the Cadbury gorilla Phil Collins?
Poll: Is the Cadbury gorilla Phil Collins?
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t. And the gorilla is a puppet.
sorry to spoil it but...
Wikipedia said:
Actor Garon Michael was hired to fill the central role for his previous work in similar roles, having played great apes in the feature films Congo, Instinct and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes.[14]
The gorilla suit was created by Stan Winston Studios in California. It took three months to produce, though pieces had been used in a large number of other projects prior to Gorilla. The "fur" of the suit is composed of knotted yak hairs. The exposed facial features are silicone, and are moved animatronically, through 27 remote-controlled motors and several levers. Two technicians were needed, in addition to the actor inside the suit, to produce the range of motions displayed in the commercial. The suit was cooled by ice-water tubing and a handheld fan pointed at the mouth between takes. While much of the suit had existed prior to the project, several adaptations were made, including custom-made hands for the drum sequence, foam muscle around the chest and shoulders, a new styling for the pelt, and the addition of a gold tooth, grey hairs, and a studio earpiece to give a more "wizened rock star" appearance.[15]
Shooting took place over several days in a London studio. Michaels spent forty hours practising the drumming beforehand, but with vision inside the suit limited to a camera feed piped to a small screen inside the head, precision was almost impossible. Many takes ended with the wooden drum sticks broken against the rims, sending shards of wood flying off-camera. This, combined with the difficulty of choreographing the delicate movements of the gorilla head with Garon's acting, meant that 35 takes were required to produce the final 90 second scene.
Wikipedia said:
Actor Garon Michael was hired to fill the central role for his previous work in similar roles, having played great apes in the feature films Congo, Instinct and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes.[14]
The gorilla suit was created by Stan Winston Studios in California. It took three months to produce, though pieces had been used in a large number of other projects prior to Gorilla. The "fur" of the suit is composed of knotted yak hairs. The exposed facial features are silicone, and are moved animatronically, through 27 remote-controlled motors and several levers. Two technicians were needed, in addition to the actor inside the suit, to produce the range of motions displayed in the commercial. The suit was cooled by ice-water tubing and a handheld fan pointed at the mouth between takes. While much of the suit had existed prior to the project, several adaptations were made, including custom-made hands for the drum sequence, foam muscle around the chest and shoulders, a new styling for the pelt, and the addition of a gold tooth, grey hairs, and a studio earpiece to give a more "wizened rock star" appearance.[15]
Shooting took place over several days in a London studio. Michaels spent forty hours practising the drumming beforehand, but with vision inside the suit limited to a camera feed piped to a small screen inside the head, precision was almost impossible. Many takes ended with the wooden drum sticks broken against the rims, sending shards of wood flying off-camera. This, combined with the difficulty of choreographing the delicate movements of the gorilla head with Garon's acting, meant that 35 takes were required to produce the final 90 second scene.
stifler said:
sorry to spoil it but...
Wikipedia said:
Actor Garon Michael was hired to fill the central role for his previous work in similar roles, having played great apes in the feature films Congo, Instinct and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes.[14]
The gorilla suit was created by Stan Winston Studios in California. It took three months to produce, though pieces had been used in a large number of other projects prior to Gorilla. The "fur" of the suit is composed of knotted yak hairs. The exposed facial features are silicone, and are moved animatronically, through 27 remote-controlled motors and several levers. Two technicians were needed, in addition to the actor inside the suit, to produce the range of motions displayed in the commercial. The suit was cooled by ice-water tubing and a handheld fan pointed at the mouth between takes. While much of the suit had existed prior to the project, several adaptations were made, including custom-made hands for the drum sequence, foam muscle around the chest and shoulders, a new styling for the pelt, and the addition of a gold tooth, grey hairs, and a studio earpiece to give a more "wizened rock star" appearance.[15]
Shooting took place over several days in a London studio. Michaels spent forty hours practising the drumming beforehand, but with vision inside the suit limited to a camera feed piped to a small screen inside the head, precision was almost impossible. Many takes ended with the wooden drum sticks broken against the rims, sending shards of wood flying off-camera. This, combined with the difficulty of choreographing the delicate movements of the gorilla head with Garon's acting, meant that 35 takes were required to produce the final 90 second scene.
dont believe the spin. it was Phil! he was mucking about at a childrens party and someone filmed it on their phoneWikipedia said:
Actor Garon Michael was hired to fill the central role for his previous work in similar roles, having played great apes in the feature films Congo, Instinct and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes.[14]
The gorilla suit was created by Stan Winston Studios in California. It took three months to produce, though pieces had been used in a large number of other projects prior to Gorilla. The "fur" of the suit is composed of knotted yak hairs. The exposed facial features are silicone, and are moved animatronically, through 27 remote-controlled motors and several levers. Two technicians were needed, in addition to the actor inside the suit, to produce the range of motions displayed in the commercial. The suit was cooled by ice-water tubing and a handheld fan pointed at the mouth between takes. While much of the suit had existed prior to the project, several adaptations were made, including custom-made hands for the drum sequence, foam muscle around the chest and shoulders, a new styling for the pelt, and the addition of a gold tooth, grey hairs, and a studio earpiece to give a more "wizened rock star" appearance.[15]
Shooting took place over several days in a London studio. Michaels spent forty hours practising the drumming beforehand, but with vision inside the suit limited to a camera feed piped to a small screen inside the head, precision was almost impossible. Many takes ended with the wooden drum sticks broken against the rims, sending shards of wood flying off-camera. This, combined with the difficulty of choreographing the delicate movements of the gorilla head with Garon's acting, meant that 35 takes were required to produce the final 90 second scene.
sam.r said:
I heard he plays the 'other way' to the video.
Is it left hand on high hat not right?????
Cant back that up though!
Phil collins plays with the entire kit the "wrong" way round from what i remember. So his toms go low to high from left to right rather than the traditional opposite. Hi hat on the right.Is it left hand on high hat not right?????
Cant back that up though!
I fxcking detest those adverts, litterally turn them off or over (but they go on so long).
I am not sure why i hate them so much, pretty much the only add I wont have on the tv, I am not anti gorrilla or anything in particular. I think it just riles me that I think WTF has that got to do with a, choclate, or b, a glass and a half of anything. Plus the songs are crud too.
Come the Revolution, that flipping Gorrla will be first up against the wall.
I am not sure why i hate them so much, pretty much the only add I wont have on the tv, I am not anti gorrilla or anything in particular. I think it just riles me that I think WTF has that got to do with a, choclate, or b, a glass and a half of anything. Plus the songs are crud too.
Come the Revolution, that flipping Gorrla will be first up against the wall.
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