stringtheorygal 0 #1 October 1, 2012 Not sure if this has been posted yet... The end of this commercial (0:20) certainly caught my attention!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jEU7yd4yuI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #2 October 1, 2012 Yeah. The whole commercial is "Don't tell Mom" until the canopy lands. And it seems that Mom is a TI taking an underage passenger. And "Don't tell Dad" "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stringtheorygal 0 #3 October 1, 2012 I was wondering about the very young son! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #4 October 1, 2012 QuoteI was wondering about the very young son! Both have on jumpsuits and are taking off helmets. Kid has a tandem harness on and Mom has the whole rig. The risers and lines are visible coming off her shoulders. Cute, yes. Funny, yes. Accurate... About normal for Hollywood."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 620 #5 October 1, 2012 depends....I've seen younger make tandems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #6 October 1, 2012 ALRIGHT MOM, Landing a Tandem with the brakes still set, Fucking SKILLZ You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #7 October 1, 2012 Quote And it seems that Mom is a TI taking an underage passenger. Not if in Germany... But there she probably would have had a Paratec Next rig One could also bitch about dad giving a bad example riding down the Devil's Skull without a proper helmet, but hey, it's a funny commercial and I liked it The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 620 #8 October 1, 2012 It's a Sigma, them brake toggles are just for haulin' fat chicks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #9 October 1, 2012 Quote Landing a Tandem with the brakes still set In the ranks of media crimes against skydiving, I reckon that one scores pretty low. I actually think it's interesting just how au fait audiences are with skydiving concepts now, so that you can get away with this kind of visual shorthand. Single canopy landing + young person + two harnesses = mom taking her kid for a tandem skydive - all within the space of about five seconds, and with no need for any other establishing shots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #10 October 1, 2012 Quote Quote Landing a Tandem with the brakes still set In the ranks of media crimes against skydiving, I reckon that one scores pretty low. I actually think it's interesting just how au fait audiences are with skydiving concepts now, so that you can get away with this kind of visual shorthand. Single canopy landing + young person + two harnesses = mom taking her kid for a tandem skydive - all within the space of about five seconds, and with no need for any other establishing shots. Mike, it's a piss take, none of us are (at least i hope none of us) actually criticizing the ad You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #11 October 1, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Landing a Tandem with the brakes still set In the ranks of media crimes against skydiving, I reckon that one scores pretty low. I actually think it's interesting just how au fait audiences are with skydiving concepts now, so that you can get away with this kind of visual shorthand. Single canopy landing + young person + two harnesses = mom taking her kid for a tandem skydive - all within the space of about five seconds, and with no need for any other establishing shots. Mike, it's a piss take, none of us are (at least i hope none of us) actually criticizing the ad As you were. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #12 October 1, 2012 Quote It's a Sigma, them brake toggles are just for haulin' fat chicks! Size 8s? Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dean358 0 #13 October 1, 2012 I'm not sure how effective a car ad this is, but it's sure a great plug for skydiving. The message I get is: "of all the crazy/outrageous/fun/exciting/scary/goofy/things your kids will always remember doing together with you -- and maybe not tell your S.O. about -- skydiving trumps them all." Plus, the actress cast as mom is cute. :-)www.wci.nyc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #14 October 1, 2012 Quote Not sure if this has been posted yet... The end of this commercial (0:20) certainly caught my attention!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jEU7yd4yuI BTW.... I think it's a cute commercial! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmccann 1 #15 October 1, 2012 Quote One could also bitch about dad giving a bad example riding down the Devil's Skull without a proper helmet What, it's only a single black, and the kid's wearing a helmet... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stringtheorygal 0 #16 October 1, 2012 Lucky- I agree- it made me smile! Take it for what it's worth :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #17 October 3, 2012 http://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
