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Postby Paul » 07 Apr 2008, 10:03

I'm actually worried that this video may be a little too accurate.
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Postby Red Charlie » 07 Apr 2008, 10:05

First post!

Fantastic. I can verify this is what is like in the outbound department of a call centre anyway. Especially if someone drops the ball on a good sale. *sigh* good times.

On another view of the video, the ad at the start... It looks more like a man skirt than pants :p
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Postby Heathen » 07 Apr 2008, 10:09

1337! Heh.
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Postby concupiscentcrustacean » 07 Apr 2008, 10:21

When i was little I used to wear my parents sweatshirts as pants when I was too lazy to get a blanket, and was cold.

awsome video - I loved The answering Service thing


there is weird distortion on the office scenes....
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Postby Daco » 07 Apr 2008, 10:28

hahahahahahahahahahahahah
very nice :D :D

damn ben changed D:
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Postby Lord Chrusher » 07 Apr 2008, 10:42

I wounder if anyone whose phone number ends in 1337 ever gets prank called.

This reminds me I will soon have to do battle with Telus customer service.
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Postby jtaylor » 07 Apr 2008, 10:43

I want to get a job there.
So I can afford a phone like that.
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Postby Godzpunchingbag » 07 Apr 2008, 10:48

I liked this video alot, it has a good original idea as far as i know. I also liked that camera movement in the office when they all went around with the call/ball. You also depicted perfectly how those voice recognition things work too. Just one question, was the voice recognition software meant to be sentient?
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Postby concupiscentcrustacean » 07 Apr 2008, 10:50

Was Ben wearing his roadtrip shirt?
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Postby JesterJ. » 07 Apr 2008, 10:53

..Huh.

The ending threw me, but the rest was absolutely fantastic.
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Postby Nomadic » 07 Apr 2008, 10:56

Win! Love the concept as well as the execution. I was a bit weirded out by the picture at the end though. What aren't you telling us, Graham?

As for the ad, that was awesome. Though I didn't see what was so humorous until the second time I watched it.
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Postby Shandi » 07 Apr 2008, 10:59

So brilliant! I'm not sure you guys can top this one for me. Your endings are always the best; with the photo. Nice. The acting also seemed so comfortable and uncontrived this time. Yay! Yay for awful life situations inciting LRR comedy.
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Postby Godzpunchingbag » 07 Apr 2008, 10:59

The ending could have been better established but it was still good. I didn't get the ad to be honest though.
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pants

Postby Shandi » 07 Apr 2008, 11:00

Godzpunchingbag wrote:The ending could have been better established but it was still good. I didn't get the ad to be honest though.


He's wearing a shirt on his nether bits. What's to get?
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Postby Hawkaris » 07 Apr 2008, 11:04

I really like the concept(s?) for this video, and you did a really great job of executing them. I'm going to agree that the ending threw me off, more than anything else. I suppose you needed something, though.
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it is called humour

Postby Shandi » 07 Apr 2008, 11:09

It doesn't have to make sense to be funny. He really was everything they implied, a sixteen candles man and the machine woman was apparently justified. So funny.
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Postby Graham » 07 Apr 2008, 11:11

I admit the ending is a little-- okay it's really weird.
It seemed less odd on paper.

Still, I'm very happy with the rest of it.
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Postby blackdragontaz » 07 Apr 2008, 11:18

Graham wrote:I admit the ending is a little-- okay it's really weird.
It seemed less odd on paper.

Still, I'm very happy with the rest of it.


Yes, it come off as weird, but it seems like enough to pass over it and still think the whole movie is really, really good.

BTW I want that Xbox ball/squishy!!! AHH!!! :shock: :D
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Postby wilson_x1999 » 07 Apr 2008, 11:22

XD

That was great, and sadly the call center industry is pretty much just like that 8-)

*5 year call center veteran*

Let me just tell you that I really, and I mean, I REALLY tried to help people, but some people just want to vent their anger at anyone who picks up the phone.

The ending made me lol XD
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Postby DontPanic » 07 Apr 2008, 11:26

The intro was fantastic - I loved the froze LRR screen, very clever.

I lol'd IRL at the ending, with the photo of the voice. Unexpected! :)
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Postby iceberg1972 » 07 Apr 2008, 11:28

I love companies that take no pride in actually providing customer service for their actual customers. I especially like how they give you the old Dr. Kavorkian, puting you on hold so long with the "important" message that you actually disconnect yourself...
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Postby Android » 07 Apr 2008, 11:51

I liked this weeks because I was in a similar situation.

Also the voice/Graham dating thing didn't really become awkard in my mind until I realized that the voice is done by Graham's sister.
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Postby StoneageRocker » 07 Apr 2008, 12:02

I loved the ending!
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Postby CyberTractor » 07 Apr 2008, 12:03

Ben dances like a white boy.
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Postby Keith K » 07 Apr 2008, 12:07

Apparently the Aperture Science computer got a new job. Good for her.... it?

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