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Since November 17 I’ve been posting daily at Duncan’s TV Ad Land.

White Ribbon Day
Controversial chilling ads raising consciousness of violent attitudes and behaviour in ordinary Australian men. Includes a Real Estate tour (2004) and a Fight Next Door (2005).

XBox Mosquito
The story of the Fall through the eyes of mosquitoes.

U2 Vertigo iPod
The release of U2′s song, “Vertigo” for the launch of the special edition U2 iPod and the photo iPod in October 2004.

EBay Clocks, Toy Boat and Belief – touching ads that tell a story.

Got Milk – Russian Family
A Russian family encounters the Pillsbury Doughboy on the dining room table.

Xbox Video Chat
The launch of the video chat (web cam meets Xbox) in Japan.

Xbox 360 Roar
A young man stumbles into an eastern horror flick.

Kidnap Marriott
In Singapore an overweight man is tracked down and pushed into a car. Only problem is he’s too big to fit into the car. It pays to eat at the Marriott smorgasbord.

Apple 1984
The iconic Apple television teaser for the Macintosh, featuring an athlete throwing a hammer into the Big Brother telescreen. The post includes background information on the making, screening and spoofing of the ad.

Sprite Basketball Pool
An ad made for the Australian market features basketball players diving onto/into the court/pool. Nice visual effects.

Olympus Bad Photos
Olympus Europe promoted their digital cameras with a campaign encouraging people to move beyond red eyes, distortions, blurry images and cropped bodies. Slightly disturbing. Slightly humorous.

Thanks to Darren Wright for the trial banner. What do you think?