Source: Adweek
Filmmaker Max Lanman has created a very professional looking ad for his girlfriend Carrie’s 1996 Honda Accord, or “Greenie” as they call the car from affection. The ad brings a nostalgic, emotional and humorous touch to the beat-up car, and has obviously struck a cord among buyers on eBay, so the car’s asking price skyrocketed on its sales listing.
Lanman’s commercial, though, paints Greenie as a much more luxurious vehicle than it probably is, and the video on YouTube already has over 3 million views. Check out the spot here:
Lanman was inspired to make the hyperbolic spot when he and Carrie were driving up the California coast on Highway 1 heading to Big Sur to go camping.
“It dawned on me that it would be really funny to film a car commercial for a really crappy car against such a gorgeous backdrop,” he tells the BBC. “It is surreal to think that something that I made with my friends, that two days ago sat on my computer, is now being watched around the world. Thank God for the internet.”
