Believa Piñata

[zach]

Believa Piñata:
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:p If you didn't see the Halo 3 advertising campaigns, you may not get the reference. Still awesome nonetheless.

[Kalebknecht]

XD!!! Did you make it? How did you make the Ruffians?

[zach]

Nah I didn't make it, I don't have any info on it, like who made it. A dedicated fan? They must've visited here before.

[jimmcq]

I love it!

Here is the original Halo 3 ad for anyone that hasn't seen it in a while:
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[Pretztail4eva]

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Errrm]

That's really cool :-)

[Spartan]

I gotta find out who made that. :)

[pinatalover500]

That's funny.......don't know why though. I know all the pinatas came from BK, but where did the Sour Limeocerous ontop of the Goobaa, the 3 Sour Crowlas mauling the Fudgehog, the Ruffians, and Pester holding Hudson come from?

[Newtgat]

That is absolutely amazing! Whoever made the papercraft pinatas/Ruffians/Pester must've had a lot of time on their hands. :)

[Hudson]

Sweet stuff! That must've taken ages to make all those pinatas, ruffians and pester, not to mention along time to film it and edit it.

[stevanov]

oh lol i thougt i was the first but you were first

[kirbypalua]

That's so cute and creative. I wish I could've made it. ^.^

[OmniMaster]

Its funny because the music doesn't match it.

[pinatalover500]

No, that's not it. Maybe it's all the pinatas being attacked while they're still smiling.

[OmniMaster]

Well, that too.

I keep forgetting the name of the song.

[jimmcq]

I keep forgetting the name of the song.

The song is Frédéric Chopin's "Raindrop" (Prelude No. 15 in Db Major)

[Zap657]

And the creator has released a guide (http://pinataisland.info/forum/showthread.php?p=229532) showing how to make the Ruffians from the video.

[zach]

It's funny because the halo version was like an emotional war scene mood and then in this one we see comical pinata just sitting there. Someone must be able to explain it more than this...

I'm going to have to make one of those ruffians.

[jimmcq]

It's funny because the halo version was like an emotional war scene mood and then in this one we see comical pinata just sitting there.

That's what makes it so brilliant and hilarious.

[jimmcq]

Leafos visits the museum commemorating all those that partied that day:

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(and yes, that's actually Leafos -- as in, Louise Ridgeway, the real voice actress who portrays her in Viva Piñata)

[Pretztail4eva]

lol "while hudson unwrapped his sweets, I was sitting next to an overturned hoghurt!" lol that's brilliant! here's the real Halo version

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[jimmcq]

Destructoid (http://www.destructoid.com/believa-pinata-followup-new-video-plus-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-with-rare-99709.phtml) has some additional behind the scenes info:
When the first Believe commercial was posted on Youtube, I thought it was pretty clear that it was an unofficial parody by a Halo fan. Turns out that assumption was more or less correct, as video creator James Thomas is indeed a Halo fan who made an unofficial spoof video -- the only important difference being that he "just so happened" to be a member of Rare as well.

James wanted to make a funny parody vid, but he didn't want to make it "official" and get bogged down in marketing rubbish that would rob the footage of its meme-like, amateurish look. So, for £50, some of the boys in Rare shot the commercial "guerrilla style" and released it onto Youtube.

Shortly after ... Rare gets a call from Microsoft, asking if they had anything to do with the video? The makers of the video explained that they had, apologized for not officially informing anyone, but suggested they'd like to keep the video up. Fortunately, Microsoft loved the idea and was very encouraging.

Henceforth, the Believa Piñata adverts continue, with this brand new vid that works as an unofficially official promotional campaign for Viva Piñata. Funnily, that was never the intention, as it was simply a fan vid made by a guy who simply happened to be working on VP, but it's all turned out quite nicely.

[zach]

I didn't especially like the second vid.

Good to see MS wasn't the party pooper.

[pinatalover500]

I didn't get the second video. It was boring.

[kirbypalua]

^ Agreed, The second video was really boring. But the first was awesome. :D

[Stardos]

I didn't get the second video. It was boring.

me neither, it didnt make much sense, i presume its a spoof of another ad or something but its lost on me

[Pretztail4eva]

um, i posted that halo video for a reason, it's a spoof of that

[OmniMaster]

I like the Halo Believe advert. I think it represents the struggle of all the wars in Halo.

[monkeylord]

lol i only just watched that that guy must have had a lota time on his hands

[jimmcq]

There is now a nice 'behind the scenes' video:

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and some new pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/buzzlegum01

[Spartan]

That's BIGsheep at 0:34-39!

[Pretztail_Luv0R]

That's BIGsheep at 0:34-39!

What? I don't get it... Unless you are talking about the sheeep in the background... :confused:

[rashberry]

What? I don't get it... Unless you are talking about the sheeep in the background... :confused:

The guy with the blue hair in the video is BIGsheep, he's on the VP:TIP development team at Rare like me and answers questions on the forum regularly.

Rashberry

[rashberry]

Hello!

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That was him, in case anybody missed it :-)

[jimmcq]

If you're interested in exploring the "Believa Pinata" filming set from every possible angle, you should check out this Photosynth: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=e450b6f3-6545-4c48-abd6-d6bda4844f0d

It's a little difficult to explain, but basically Photosynth reconstructs a 3D space from a large set of photos. If you haven’t seen it before, check out this intro first: http://photosynth.net/about.aspx

[zach]

It looks neat, too bad you have to upload all the photos.

[BIGsheep]

One year old this weekend.

Believa Piñata:
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[Kion07]

Hey, the guy who made it has behind the seens on how to make ruffians and how he made the set. One of the buildings is a blown up Costolot's.

[rashberry]

Hey, the guy who made it has behind the seens on how to make ruffians and how he made the set. One of the buildings is a blown up Costolot's.

That's BIGsheep. Three of the VP:TIP team members gave up their own time to put the whole thing together over several months and then shoot and edited it all together.

We also have a Photosynth of the whole thing that lets you move around the set and view it from one of 751 photos: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=8e7ad3ed-2412-464c-9ba1-868c5a4f2986

Rashberry

[Kion07]

That's BIGsheep. Three of the VP:TIP team members gave up their own time to put the whole thing together over several months and then shoot and edited it all together.

We also have a Photosynth of the whole thing that lets you move around the set and view it from one of 751 photos: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=8e7ad3ed-2412-464c-9ba1-868c5a4f2986

Rashberry

I might try to recreate it someday. Great job, and thanks for the link.

[Liogon]

I just saw that Believa Pinata video and I wonder: How do you make a little Mallowolf figurine?

[Pashapup]

I think they might have been toys from McDonalds or Burgerking or something like that. Not sure tho.

[Liogon]

Well, I was hoping to make mine from something like cardboard cutouts or something like that. :3

[FeralKitty]

Well, I was hoping to make mine from something like cardboard cutouts or something like that. :3

There are a couple other papercraft (http://pinataisland.info/forum/showthread.php?t=10716) sours.

[VP_GAMER]

I think they might have been toys from McDonalds or Burgerking or something like that. Not sure tho.

They were limited-edition Burger King toys; you may be able to find them on eBay. ;)