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Stanagon Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2003 Posts: 4186 Location: Boston, MA
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:27 am Post subject: Has your Bus been used in a movie or commercial? |
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My bus was just used in a movie shoot for an upcoming movie called "The Game Plan" starring "The Rock". It was a short scene depicting an African airport with 60's European vehicles in the background to help establish the location. The storyline of the movie is an NFL football player enjoying the bachelor lifestyle who suddenly discovers he has a 7-year old daughter. The daughter lives in Africa and somehow manages to track down her dad.
I found out about the opportunity through a local VW club member that does movie shoots on a fairly regular basis with a couple of antique vehicles he owns.
Basically I just had to drive up to a small local airport and park the bus where they wanted it. I added a gas can and spare tire to my roofrack for added effect. They even put an African license plate on the bus.
This shot is from the approximate camera angle of the movie camera. Although their camera was up on a boom so hopefully the vintage cars will be more visible:
I also helped them locate 3 other vehicles; '64 Goggomobil TS 250 euro sport coupe, '73 VW Thing, and '69 Citroen 2CV Truckette.
The shoot was very fun to participate in and paid pretty well too.
Has anyone else gotten their bus in a photo shoot recently? _________________ Stan's Classic Service, specializing in air-cooled VWs:
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My '61 Mango bus thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=110367
My '64 vert thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=386344
My '71 squareback thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=637709 |
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Yustrn JHC Controla
Joined: August 01, 2000 Posts: 5478 Location: Ovaland, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:34 am Post subject: |
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I thought things were from the 70's not 60's? _________________ I own a copy of "The Car of the Century" by Garwood. This means I am authorized to act like a twat in thesamba forums. |
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Stanagon Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2003 Posts: 4186 Location: Boston, MA
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12409 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:56 am Post subject: |
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Is always too kool to have your bus make you money rather than your money going into the bus!
Mine's been used twice for a german clothing catalog. Our club's ex-president owned the green & white bus used in the movie "Almost Famous". Also, if you ever get to see him, ask HDF about the use of his '55 Chevy Suburban on a movie. The thing was pretty much "patina'd" but all there. After the weeks of filming when he went to pick it up, they had done a complete paint and upholstery job on it! _________________ Some people are so busy being clever they don't have time enough to be wise. |
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VWBobby Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1537 Location: Central Oregon Coast
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rene p. l. Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2002 Posts: 280 Location: YQB, Québec, Canada
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:35 am Post subject: |
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my mango 61 was in a movie called "Histoire d'hiver", a film made in Quebec.
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UZI Platinum FUBU
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: |
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it's not a good sign when location scouts choose your local airport because it looks so much like an airport in africa. |
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eddiemoney East Coast Scavenger
Joined: April 08, 2004 Posts: 1950 Location: Orlando
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:29 am Post subject: |
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did you get to keep the license plate? _________________ --------------------------------------
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19672 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: |
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My pop-top was in Patch Adams. _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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WM971252 Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2004 Posts: 1781 Location: Franklin CT
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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My White Panel was in a commercial for ESPN for a show Bill Walton was doing. By the Bill's wife was on my bed . |
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fig Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2000 Posts: 1080 Location: 26.15°S, 28.2°E
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:54 am Post subject: |
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My 63 Dormobile and 63 Beetle appeared in the background in a VW South Africa corporate video about 10 years ago.
And my daily driver panel was recently used in the local launch of Peroni Italian beer.
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Stanagon Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2003 Posts: 4186 Location: Boston, MA
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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UZI wrote: |
it's not a good sign when location scouts choose your local airport because it looks so much like an airport in africa. |
I'm not sure if that was really the case, although I was wondering the same thing. It's a small airport and it was probably not too difficult to get the use of it for the day. Of course they still had to be open enough for planes to land in case of an emergency, but no planes landed or took off while we were there. Notice in the second picture the sign that says Malakal (Airport). They also used an old airplane, a fuel truck and baggage trolley that were already at the airport.
In addition they had a couple of sets built in two of the airport hanger buildings for some other shots. And they had a Mercedes McLaren on a trailer with a camera rig and truck to do some driving scenes on local roads. They definitely made a day of it.
Alot of the movie is being filmed around the Boston area and they have used a number of other locations, including Gillette stadium in Foxboro, MA, home of the NE Patriots. _________________ Stan's Classic Service, specializing in air-cooled VWs:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=614073
www.stanagon.com
My '61 Mango bus thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=110367
My '64 vert thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=386344
My '71 squareback thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=637709 |
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Stanagon Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2003 Posts: 4186 Location: Boston, MA
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NAES Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2003 Posts: 2121 Location: AREA-52 Southern Killafornia
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:36 am Post subject: |
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I got a couple of photoshoots with my old single cab in it.
Always kinda a cool thing. _________________ Barndoor Mafia
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Toku Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2003 Posts: 71 Location: North Jersey / New Jersey
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Mine was just used for some fashion mag's advertisement. The shoot was done in Central Park NYC. This ad is not published yet.
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Douglas Denlinger Samba Member
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 1382 Location: Arizona's version of the east coast
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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61 Flipseat camper........Forest Gump, hopefully on the road again soon after a full rust oration _________________ Transporter Restorations
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002 Posts: 1243
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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My og paint 67 was used in a culombo yogert shoot. I never saw the Ad as it was pulled shortly after airing do to a container size change.
The had painted it with poster paint that I left on the bus for a mounth to take to a few shows. The Ad paid about half what I have into the bus one more shoot like that and it will be a free bus. |
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billzer06 Samba Member
Joined: March 17, 2008 Posts: 177 Location: West Texas
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:12 am Post subject: |
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well, its not my split (its still in the garage being worked on), but my bay was just in a bikini calendar (July photo. perfect for my birthday). It should be out soon. It is actually in some promotional photo shoot for a local apartment complex tomorrow as well. Can't wait to get the split done to see what it will be in around here. Being in Lubbock, there aren't too many buses around at all, so the attention is pretty high when you drive around town. I will post pics of the calendar when I get them |
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Stall20 Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2006 Posts: 877 Location: Asheville nc
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:02 am Post subject: |
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My 66 e-z camper was used about 5yrs ago in a nystate lotto commercial. paid well and was a nice excuse to have a day off. I also had my 75 westy in a photo shoot for macys. Ill have to digout the pics and post them. _________________
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 5509 Location: 1st Coast
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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I love this picture it wasn't in the Geico comercial too was it
the geico comercial splitty motivated me to buy my bus
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My og paint 67 was used in a culombo yogert shoot. I never saw the Ad as it was pulled shortly after airing do to a container size change.
The had painted it with poster paint that I left on the bus for a mounth to take to a few shows. The Ad paid about half what I have into the bus one more shoot like that and it will be a free bus. |
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Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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