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Article #131: Audi R8 "Warm Up" TV Commercial

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Audi R8 "Warm up" with new sport car's TV used comprising of five original vehicles
commercial. The new Audi commercial will from the 1920s and 1930s, six original
showcase the 70 years of the company in 1950s vehicles and the replica of an Auto
the field of motor racing. The title of Union Type C racing car dating back to
the commercial is "Warm Up" which will be 1937---all of which were transported to
premiered in Germany on April 6 together the location.
with the blockbuster movie "I, Robot" The filming took six days at two
starring Will Smith and the Audi RSQ on different locations in Mexico wherein
the RTL channel. three days of which were spent by the
The commercial was taken in Mexico and team shooting at Mexico City's Autodrome
took six days to shoot. The tagline for track situated at an altitude of 2,300
the said commercial was: "The Audi meters. From Autodrome the team head to a
R8-Born of powerful ideas." The private racetrack where they filmed for
production was spearheaded by Hamburg the next three days. The said private
agency kempertrautmann. racetrack is located at the vicinity of
According to Jagoda Becic, Head of Tulancingo. Cameraman Ian Foster, who
Advertising at Audi AG-luxury unit of worked on productions such as James Bond
Volkswagen and recipient of quality VW movie "Tomorrow Never Dies" and
spoilers, "Time and time again during "Alexander" directed by Oliver Stone,
recent decades, Audi has led the way shot no less than ten kilometers of film.
forward with its innovative technologies: The post-production phase of the
the mid-mounted engine, aluminum commercial was done in London where it
lightweight construction, Quattro drive was edited in HD quality--- a process
and our FSI petrol direct injection that took one and half month to finish.
technology. We're bringing all this The TV commercial starts by displaying a
together in the new Audi R8, and our racetrack dating back to the 1930s. And
journey through time creates a link from away from the track, you can see racing
our new sports car to the core values of cars being prepared for the big event.
our brand." There were photographers and reporters
The commercial was filmed in Mexico last flocking around the crowd of excited
December and Gerhard Kiefer, responsible spectators when suddenly the Audi R8
for the production of commercials at drives through the scene.
Audi, explained that, "We chose Mexico as For the succeeding years portrayed in the
the location for several reasons, the commercial-50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, the new
most important being that we had access Audi R8 will do the same entrance as it
to two racetracks at the same time for did in the 1930s part of the commercial.
the filming work and that this location And leading up the whole moment when the
enabled us to obtain top-class technical R8 finally takes up a pole position on
equipment and props from nearby the grid at an ultra-modern circuit
Hollywood." crowded with onlookers. There will also
Not less than three Lorries were taken to be a commentator that would be listing
load the clothing, wigs, false moustaches Audi's engineering achievements down the
and accessories from different eras plus years.
kilos of make-ups to make sure that the Afterwards the starting lights at the
five actors and 1,050 extras were racetrack would fade and then the
authentically attired. commentator would say "70 years of
It was vital to the film that the preparation - for this start." The lights
wardrobes used were in line with the flick off and the R8 powers away and then
different eras. Also to provide that enter the tagline "The Audi R8 - Born of
historical feel, backdrops were made plus powerful ideas".
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