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== '''K-fee advertisements''' == | == '''K-fee advertisements''' == | ||
{{Infobox|title = K-fee advertisements|image = K-fee.png|imagecaption = A screenshot from the '''K-fee | {{Infobox|title = K-fee advertisements|image = K-fee.png|imagecaption = A screenshot from the '''K-fee Car''' commercial.|maker = K-fee, Jung von Matt|date = 2005|type = Television commercial|language = English, German}} | ||
In 2005, German caffeine company ''K-fee'' released nine 20-second long TV adverts as part of their ''Wide Awake'' campaign for their coffee drink. These adverts have been heavily criticized for their content and many feel that the advert is very uncommercial and upsetting, though its shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer. | In 2005, German caffeine company ''K-fee'' released nine 20-second long TV adverts as part of their ''Wide Awake'' campaign for their coffee drink. These adverts have been heavily criticized for their content and many feel that the advert is very uncommercial and upsetting, though its shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer. | ||
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'''<u>Adverts featuring the zombie</u>''' | '''<u>Adverts featuring the zombie</u>''' | ||
* ''' | * '''Car''' — The commercial begins with a relaxing scene of a white car driving down a grassy hillside to soothing music. When the car passes behind a large tree, the camera follows. When it pans off the tree, the car is gone. Then, a zombie with a frightening scream then suddenly pops into the scenevery briefly, scaring the viewer. | ||
* '''Fishing''' — This shows a man fishing, and not long afterwards the zombie appears, surprisingly not looking directly into the camera as he screams. | * '''Fishing''' — This shows a man fishing, and not long afterwards the zombie appears, surprisingly not looking directly into the camera as he screams. | ||
* '''Yoga''' — This shows a person practicing yoga on a cliff, and as soon as the person lifts his hand, the zombie seemingly appears out of nowhere, screaming. His face is obscured by the dark. This is probably the scariest of all ads. | * '''Yoga''' — This shows a person practicing yoga on a cliff, and as soon as the person lifts his hand, the zombie seemingly appears out of nowhere, screaming. His face is obscured by the dark. This is probably the scariest of all ads. | ||
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== '''Credits''' == | == '''Credits''' == | ||
[[File:K-fee crew.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The '''K-fee crew''' on June 10th, 2004.]] | |||
*'''Director''': Kai Sehr | *'''Director''': Kai Sehr | ||
*'''Producer''': Kai Stoecker | *'''Producer''': Kai Stoecker | ||
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== '''Parodies''' == | == '''Parodies''' == | ||
On the Internet, an alternate ending shows, instead of the product and the slogan, the text: "Now...Go Change Your Shorts And Get Back To Work!" in a different font/size. Other manifestations of this ad include being sent as part of a chain-mail which supposedly depicts a ghost appearing during the filming of a television ad (sometimes from Great Britain) that never aired; the viewer is instructed to follow the car closely, as a "mist" is supposed to appear next to the car at some point. The "mist", of course, never does appear, and the commercial plays out as described above, much to the chagrin of the viewer. | On the Internet, an alternate ending shows, instead of the product and the slogan, the text: "Now...Go Change Your Shorts And Get Back To Work!" in a different font/size. Other manifestations of this ad include being sent as part of a chain-mail which supposedly depicts a ghost appearing during the filming of a television ad (sometimes from Great Britain) that never aired; the viewer is instructed to follow the car closely, as a "mist" is supposed to appear next to the car at some point. The "mist", of course, never does appear, and the commercial plays out as described above, much to the chagrin of the viewer. | ||
In January 2006, K-fee released new commercials for their line of Latte macchiato drinks that parodied their own prank flash-style commercials. Using the footage from three of K-fee's most popular commercials (Auto, Beach, and Golf), the company replaced the frightening image of a zombie or gargoyle at the end of the ad with a man in ordinary clothes, a man in a Gorilla mask, or a man in a bear mascot costume appearing slowly and saying "boo" or "bwa-ha-ha", followed by the text "Jetzt auch mit weniger Koffein" (which translates as "Now also with less caffeine") and an image of a Latte Macchiato bottle. | In January 2006, K-fee released new commercials for their line of Latte macchiato drinks that parodied their own prank flash-style commercials. Using the footage from three of K-fee's most popular commercials (Auto, Beach, and Golf), the company replaced the frightening image of a zombie or gargoyle at the end of the ad with a man in ordinary clothes, a man in a Gorilla mask, or a man in a bear mascot costume appearing slowly and saying "boo" or "bwa-ha-ha", followed by the text "Jetzt auch mit weniger Koffein" (which translates as "Now also with less caffeine") and an image of a Latte Macchiato bottle. | ||
In the Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball '', in the episode named "The Internet", Gumball and Darwin appear randomly browsing the net while watching videos. Among these videos, they come across what is implied to be the original K-fee ad with the car and the zombie. Gumball watches it, commenting on the white car driving through the hills when suddenly a scream (similar to those in the commercials but slightly different) is heard, causing him to have a hilarious, scared reaction which gets recorded on camera. The rest of the episode involves Gumball trying to get rid of the video about his reaction, which has given him unwanted fame. | In the Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'', in the episode named "The Internet", Gumball and Darwin appear randomly browsing the net while watching videos. Among these videos, they come across what is implied to be the original K-fee ad with the car and the zombie. Gumball watches it, commenting on the white car driving through the hills when suddenly a scream (similar to those in the commercials but slightly different) is heard, causing him to have a hilarious, scared reaction which gets recorded on camera. The rest of the episode involves Gumball trying to get rid of the video about his reaction, which has given him unwanted fame. | ||
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