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SpecialGuest: AutoTrader “New Car Finder”

This bubbly spot from SpecialGuest for AutoTrader has a bit more to it than meets the eye. At first blush, it’s a beautifully rendered and cutely animated character-driven advert based on a ho hum concept.

But I was compelled to watch it a few times over as I started to pick up on clever details, like the fact that all the surfaces suggest the gleaming paint of new cars. And check out the attention to typography for the digital thought-bubbles.

I also like that the camera is mostly stationary, with an emphasis on balanced compositions instead of whizz-bang fly-throughs.

Probably not for some, but I sure dig it.

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Justin Cone

Together with Carlos El Asmar, Justin co-founded Motionographer, F5 and The Motion Awards. He currently lives in Austin, Texas with is wife, son and fluffball of a dog. Before taking on Motionographer full-time, Justin worked in various capacities at Psyop, NBC-Universal, Apple, Adobe and SCAD.

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