If you were around in 1985, you could not miss the Norwegian band A-ha and their video for “Take on Me.” The cutting edge animation by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinge in the video directed by Steve Barron is still amazing even after decades of technological advances. The video won six MTV Awards.
More recently, Volkswagen incorporated the song and the animation style in a new commercial “Feeling Carefree.” The animated story features a Volkswagen Passat winning a race and then it goes into its own twist ending of sorts. David Shane directed the new ad. Check it out.
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