DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s)

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DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 8, 2016 14:07:21 GMT via mobile

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Post by crumbelivable on Oct 8, 2016 14:07:21 GMT

So hey again. Right now I'm searching for an ad for the fast food chain DQ. Between 2005 and about 2012/13, the main spokesperson for the chain was an animated pair of lips. He would talk about the stuff, and sometimes do something funny. This is the transcription, which I got from, of all places, a Chinada conspiracy site
I love this DQ sweet deal menu: get any 2 items for $3; any 3 items for $4; any 4 items for $5. I can mix, match and make* my meal any way I want.

It makes me feel like I can control anything. Even y-o-o-u-u! [hypnotizing wheel appears; eerie soundtrack]

Yes, look into my eyes. I don’t have eyes. Look into my uvula.
The site also has screenshots of the ad
a7ai-belligerence.yolasite.com
Any additional help would be appreciated

"oooh, you're a- a freaked out child in the woods..."

GoldfishGroup New Member Posts: 28	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 8, 2016 18:06:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by GoldfishGroup on Oct 8, 2016 18:06:30 GMT I remember that one, it was pretty recent IIRC. No idea where to find it, though.

ffeathers Junior Member Posts: 56	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 13, 2016 13:23:27 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ffeathers on Oct 13, 2016 13:23:27 GMT Oct 8, 2016 18:06:30 GMT GoldfishGroup said: I remember that one, it was pretty recent IIRC. No idea where to find it, though. Our best bet would probably be someone at marketing at DQ.

crumbelivable God LMW's skeptic-in-residence Posts: 2,852	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 13, 2016 14:36:27 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by crumbelivable on Oct 13, 2016 14:36:27 GMT Or maybe the agency that made the ad
	"oooh, you're a- a freaked out child in the woods..."

ffeathers Junior Member Posts: 56	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 14, 2016 0:44:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ffeathers on Oct 14, 2016 0:44:32 GMT Oct 13, 2016 14:36:27 GMT crumbelivable said: Or maybe the agency that made the ad Yah but we'd have to find out who that was first.

shelly Full Member This account is dead! Moved Posts: 217	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 14, 2016 6:44:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by shelly on Oct 14, 2016 6:44:03 GMT I remember that advert, it played ALOT back then. "Oh, and LOOOOOK AT MY YOUUUUUUUUUUVULA!"

dycaite Administrator Posts: 516	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 14, 2016 7:07:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dycaite on Oct 14, 2016 7:07:35 GMT Found some; haven't come across the hypnosis one yet though.
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crumbelivable God LMW's skeptic-in-residence Posts: 2,852	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 14, 2016 12:59:20 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by crumbelivable on Oct 14, 2016 12:59:20 GMT My research says the agency that made the ad was The Famous Group Also, sizzling sprockets, we got dycaite in on the search!
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DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Oct 14, 2016 13:54:42 GMT

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Post by ffeathers on Oct 14, 2016 13:54:42 GMT

Oct 14, 2016 12:59:20 GMT crumbelivable said:

My research says the agency that made the ad was The Famous Group
Also, sizzling sprockets, we got dycaite in on the search!

I found out some names that were involved in production as well:

Director: Joel Lava ("Game Night" live action, CG on the rest)

Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson

Producer: Nate Occhipinti

Character Animation: Ian Townsend, Jun Zee Myers, Leigh Rens

Art Directors: Jesse Austin, Hemu Karadkar

2D Composite: Chea Gray, Chris Chernoff

Also here are some more full adverts and a montage that I found on Joel's Vimeo and YouTube:

This one only has the lips right at the end in the logo but it was made by the same guy, He has a profile on Adland which is probably the most likely place it will be since he has quite a few of his ads including DQ ones on there:
adland.tv/commercials/dq-dairy-queen-peters-fathers-day-cake-2006-30-usa

I'll post anymore I find here and hopefully at some point we'll be able to catalog them.

Last Edit: Oct 14, 2016 14:51:34 GMT by ffeathers

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DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Jul 9, 2020 21:08:51 GMT nogginoid likes this

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on Jul 9, 2020 21:08:51 GMT

I've contacted Joel Lava through email about this ad and he says that he will look for it!

"Yes, i am the guy who did every single one of the lips! I was the creative, and Ian Townsend did the animations. We did it first independently, then yes through Famous Group once I became the CD there. The client was Grey Worldwide agency.
I’ll look for the uvula!"

Also yes, I know there was a more recent thread about this located here, but it's not in the right subforum and this one is the original anyways, so I'm bumping this one instead.

Edit: By the way, I actually went to Dairy Queen today. What are the chances?!

Last Edit: Jul 9, 2020 21:19:35 GMT by TheCracksOverhead

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TheCracksOverhead Full Member At night, behind the door, I think I've heard one more. Posts: 143	DQ Lips "Hypnosis" ad (early 2010s) Jul 26, 2020 13:52:43 GMT nogginoid likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by TheCracksOverhead on Jul 26, 2020 13:52:43 GMT Woke up today to an email back from Joel, and he found it! I tried embedding it into this post, but it doesn't play, so here's the direct link to it: joellava.com/files/hypno01_24_01.mp4
	Last Edit: Jul 26, 2020 13:54:54 GMT by TheCracksOverhead We'll go and see the Cracks again someday.

Post by crumbelivable on Oct 8, 2016 14:07:21 GMT

Post by GoldfishGroup on Oct 8, 2016 18:06:30 GMT

Post by ffeathers on Oct 13, 2016 13:23:27 GMT

Post by crumbelivable on Oct 13, 2016 14:36:27 GMT

Post by ffeathers on Oct 14, 2016 0:44:32 GMT

Post by shelly on Oct 14, 2016 6:44:03 GMT

Post by dycaite on Oct 14, 2016 7:07:35 GMT

Post by crumbelivable on Oct 14, 2016 12:59:20 GMT

Post by ffeathers on Oct 14, 2016 13:54:42 GMT

Post by TheCracksOverhead on Jul 9, 2020 21:08:51 GMT

Post by TheCracksOverhead on Jul 26, 2020 13:52:43 GMT

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