AdFreak is calling this spot for Johnnie Walker whiskey the best ad of the year so far. At six and a half minutes, it's a bit long but well worth viewing. It's shot in a continuous long take, with Scottish actor Robert Carlyle narrating the history of the brand as he walks down a road in the Scottish highlands. The mini movie becomes completely engaging about a minute in, when you realize the director has worked in a clever set of well-timed visual cues at roadside that correspond to Carlyle's walking, talking narrative. Watch it, after the jump....
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Collectively, Nick Kindelsperger and Blake Royer are
The Paupered Chef. This week, our frugal friends explore the
Old Fashioned, a venerable cocktail whose clean appeal is long on taste but short on expense.
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