The internet can be whatever you want. Its also a place where you can be whomever you want. This film explores those ideas through the simple device of two friends and a door. A Chrome Short by Hunter Gatherer. http://www.huntergatherer.net/
The simple video game mirrors the simplicity of Google Chrome’s clean user interface. We used stop-motion to create this short film promoting Google’s new browser. A Chrome Short by Pantograph. http://www.pangra.net
Chicken or Egg? A simple query takes our hero on a wild rollercoaster ride through the Internet, where chicken links to feather, feather to pillow, pillow to tooth fairy, and so on. Fasten your seatbelts. A Chrome Short by Superfad. http://www.superfad.com/
On the internet you can do things. To do those things you need tools that do things. But how do those things help you do things? A Chrome Short by Open. http://www.notclosed.com/
From 9-5 in 60 seconds… one person’s day of online surfing captured on a 102" x 66" paper screen. A Chrome Short by Default Office. www.defaultwebsite.info
The Internet is full of nooks and crannies hiding all kinds of technological mischief. Who do you have defending you? And what color are their tights? A Chrome Short by Steve Mottershead http://www.parkpictures.com/
When everyone puts their heads together, great things happen. This film explores how the internet makes it easy to collaborate with anyone, anytime. A Chrome Short by The Collaborative Works of Jeff & Paul. http://thecollaborativeworksofjeffandpaul.com/
What makes a good browser? And, what the the heck is a browser to begin with? This video explores these fundamental questions and provides some warm and fuzzy answers. A Chrome Short by Christoph Niemann. Music by Kim Wetmore. http://www.christophniemann.com/
Chrome, Google’s foray into the war for browser supremacy, has yet to be widely adopted in Japan. In an attempt to bolster the market share, and appeal to the playful culture, Google has released a cute little advertisement which hopes to capture the spirit of the browser.
The time-lapse animation is clear and carefully rendered with precise audio and fantastic artistic direction. It is impressive to see how labor intensive such a short simple ad is. To understand the process of creating this ad be sure to check out the Picasa gallery of the work behind the scenes. Google Chrome Japan is hoping to encourage more use of the recently patched browser that now holds about a 1% share of the market. Check out the link to view the ad in HD:
Watch a video from the development team on the thinking and features behind Google Chrome.
