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Slow Motion Abuse as a PR Stunt

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Punching Employees - Slow Motion Abuse as a PR Stunt (VIDEO)
Slow Motion Abuse as a PR Stunt
 Published: May 25, 08
Comments: 6 Views: 7,274

A production company named Action Figure filmed its employees being punched in the face in slow motion to the rhythm of Robyn’s Be Mine song.

“The disturbing thing is that no one questioned it when all employees were asked to meet in Stage One so that we could punch them in the face,” says Matt Hovis, Director and Principal at Action Figure.

The video is cut to Ocelot Mthrfckrs’s remix of Robyn’s song. Ocelot is a DJ duo based in Austin, Texas. The video by Action Figure, meanwhile, was borne out of some “downtime” during a shoot and the presence of an imported high-speed camera.

Are these folks really so desperate for work that they’d allow themselves to be punched in the face?  I have seen some really strange stuff online and this stunt goes right into that archive.

References:  actionfigure, todaystoptrend

Filed In:  bizarre,  commercials,  internet,  marketing,  media,  pop culture,  publicity stunts,  unique








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Ayman Helweh on May 25, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments
I totally disagree with you Lourdes. It does not have to be about the employees being desperate for work or abused, it can be just a silly stupid fun thing and their curiousity to try this super camera in slow mo. jackass style? yeah, but its ok to relax and do crazy stuff. especially if you work in a creative place like an ad agency. Hell, we see music stars do the weirdest and most stupid things in their own music videos. It's art, and as long as the employees agreed to do it, why not! I would do it if I was there too!
Ayman Helweh on May 25, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments 0
lourdes sanchez bayas on May 25, 08  1,225 Trends   337 Comments
ayMan, getting punched in the face is certainly not my idea of "having fun". But I respect that you would not mind being walloped in the mouth Jackass style for the sake of "fun". To each his/her own. In any event, even Action Figure's director remarked that he found it disturbing that the employees did not question the stunt when asked to line up to be punched. But as I said, more power to ya!
lourdes sanchez bayas on May 25, 08  1,225 Trends   337 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on May 25, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
This is outrageous. Wowzers. On YouTube, they've posted each of the employees getting punched individually, HERE... But the mash-up of them all is the best.
Jeremy Gutsche on May 25, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Favorited by Jeremy Gutsche on May 25, 08
Ayman Helweh on May 25, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments
Jey JG. If you ever wanna come up with something like this to promote TrendHunter, count me in!! I think I can do a better job getting punched then being in a nude TH calendar
Ayman Helweh on May 25, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on May 25, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
Nice, I'll go buy a boxing glove and find someone really little to use it.
Jeremy Gutsche on May 25, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Hot Voted by Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 24, 09
Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 24, 09  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
Just watched this again more than a year later... and it still rocks. Bu-yah.
Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 24, 09  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0


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