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Feiss' first Apple ad attracted a number of remixes and parodies which were distributed online. It was parodied in the first ''AMV Hell'' video,<ref>See [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1481014271637516312 AMV Hell 1: Think Different spoof], Google Video. Accessed [[July 28]], [[2006]].</ref> released in 2004. Since then, the star of the parody ad (Osaka, a character from the anime series ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', has appeared as the mascot in every ''AMV Hell'' release.<ref>See [http://amvhell.com/downloads.html AMV Hell downloads]. Accessed [[July 28]], [[2006]].</ref> |
Feiss' first Apple ad attracted a number of remixes and parodies which were distributed online. It was parodied in the first ''AMV Hell'' video,<ref>See [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1481014271637516312 AMV Hell 1: Think Different spoof], Google Video. Accessed [[July 28]], [[2006]].</ref> released in 2004. Since then, the star of the parody ad (Osaka, a character from the anime series ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''), has appeared as the mascot in every ''AMV Hell'' release.<ref>See [http://amvhell.com/downloads.html AMV Hell downloads]. Accessed [[July 28]], [[2006]].</ref> |
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Ellen Feiss (born circa 1988) became an Internet phenomenon after her 2002 Errol Morris-directed television commercial for Apple Computers' Switch campaign grew into a cult hit.[1] In the commercial, the then-14-year-old[2] American high school student complained that her father's Windows PC had broken (in her own words, it had "like, beep-beep-beep-beep-beebeebeebeep") and that it had then "devoured" her school paper. With only one day left to the deadline, she had to write it again, but it was not as good, which was a "bummer".[3]
Fueling the popularity of the advertisement was the speculation that Feiss was under the influence of illicit drugs during the filming of the commercial, due to her slurred speech and disoriented eyes.[4] Feiss denied these claims in an interview with the Brown Daily Herald and noted that she was only taking Benadryl, an allergy medication with sedative properties. She ascribed the "drugged" behaviour to a combination of the effect of the Benadryl, together with exhaustion (she said that her ad was filmed at ten o'clock in the evening).[5] She also explained how she had come to appear in the commercial:
I’m friends with the son of the director, Errol Morris. I’m friends with his son Hamilton. I went with him after school, him and two of my friends. We didn’t think we were going to make ads; we were just going to get the free set food. So we go there, and they’re like, “We need a couple more people, so I guess the three of you can make ads.” So we all made ads, and me and Hamilton’s got picked. I had no idea I was going to do it until I got there.[5]
A second ad, in which Feiss talks about the virtues of her PowerBook G4, ending with an almost ecstatic "I really love my G4", was circulated extensively on the Internet.[6]
Feiss' popularity grew to the point where she was offered appearances on both David Letterman's and Jay Leno's late night shows, both of which she turned down.[5]
In September 2005, Feiss made her movie acting debut in the French short film Bed and Breakfast due to be released in France during the summer of 2006. She plays the role of an American visiting France with her boyfriend who is drawn into a dangerous fantasy world when they visit an old friend at his castle. The directors, Martin Beilby and Loïc Moreau, had seen Feiss' Apple commercial and wanted someone with her special qualities for the part, so they decided to approach Feiss herself. She accepted the offer, despite having no formal acting experience.[2][7]
AMV Hell parody
Feiss' first Apple ad attracted a number of remixes and parodies which were distributed online. It was parodied in the first AMV Hell video,[8] released in 2004. Since then, the star of the parody ad (Osaka, a character from the anime series Azumanga Daioh), has appeared as the mascot in every AMV Hell release.[9]
References
- ^ Schwartz, John (August 19, 2002). "Out-of-It Eyebrow Lift Gives Apple a Superstar". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Interview with Ellen Feiss on The Flux (mp3)
- ^ The original television commercial on Google Video
- ^ Kahney, Leander. "Apple 'Switch' Star Flies High". Wired News.
- ^ a b c Copy of Brown Daily Herald interview from Ellen Feiss Soundbytes (original is no longer available) (PDF)
- ^ Unreleased Powerbook commercial on Google Video
- ^ "Bed and Breakfast website" (in French and English).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ See AMV Hell 1: Think Different spoof, Google Video. Accessed July 28, 2006.
- ^ See AMV Hell downloads. Accessed July 28, 2006.
External links
- Ellen Feiss at IMDb
- Bed and Breakfast: The Actors (movie website)
- ellenfeiss.net (fan site)