And this ad is pretty fun, too…

Written and directed by Bruce Branit, a visual-effects artist whose credits include the TV series Lost, Breaking Bad, Revolution, and Fringe. He was also one of the cats behind that incredible short film 405 that went viral a few years back. And get this: According to Gizmodo, this ad was done as a spec for his portfolio. On his own time, essentially for the hell of it, in other words…

We live in astounding times, when you think about it. We’re able to realize our fantasies (visually anyhow) to a level of realism we could only dream of only a couple decades ago… and it’s so economical that people are doing it on spec and just for fun.