Product placement in movies?
They've done that for years. Basically, if the script is high profile enough and makes them look right they'll hook you up but good with all sorts of fun planes and stuff.
Very convincing. Makes me completely want to put myself under government control. Please take me to where you can make me unconscious and naked.
Riley ,'Help'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Trudy Booth - Dec 14, 2005 7:51:20 am PST #1935 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
shrift - Dec 14, 2005 7:52:41 am PST #1936 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Hence the not working too much and going to the doctor, Teppy.
Gudanov - Dec 14, 2005 7:54:32 am PST #1937 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Maybe they could do a commercial where people off the street choose a country in a blindfolded test between the USA (represented by a card with a cool looking eagle flying over a rippling US flag and a boldedly printed U.S.A.), Country X (represented by a card with a big X over a red maple leaf), and Country Y (represented by a card with a big Y between a big vertical blue stripe and a big vertical red stripe).
Nutty - Dec 14, 2005 7:56:25 am PST #1938 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
So... you lick Wayne Gretzky, and Julia Roberts, and Salma Hayek, and decide who tastes the best? (Could not think of a female Canadian sufficiently famous to make this a nationalist FCM.)
Gudanov - Dec 14, 2005 7:58:31 am PST #1939 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
(Could not think of a female Canadian sufficiently famous to make this a nationalist FCM.)
Celine Deion? Nah, there's got to be a better one than that.
juliana - Dec 14, 2005 8:00:48 am PST #1940 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
(Could not think of a female Canadian sufficiently famous to make this a nationalist FCM.)
Alanis Morisette?
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2005 8:06:47 am PST #1941 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This has got to be the best corporate b.s. line evah. (OK, I'm sure there's worse)
CLOCKS are being removed from NatWest banks — to stop customers moaning.
Insiders say the timepieces are being taken down so the public cannot complain about how long they have had to queue.
The decision is part of a £150million revamp which has already seen wall clocks disappear at several London branches.
One worker said: “If people have been standing waiting to see a cashier for a long time they can get very cross.
“With a clock there, it was difficult for us to disagree with them. Without one it’s harder for them to complain.”
NatWest spokesman Ronan Kelleher said a survey undertaken before the refit found clocks were not something customers believed would “enhance their banking experience.”
Yeah, just the other day I was in a bank, and I noticed a clock on the wall. I got so angry that stupid clock was not enhancing my banking experience....
Calli - Dec 14, 2005 8:06:59 am PST #1942 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
(Could not think of a female Canadian sufficiently famous to make this a nationalist FCM.)
Sarah MacLachlan?
DavidS - Dec 14, 2005 8:10:19 am PST #1943 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
somebody else was very into the rainbow arcs that happen when you point the camera directly at a light source.
I think those are called "flares." It's all Haskell Wexler's fault.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2005 8:12:14 am PST #1944 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
kd lang.
just because it is on the amazon wishlist does not mean that it needs to be purchased there
Ah, but what are the chances of someone skimming that and then going somewhere else? And if I have an opposition to Amazon's online shopping, why am I going to use their services?
As for the TV director stuff -- I liked Tim's directing. It felt all Timmy. There were another couple directors I ended up recognising too, because I liked their air.
When you're putting a stylistic stamp on the visuals and pacing of a show, but rotate directors, where is that enforced? Some equivalent of a style book? Exec producers?