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From: ErikG@cup.portal.com (Erik Alexander Gavriluk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Ads on MTV
Message-ID: <11545@cup.portal.com>
Date: 20 Nov 88 10:58:38 GMT
References: <3616@pt.cs.cmu.edu>
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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Michael Witbrock writes:
>I hate to say this, but I saw the ads on MTV, and they looked pretty cheesy.

You hate what?  To admit that you watch MTV, and saw the ads?  Or to say that
they look cheesy?  :)

>In particular, the lettering should have been antialiased, and someone 
>should have resisted the temptation to use SO many colours on the 
>'flying saucer'. 

Oh, that's what that thing was?

>Too many images from games etc were shown; some graphic designer should 
>have been told to do some cool geometric animations. Remember, these 
>things are being shown up next to MTV's cray (or whatever) generated station
>ids.

I only saw one of them, which started with a "THIS COMMERCIAL WAS CREATED ON
A COMMODORE AMIGA" or whatever.  The lettering was not beautiful.  It wasn't
shadowed or anything.

Your point about MTV is very valid.  If it's gonna be on MTV, it's gotta be
slick.

Look, Commodore--if you're gonna advertise on MTV, do something hot and
rocking, with hot music and lots of fast cutaways.  What I saw was a crappy
looking flying saucer genlocked over a cheesy hillside that looked as if it
were shot with a home video camera.

The center of attention, incidentally, falls on the man, and not on the
computer generated saucer.  The average MTV viewer will say "hey, that's not
made on a computer!" and ignore the entire ad.  He's waiting for the 
deliciously-shaped blonde who does the remake of "The Loco-Motion" to come on.
He's not amused by this very poor commercial.  And neither was I.  (I was 
waiting to see the new Talking Heads video...)

As usual, Commodore will rely on its users to spread the word about this
magnificent computer.

Erik Gavriluk (and, yes, the portal.weenie!) |   mail: ErikG@cup.portal.com
I'm mildly blatant; that's why she loves me. | flames: portal!weenie!ErikG