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> This, to me, seems just as disruptive to the creative freedom of a program's producers/writers/directors. only if there is a wide disparity in the price comp
by leetcrew 8y ago
> This, to me, seems just as disruptive to the creative freedom of a program's producers/writers/directors.
only if there is a wide disparity in the price companies are willing to pay to have their product in the show.
say you have a show about a lawyer and they need a car to drive around in. my guess is bmw and mercedes offer similar amounts of money, so you just pick the one that the character would prefer.
on the other hand, you're probably not going to see anyone using a pixel 2 outside of mr robot.
- mmt 8y agoI've been noticing product placement for a long time[1], but the most jarring/disruptive product placement I've seen, at least in recent memory, is that of the Windows Phone, especially when every character in the show uses one. The UI is so distinctive, and they made such a point of showing it off. This was in more than one show. I have yet to see one being used by a real consumer. [1] Listening to directors' commentaries on <ahem> laserdiscs "ruined" this bit of moviemaking for me early on