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kiimo posted:It never occurred to me that I would love a product placement. You forgot Demolition Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiDoOgRTpk
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I think the beauty of the BTTF2 product placements was that they were sort of in on the joke, and the brand was happy to be attached to whatever ridiculous format that they were presented in, so it felt less insidious. The whole "vintage converse" thing from I, Robot still leaves a bad taste and I don't even know how many loving years it's been since that film came out. 10?
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Apr 21, 2012 20:56
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kiimo posted:It never occurred to me that I would love a product placement. I always liked this exchange in the first Back to the future: Lou: You gonna order something, kid? Marty: Ah, yeah. Give me- Give me a Tab. Lou: Tab? I can't give you a tab unless you order something. Marty: Right. Give me a Pepsi Free. Lou: You want a Pepsi, pal, you're gonna pay for it. Marty: Just give me something without any sugar, OK? It mentions real world products, but uses them in a joke about Marty being a fish out of water.
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Apr 21, 2012 21:32
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Jesus christ, enough with the product placement derail. I'm in two minds about this design. It's kind of lazy with a lot of empty space, but at the same time, it's sort of reminiscent of road signs which I guess makes sense.
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Apr 21, 2012 21:49
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Christ, I can't think of anyone who fits less with those three than Richard Ayoade. e: And I mean that in the most complementary way to him.
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Apr 21, 2012 21:58
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Vagabundo posted:Jesus christ, enough with the product placement derail. I like it, even though it seems a little derivative of the poster for The Devil's Rejects (which I'm sure is derivative of something else). 
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Apr 21, 2012 22:09
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Vagabundo posted:Jesus christ, enough with the product placement derail. Not one loving name above the right loving actor
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Apr 21, 2012 22:16
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Sockser posted:Not one loving name above the right loving actor This one isn't even that hard to fix! Just move Ayoade to the far right and it's done with!
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Apr 21, 2012 22:51
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Sockser posted:Not one loving name above the right loving actor That's not how it works.
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Apr 21, 2012 22:56
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This gets explained like 10 times a month, but its about contracts and isn't something to be "fixed".
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Apr 21, 2012 22:57
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I know the whole deal but it still pisses me off.
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Apr 21, 2012 23:12
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This whole British invasion thing going on is messing with my loving head. Ayoade next to stiller, Cornish working for Spielberg? What planet do I live on?
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Apr 21, 2012 23:44
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Vagabundo posted:Jesus christ, enough with the product placement derail. I thought they pulled this movie because of what happened to Trayvon Martin.
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Apr 22, 2012 00:03
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Slasherfan posted:I thought they pulled this movie because of what happened to Trayvon Martin. I think they pulled the trailer and have 'reconsidered' their advertising campaign, but they can't afford to pull or move the film itself at this point, I guess.
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Apr 22, 2012 00:13
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First Zoolander after 9/11 and now this. Ben Stiller should just stop making movies.
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Apr 22, 2012 00:29
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Slasherfan posted:I thought they pulled this movie because of what happened to Trayvon Martin. This is an earlier poster, with just Stiller, Vaughan and Hill presumably making up the neighbourhood watch, complete with bullet holes and green stuff on a "no skeleton faced silhouettes wearing hoods" sign.  I'm guessing the new design with Ayoade's name added to the billing and then his photo placed as the first person in the ensemble is their attempt to try to let people know that it's not going to be like "George Zimmerman: American Hero" or anything like that.
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Apr 22, 2012 00:39
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Those two posters look like they aren't even the same movie, I'd have had no idea there's a sci-fi angle to the plot if I had only seen the new poster.
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Apr 22, 2012 00:42
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Dacap posted:Those two posters looks like they' aren't even the same movie, I'd have had no idea there's a sci-fi angle to the plot if I had only seen the new poster. I didn't even know that was an aspect of the film judging it from the trailer. I might need to see this now. It's funny how they could completely remove itself from the Trayvon Martin tragedy by playing up the fact there's aliens in that movie.
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Apr 22, 2012 01:04
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Young Freud posted:I didn't even know that was an aspect of the film judging it from the trailer. That's what's surprising about the new one, they completely ignored that opportunity.
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Apr 22, 2012 01:18
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 Oh look, finally a poster is made so people can't complain that the names don't match the order of the faces! Are you happy now, Sockser?
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Apr 22, 2012 01:43
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Tom Waits with a bunny rabbit makes that poster rule.
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Apr 22, 2012 01:52
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Tom Waits with a bunny rabbit makes that poster rule. Martin Mcdonagh making a movie with that cast makes it rule, holy poo poo how have I not heard of this?
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Apr 22, 2012 02:00
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ToastyPotato posted:This gets explained like 10 times a month, but its about contracts and isn't something to be "fixed". Design the poster around where the names are going to be. If your contractually obligated to put the names in a certain order, figure out the order and then go from there.
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Apr 22, 2012 02:02
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I guess having it explained 10 times a month still isn't enough for some people.
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Apr 22, 2012 02:06
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uPen posted:Design the poster around where the names are going to be. If your contractually obligated to put the names in a certain order, figure out the order and then go from there. Also part of the constantly repeated explanation, is that billing order and poster design elements are often separate contract terms. Some people are obligated to appear more prominent in a poster, even if it just means putting them closer to the center of a group.
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Apr 22, 2012 02:10
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Throw all contracts out the window, it's a goddamn poster deal with it.
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Apr 22, 2012 02:20
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So declare all agreements between the parties involved null and void because you have an issue with poster design. Right.
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Apr 22, 2012 02:22
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uPen posted:Throw all contracts out the window, it's a goddamn poster deal with it. Celebrities are never picky about contracts or their image so this would work.
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Apr 22, 2012 02:27
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Vagabundo posted:So declare all agreements between the parties involved null and void because you have an issue with poster design. Right. I imagine that these contracts which have such specific stipulations about elements on a piece of advertisement is mostly why this thread exists. Posters are awful because whoever is designing the poster has to conform to a dozen different parties all with different requirements about how exactly their face will appear on this piece of paper. Is a poster that's so awful that it's getting publicly mocked still accomplishing it's goal of drawing an audience? I know when I see an awful photoshop hackjob it doesn't make me want to see the film.
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Apr 22, 2012 02:32
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MorgaineDax posted:I didn't know they were making a Killer Seven movie!
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Apr 22, 2012 02:32
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MorgaineDax posted:
Wow, this is the most 90s poster I've seen in quite some time. If that Helvetica was in italics it'd be indistinguishable from period - look at the costumes! Is it set in the 90s? Abbie Cornish's shoes are. (I like it).
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echoplex posted:Wow, this is the most 90s poster I've seen in quite some time. If that Helvetica was in italics it'd be indistinguishable from period - look at the costumes! Is it set in the 90s? Abbie Cornish's shoes are. McDonagh's stuck in the 90s, so it makes sense. (I can't wait to see the movie, mind you)
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MorgaineDax posted:
I like this poster quite a bit and think it's a clever way of getting around the billing order/lineup issue, tyvm.
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uPen posted:I imagine that these contracts which have such specific stipulations about elements on a piece of advertisement is mostly why this thread exists. Posters are awful because whoever is designing the poster has to conform to a dozen different parties all with different requirements about how exactly their face will appear on this piece of paper. Nolan's TDK had a poster where Batman was staring at a beam and it was one of the biggest grossing movies ever. So the answer is yes, it is still accomplishing it's goal, OR posters are a mostly insignificant marketing tool these days and are mostly used as "reminders", where as trailers, which are commercials for movies, are now getting hyped up all on their own.
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ToastyPotato posted:Nolan's TDK had a poster where Batman was staring at a beam and it was one of the biggest grossing movies ever. So the answer is yes, it is still accomplishing it's goal, OR posters are a mostly insignificant marketing tool these days and are mostly used as "reminders", where as trailers, which are commercials for movies, are now getting hyped up all on their own. I am unsure of the whole business side of posters versus trailers, but I can say that I have a weakness for a good poster. Trailers can be very persuasive for getting me to see a film, yet I cannot hang a trailer on my wall to admire every day.
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ToastyPotato posted:Nolan's TDK had a poster where Batman was staring at a beam and it was one of the biggest grossing movies ever. Yeah, but it also had this: 
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But also this The Dark Knight campaign was more or less focused entirely on the characters, rather than who was in it - up until Heath Ledger passed away. After that, it was "Holy poo poo, look at Heath Ledger as the Joker! HOLY poo poo!"
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Sockser posted:Man, the Dark Knight posters loving ruled. I'd still hang the playing card poster on my wall. If I let annoying fans ruin things for me, I'd enjoy very little in life.
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