Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold


  • What did you LEARN about advertising and product placement from this movie? (Be specific)
I don't think I ever realized the amount of effort it would take to get a product in a film. I sort of just assumed that products would want to be in movies so it would be okay. It does make sense though that they wouldn't want to ruin their image by being in a certain kind of movie. I did notice afterward about the Ban deodorant being in one scene when Morgan was interviewing Quentin Tarantino that a bottle of Ban was on the table. 
  • What did you LIKE about this movie?
I really like the small segment about music in commercials. I know that when I watch commercials whenever I hear a song I know I get excited. Now with Shazam (the app on the iphone, I think), you can actually put your phone up to the screen and it listens and then finds the song online. They you can buy the song right there. It is so crazy to think about it, and how much money that they get from it.