tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post7068506666622866607..comments2007-10-02T10:57:54.559-07:00Andrew Schnorrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539646748703738697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-72328875923828358302007-10-02T10:57:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:57:00.000-07:00Hi Willy!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing. I think I'll answer your postscript first.My favorite Magic card is Jareth, Leonine Titan. While that may seem random, there are a few things that make it clearer. First, I'm a very casual player (oh, I play to win, but if I don't have a fun time winning, that's a moral defeat). Second, my favorite color is white (though interestingly, I play most with black and green). Thirdly, although I technically started playing around <I>Mirage</I>, I didn't really start getting involved until around Onslaught block. Jareth was one of my first "big" cards ever (not to mention one of my first rares and legends), and so it has a lot of sentimental value. Plus, if you attatch Serra's Embrace to him (as I did), he became a beatstick of the highest order. So there you go.<BR/><BR/>Now, as far as your advertisment goes:<BR/>I really like the idea, especially when you only have 20 seconds to get your message across.<BR/><BR/>One <I>possible</I> obstacle I might see (and I'm not sure if you were supposed to take this into account) is that using a Rolling Stones song, even if its a parody, might be somewhat expensive (I'm unfamiliar with copyright laws regarding parodies).<BR/><BR/>...Buuuut, if you're not concerned with finances (often someone else is), then I guess that's a moot point.<BR/><BR/>As far as the content of the commercial goes, I like the music coming in. As I'm learning in a class on the Poltics of Music, song can be one of the biggest influencers out there.<BR/><BR/>One thing I may want to change about it is the father's line. Even if he uses different emphasis, you may not want to have the "puncline" be something that was already said in the song lyrics.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you could change it to the father "answering" that question. Maybe he could say something to the effect of "Who cares, it just does." Or "Why? It's from Towne's, of course!" (If you've ever seen commercials for Apple Jacks, that's kind of what I'm going for here.<BR/><BR/>Basically, you may want to have the song repeat the same line twice, but you wouldn't want the father to repeat it a third time (see <A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=GOvFIxUz2XY" REL="nofollow">this</A> for a good example why). You'd need him to break the cycle, injecting a new thought into the idea, and grabbing the audience at that moment.<BR/><BR/>So there's my thoughts. One last thing I would say is to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard" REL="nofollow"> storyboard</A> the commercial in a pretty detailed manner. You have only 20 seconds (2/3 of a normal commercial), so you have to make every one count. Make sure you have adequate time for each element.<BR/><BR/>So there you go. I hope you see this (partly because I hope you return to the blog :P). The best of luck to you!<BR/><BR/>~AndrewAndrew Schnorrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539646748703738697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-14182255145043566882007-09-28T10:39:00.000-07:002007-09-28T10:39:00.000-07:00Hello there Andrew, <BR/><BR/>I stumbled upon this blog meanwhile reading up on some stuff on Magic the gathering. <BR/><BR/>Well, I found this blog entry and I thought it was like a message from God. Why? It's because I am also in the process of applying for a position in an advertising business. I would only be working as an intern though. Thats if I am accepted in the first place. <BR/><BR/>Well,the project that they left for us is to develop a 20 second advertisement for a fast food locale of out choice. I would really like to know what you think of my idea. <BR/><BR/>Its for a fried chicken place named "Towne's Fried Chicken". Just so you know...<BR/><BR/>My commercial would begin with a family sitting down and opening a bucket of chicken. As they open the bucket of chicken the song "Brown Sugar" comes on by The Rolling Stones. The catch being that instead of the song saying "Brown sugar! How come you taste so good?!" it will say "Fried chicken! How come you taste so good?!"<BR/><BR/>At the end of the commercial the father will look at his drumstick (the music will stop) and he goes "Fried Chicken...Why DO YOU....taste so good?" He will then laugh to himself a little bit and bite into it. <BR/><BR/>The song will come in again and the commercial would end. <BR/><BR/>I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Maybe you can think of other songs will I can change some lyrics to fit the theme of friend chicken. <BR/><BR/>Really, any advice would be great. <BR/><BR/>- Willy Peterson<BR/><BR/>P.S. Whats your favorite card to use in Magic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-38157724496681916572007-09-24T20:05:00.000-07:002007-09-24T20:05:00.000-07:00Ob-la-di-ob-la-da...Life goes on. From someone who has lost more student government and federal elections than most congressional representatives have participated in, I know what you're talking about.<BR/><BR/>Well, I always knew advertising was an evil (though very important) tool. Although I still hate the sublymonal ad campaign, but I naturally hate most adverts.<BR/><BR/>-Comrade ChavezChristopherhttp://www.myspace.com/comradecchaveznoreply@blogger.com