Re: Mainstream Turns Porn
Product Placement is big business. It's a little distracting from the art of music videos or films but not so bad. I forget the video, but I read somewhere that HP paid $50,000 to have their laptop appear for less than 1 second of air time.
It also helps if you view music videos as a business. Consider this. "We have a song that's sure to be a hit. We have Lady Gagga and Beyonce ready to sell your products. The video will be directed by Jonas Akerund (sp) - a true artist and visionary (Google him). All this talent on and off screen guarantees that eyeballs will watch every pixel on screen without blinking.
And using SEXY to SELL PRODUCT is nothing new. Seen a beer commercial later?
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