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byDarkness404 ( 1287218 ) writes:
Product placement isn't bad when it works with the story. For example, a horror movie isn't ruined because at a party they have a box of Pizza Hut pizza and are playing on a PS3. On the other hand, bad product placement can ruin character development, for example, showing what is supposed to be a poor family having a top-of-the line Mac in their kitchen.
byEphemeriis ( 315124 ) writes:
Product placement isn't bad when it works with the story. For example, a horror movie isn't ruined because at a party they have a box of Pizza Hut pizza and are playing on a PS3.
Done right, that actually adds to the story... It's easier to relate to characters eating Pizza Hut (or Dominos, or some other national chain) because we've seen the stores, we've probably eaten the food, we recognize the packaging, and we can relate to the entire situation of having a party and ordering pizza delivery.
It doesn't work so well if you go out of your way to make something generic, and avoid branding. The pizza example isn't such a good one since there are plenty of local pizza shops with rather generic boxes and people could still relate to the situation... But when you see people drinking a can of generic COLA, it kind of ruins the immersion. Unless you've gone to the trouble of making it fit within the storyline - developing a fictitious brand with a look and feel of its own. Like the Weyland Yutani beer in Alien.
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byf()rK()_Bomb ( 612162 ) writes:
I love the generic products in Family Guy. Like a white box of "Generic Puffs" for breakfast cereal.
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