The feel good images in ads are fake & made by a generic video co. using stock footage & buzzwords

[Manifestor_of_Light]

Ever notice the “all is good and fair and comforting, so buy this and this and this” theme that’s so common in advertisements? Of course you have.

And so did poet Kendra Eash, whose “This Is A Generic Brand Video” verse captured it so well that the poem actually inspired a video.

Well, it was made by a company that provides generic video shots that can be used in advertisements, which sort of forces viewers into a double-standard stance. However, the ease and simplicity with which Dissolve, Inc. could quickly produce the almost three-minute video actually proves Eash’s point.

Many companies tell you nothing about their products or services, and instead only give feel-good images that intend to make as many people as possible feel as comfortable and secure as possible – and without having to answer any questions.


VIDEO AT LINK:

http://www.liberalamerica.org/2014/04/21/most-of-the-feel-good-images-in-ads-are-fake-theyre-made-by-a-generic-video-company/

[jakeXT]

1. I remember that one

[Auggie]

2. Good use of stock, but you could have done that at any time over the past several decades

It's not a new concept

[canoeist52]

3. One of the major reasons we got rid of TV.

Now, when I'm stuck in a waiting room held hostage to TV ads, I'll only hear this.

[Jerry442]

4. I have to buy this product and recommend it to all my friends.

Errmmm... What was it, again?