"Winning Hearts & Minds" - a propaganda film to help ol' Halliburton

[thebigidea]

http://www.terminalproduct.com/winningheartsandminds.rm

A tender story about man's love for oil...
and one company's lust for a slice of the pie.



previously:



http://www.terminalproduct.com/octobersurprise.rm
(that one came out real good... and sniff... not a single
comment on the thread yesterday... sniff...)
http://www.terminalproduct.com/tv23atwar.rm
http://www.terminalproduct.com/orangealertsongone.rm

[BJ]

1. Of course this isn't "propaganda"?

It's "honest" documentary reporting unlike Michael Moore's film"
*wink, wink, nudge, nudge*, reports (name your favorite mainstream media whore.)

[thebigidea]

3. not only is at not as propagantastic as... say, Neil Cavuto...

... it isn't half as funny. And he doesn't even try to be!

[BJ]

5. Ooops! I misunderstood.

I thought it was a puff piece for Halliburton.

[thebigidea]

6. Oh, but I just loooooooooove Halliburton. Honestly, now.

Love oozes from every pore.

[thebigidea]

8. Remember, CRITICISM is NOT FAILURE!

What a weird phrase to put in a commercial...

[BJ]

9. lol!

[thebigidea]

11. when you laugh, the terrorists win.

Please refrain from laughing.

[NJCher]

2. boo hoo

can't see it 'cuz I took RM off my computer.

LOL, however, I cannot see you as the editor of the Halliburton company newsletter.


Cher

[thebigidea]

4. there's a decent not-Real player here...

http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm

ick, Realvideo! I know, I know. For some reason I can't get my editing software to output other web formats without melting down, though. I should probably deal with that soon, though...

Note to Halliburton: I am available 24 hours a day to handle all your commercial needs. rest assured that I will be as thorough and as truthful in my billing as your good company is.

[thebigidea]

7. so... should I keep these in color, or is the B&W better?

Usually I do these Homeland Security shorts in B&W, but I guess I was going for some kinda lurid 60s color thing here. Does it work?

Or should they be b&w like the other ones?

[thebigidea]

10. afternoon kick, in the hope that further hearts and minds are won

[donhakman]

12. /

[thebigidea]

13. Hopefully that fine ad will give them some business. I hear they need work

[thebigidea]

14. how did that recent headline go? Halliburton "under strain" or somesuch?

Quick, lets all say a prayer for poor, downtrodden Halliburton.

[thebigidea]

15. up next: another semithrilling installment of... NEOCON PLAYHOUSE

http://www.terminalproduct.com/neoconplayhouse.rm

[ConsAreLiars]

16. Another wiener!

I like color for these "interview" type skits, and B&W for the Ministry of Prop films.

And Real Alternative works flawlessly with them and other .rm files I've come across. (Recommended for those who suspect Real Player is more interested in getting than giving. Also works well with Air America and other audio streams.)

[thebigidea]

17. yeah, I agree... the color really highlights the cheapness of it all...

especially since its all spur-of-the-moment improvised stuff. B&w tends to mask the deficiencies and in some cases looks almost-nearly-good. Plus it suits the 40s-50s Government training film style...

And in a landmark, landslide election - b&w wins. Some suspect it was rigged all along. Jeb Bush unavailable for comment.