Duncan Macleod on faith and culture
The Pigeon Detectives from Leeds, UK, has released a visual effects laden music video for their single, “Everybody Wants Me”, from their album, ‘Emergency’. The music video features photographs edited together with live action to portray the everyday life of the singer’s love interest.
Sanyo in Australia showcases the potential made possible by the Xacti CA65, the world’s first underwater digital movie camera, in Swamp, a print advertisement. We’re shown an underwater scene transformed into a movie set, complete with microphone on boom and lighting effects from above the surface.
John McCain has launched a viral campaign linking his sense of patriotism with love. He continues his appeal to the credibility earned through his experience as a prisoner of war and campaigner for veteran rights. Is this a subliminal call for people to love John McCain?
The Advanced Medical Institute in Australia has launched a space-related advertising campaign for people struggling with erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
Guinness has a series of print advertisements connecting the alcoholic beverage with responsible drinking. Traffic signs are shown in a night setting, only becoming clear when it is too late. “The more you drink, the slower you react. Please drink responsibly.”
SpecSavers in the UK provide us with “Colliewobble”, the story of a solitary shepherd whose poor eyesight becomes obvious as he shears the sheep, and border collie sheep dog. The advert uses cinematography and music to evoke the remoteness of Saksun in the Faroe Islands, between the Shetland Islands and Iceland. Actual Faroese shepherd, Peter Andreas Petersen, along with border collie Jim, gather the sheep for shearing.
