Submitted by Greg on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 13:17.
Katie blogged a little bit about this, and I wanted to go further in this discussion. We talked a little bit about this in class on Monday as well.
First, let's move through art mediums. Movies are the most expensive art medium (by far) and as consumers, we almost expect advertisements in all movies. I've noticed in recent years Steven Spielberg's knack for throwing advertisements in. If you're watching a science fiction movie, for example, the movie will show tons of advertisements to give you this "Look at advertising in THE FUTURE!" feeling. As an audience member, I feel ok with a few instances of this, because I understand the need for it. read more »