bier@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (George Bier) (11/17/88)
The Amiga made The New York Times today:
Wed, Nov 16 issue, page 45 national edition, the column on advertising:
Reprinted without Permission:
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Ads by Amiga
The MIDI synthesizer put a lof of commerical musicians out of business. Will
Commodore International Ltd.'s Amiga 500 computer do the same to companies that
produce commercials? That is the implications of the new campaign for the
Amiga created by Griffin Bacal. The seven 15-second animated television spots
were created entirely on teh computer. Norman Hajjar, the agency's
vice-president and management supervisor, even played creative director on
this account, making several commercials on the two Amigas he has at home.
Total cost: less than $50,000. "There was no production company involved
anywhere," Mr. Hajjar said.
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It looks like we have some commercials to look forward to this coming holiday
season.
--george
"You talk the talk, but do you walk the walk?"
ARPA: bier@cs.wisc.edu
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From article <6677@spool.cs.wisc.edu>, by bier@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (George Bier): > The Amiga made The New York Times today: > > Wed, Nov 16 issue, page 45 national edition, the column on advertising: > > Reprinted without Permission: > ================================================================ > > Ads by Amiga etc... etc.... > > ============================================================== > > It looks like we have some commercials to look forward to this coming holiday > season. > > --george > > "You talk the talk, but do you walk the walk?" > > ARPA: bier@cs.wisc.edu > UUCP: ...!{harvard,seismo,topaz,akgua,allegra,usbvax}!uwvax!bier I don't know if you've seen them or not, but the ads are on MTV a lot lately. They seem shorter than 15 seconds though... Bob Hruska University of Michigan Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN) INTERNET: beh@caen.engin.umich.edu UUCP: {umix|ucbvax|uunet}!caen.engin.umich.edu!beh -- Bob Hruska University of Michigan Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN) INTERNET: beh@caen.engin.umich.edu UUCP: {umix|ucbvax|uunet}!caen.engin.umich.edu!beh
daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (11/18/88)
in article <6677@spool.cs.wisc.edu>, bier@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (George Bier) says: > It looks like we have some commercials to look forward to this coming holiday > season. They're currently being shown on MTV and other cable channels. Each one is preceeded by a note to the effect of "The following commercial was made entirely on an Amiga 500 personal computer". -- Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy Amiga -- It's not just a job, it's an obsession
martens@dinghy.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeffrey Martens) (11/18/88)
There are also A500 ads on Much Music, a Canadian music network (much better music than MTV, but that's a different subject) shown locally in Columbus on channel 8. -- Jeff
bier@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (George Bier) (11/18/88)
> > It looks like we have some commercials to look forward to this coming holiday > > season. > > They're currently being shown on MTV and other cable channels. Each one is > preceeded by a note to the effect of "The following commercial was made > entirely on an Amiga 500 personal computer". > > -- > Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" > {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy > Amiga -- It's not just a job, it's an obsession Well, since the possibility of my catching MTV is zero (no cable, not planning to acquire cable), anyone want to take a stab at trying to describe what one of the commercials looks like. Opinions would be interesting too. thanks --george ARPA: bier@cs.wisc.edu UUCP: ...!{harvard,seismo,topaz,akgua,allegra,usbvax}!uwvax!bier
kjohn@CTIX.uucp (John K. Counsulatant) (11/19/88)
To top off the New York Times bit, I thought I would add a little something. While switching channels I caught the last 5 seconds of an Amiga commerical on MTV!!! All I saw was a picture of a man whose ears grew (while the announcer was saying it has stereo sound). Then the announcer (the female voice from "Only Amiga") says "Only on the Amiga". Gee, real advertising, what will C-A think of next :-). KJohn | Amiga /// | Disclaimer: This is only a dream, it's only a dream ........ | | Manic///.5K | One liners: I'm from the government, I'm here to help.... | | \\\/// 1K | MS/D*S is the best damn OS I have ever used.... | | \XX/ 2K | kjohn@richp1 or [purdue | att | cs.ubc | ]!richp1!kjohn |