Comments on: McCain and Obama Use (Practically) Identical Stock Footage in Olympic Ads

By: Lothar

Lothar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:24:03 +0000

I support fake windmills as part of a fake energy policy to make fake improvements to the fake lives of the “American” people.

Don’t look at me. Boudillard and Derrida made me say that.

By: Lamar White, Jr

Lamar White, Jr — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:36:58 +0000

db, definitely possible. I’m just speculating.

By: db

db — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:34:38 +0000

actually, i thought they were using the same stock footage (not necessarily filmed in america)--i didn't realize they were cgi. it wouldn't be the first time that kind of thing would happen though. now, whether one candidate might be deliberately mimicking the other, that's another question...

By: Lamar White, Jr

Lamar White, Jr — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:30:16 +0000

I guess all CGI renderings of windmills in the midwest will share certain similarities, but it’s almost like they hired the same ad agency.

And DB, you’re definitely right: McCain’s ad was mainly negative in tone and hue.

By: db

db — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:14:28 +0000

what is interesting is how they are different–notice the dark halo in mccain’s (as seen in the shot above), which indeed pervades the whole commercial, to suggest (in my opinion) an encroaching danger, which in turn creates fear. (also, the colors in mccain’s are pretty surreal; i’m not sure what that’s about.)