The Book, the Film, the T-shirt
by Matt Beaumont
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One week in the making of a TV commercial for car tyres -- told by the inimitable Matt Beaumont, author of e It's a simple enough proposition. Blackstock Tyres want to advertise their product on TV. They employ an agency, Scheidt Fuller, with a reputation for innovation and creativity -- and the trouble begins. The director's an auteur, the extras think they're in an art movie and the client keeps changing the script. Worse, the stars of the ad were prime-time sitcom lovers on and off show more screen, darlings of the media -- until yesterday, and now they can't stand each other. But they're all professionals, right? Who'd have thought an allergy to rubber would be so dramatic? show lessTags
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I'd never have said yes to Tigana's visit if I'd known the shoot would turn out so pear-shaped that the pears were close to suing for defamation.
The story of the making of a TV advert, told from the point of view of the advertising agency staff, film crew and actors. Slow to get going, but I was really enjoying it by the half-way point.
The story of the making of a TV advert, told from the point of view of the advertising agency staff, film crew and actors. Slow to get going, but I was really enjoying it by the half-way point.
Amazing how bad this was after reading "E Squared" which was very funny, this was not!
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- Gummi
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