Sam Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 northlink add has no views of shetland on it - well apart from up helly aa- not counted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobysue Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Those annoying kids on the Renault ad and the shouty man for Cillit Bang. Also, the smug people on NRT ads who've quit the fags and think they should get a knighthood or summat. (I'm an NRT addicted ex-smoker so it might only be sour grapes 'cos I never got on the telly). Come to think of it the smoking-quitters must be well annoying if you're puffing away on a cig while watching TV. Used to work in advertising (about 10 years ago) and not once did anything in the theory say 'try to annoy your customers to the point where they beg for a quick death'. It was all about being aspirational, maybe humourous but annoying your potential customers was considered a kind of dumb thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 The ad when the peerie boy has joost had a muckle turd, tries to cover up the stink with air freshener but, oh no, it's run out. He spends the rest of the advert holding his nose saying "it's all gone, it's all gone" Might no be da same ane, but whin his midder arrives wi da refill, we see its on da waa at her shooder height, so da stinkin peerie sausage couldna o pushed da button onywaye! But, on tae da point da riles me more dan anything aboot adverts; Da "sublimal message" idea dat is currently all da rage whar da volume o every advert is aboot 110% o da program dir in da middle o. Stupid idea. It dusna mak me pay more attention, it reminds me tae mute da bloody things! Honestly, i VERY rarely watch anything on TV "live" noo, i prefer tae record it an watch it wi me finger on da FF button.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Spinner72 wroteDa "sublimal message" idea dat is currently all da rage whar da volume o every advert is aboot 110% o da program dir in da middle o. More than 110% sometimes.......I keep the remote handy to turn down the volume during commercial breaks. Is this deliberate and if so is it breaking any laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Its most definitely deliberate, an its also caused Channel 5 tae faa foul o Ofcom : http://www.asa.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E176C342-3795-4C8F-8AA9-1B52F3418CA3/0/BroadcastReport13July2005.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Well the practice should be banned.....or the ban acted upon. Keep thinking of my neighbours when the adverts come on louder than the programme and I am already in the kitchen making tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 The maximum volume of an advert is the same volume as the maximum volume of the film - i.e. as loud as your telly will play it. The peak volume of adverts aren't technically louder; it's that the advert's dynamic range has been compressed. A pin dropping in an advert sounds as loud as the loudest explosions you've just been listening to in the film you're watching. This makes them sound so horribly LOUD! This idea of over-compressing everything happens more and more in modern audio CD production because everyone wants their CD to be as loud as the others. The net result is that people turn the music down a bit and, because the softest whispers are as loud as the most banging chorus, the entire production sounds dynamically very flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I remember noticing this effect when watching "Saving Private Ryan" on a projector with a few grands worth of surround sound equipment. The beach landing scene was awesome, but the illusion was spoiled because the explosions were stunning but then the dialogue was far too loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lec Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 The new one for (I think) Trident chewing gum. It's just a really rubbish advert. Worryingly though, I am finding myself getting more irate every time I see it and I don't know why.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Thosse boys who live like 38 year old men. "Might 'ave a kip""Might join yeh" They can't even drive! yup i cant stand them twats on the advert for vauxhall zafira or something, it annoys me so much that i have to change the channel when it comes on. god i hate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob saccamano Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I actually think its reasonably funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I actually think its reasonably funny. yeh du wid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy71 Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 That really annoying woman on the picture loans advert...... The one where she rings up for a quote & annoying kids lost his scooter.Then towards the end you hear a crash & she says Josh your dads found your scooter! Really annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleepsie Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 The advert with the baby running a loo roll company.....to creepy for words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medziotojas Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 For breakfast there's usually muesli,and what's the muesli we have usually,thats alpen,A - L - P - E - N! ...SIBCShopping can be such a bore, e i e i otry your local lifestyle store, e i e i o ...and does anybody remember the Shetland ads at the North Star cinema and the pronunciation of "Garriock Brothers"? Someone mentioned "mmm danone" before. They've got that one here in Lithuania - Aaaaargh, there's no escape. They've even got da air freshener wan wi da peerie boy on da pan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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