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Yep, I work in video production, and Beta was the professional standard well into this decade, when studios and production houses started migrating to either Digital Beta or DVCam/DVC Pro (same cartridge, slightly different format, some decks can play both)
Beta was so commonplace that we still keep a Beta deck maintained and plugged in to the edit suite, because if we receive footage from another production company, there is a reasonable chance that it will come on a Beta tape (though that's becoming less common). There is also a very slight chance that we will have to produce a Beta tape for someone else, although it's been almost 10 months since I had to do that.
But it's all a moot point now; DVCPro and DV Cam world won't get the run that Beta had. It's all moving towards hard drive capture. We are even talking about getting a student in to transfer our old tapes to a digital format. The only remaining hurdle is for the price of storage to decrease just a little bit more; which my company is hoping will happen before we need to run out and buy another couple terabytes.
Beta was so commonplace that we still keep a Beta deck maintained and plugged in to the edit suite, because if we receive footage from another production company, there is a reasonable chance that it will come on a Beta tape (though that's becoming less common). There is also a very slight chance that we will have to produce a Beta tape for someone else, although it's been almost 10 months since I had to do that.
But it's all a moot point now; DVCPro and DV Cam world won't get the run that Beta had. It's all moving towards hard drive capture. We are even talking about getting a student in to transfer our old tapes to a digital format. The only remaining hurdle is for the price of storage to decrease just a little bit more; which my company is hoping will happen before we need to run out and buy another couple terabytes.
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I can hear it. It's f'in annoying. I'm 34.
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Look at what that guy is wearing at 1:12
that proves that Paul is dead!
that proves that Paul is dead!
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Another great use of cute animals in cell phone commercials, and possibly where Samsung adapted the idea from, is Telus (Canada). One of my favourites is the Lizard Hug from a few years back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4OHAZ4_pRM&e
What I like about them is that they usually just use the natural behaviour and facial expressions of the animals. They're on an all-white background and the music and titles nudge the interpretation. Very cute.
They've been doing basically the same style of cute animal ad for almost a decade, but somehow manage to keep it fresh. I chose my first cell phone in 1999 partly because of their damn adorable Rebate frog (when they were Clearnet), and, uh, partly because of the actual rebate - cell phones weren't free handouts back then. I can't find that one on youtube, but the basic style hasn't changed much. The major change over the years was that Clearnet just used lizards and amphibeans, while their successor Telus expanded to all kinds of animals.
Here's some others:
Chameleons - Find Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1kGCp9MGA&feature=related
Penguin - Support our Athletes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_oeOGuCCkE&feature=related
Fish - Across the nation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iUeYn1D4TA
Poker Bunnies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqqqASlVaac
What I like about them is that they usually just use the natural behaviour and facial expressions of the animals. They're on an all-white background and the music and titles nudge the interpretation. Very cute.
They've been doing basically the same style of cute animal ad for almost a decade, but somehow manage to keep it fresh. I chose my first cell phone in 1999 partly because of their damn adorable Rebate frog (when they were Clearnet), and, uh, partly because of the actual rebate - cell phones weren't free handouts back then. I can't find that one on youtube, but the basic style hasn't changed much. The major change over the years was that Clearnet just used lizards and amphibeans, while their successor Telus expanded to all kinds of animals.
Here's some others:
Chameleons - Find Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1kGCp9MGA&feature=related
Penguin - Support our Athletes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_oeOGuCCkE&feature=related
Fish - Across the nation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iUeYn1D4TA
Poker Bunnies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqqqASlVaac
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http://www.theonion.com/content/video/bratz_dolls_may_give_young_girls
Seriously though, little girls are exposed to far worse representations of women in the Bible than anything Barbie could possibly do. I'd hide the bible before i took away Barbie.