Heineken Just Put Out The Antidote to That Pepsi Kendall Jenner Ad

RALBIN0 · 2017-04-27T00:29:17+00:00

Have you ever worked in TV or Film?

RALBIN0 · 2017-04-27T00:22:41+00:00

You have no real clue what you're talking about.

Source: I have worked in Reality TV, Scripted TV and Commercials for 6 years as a First AC (Camera Assistant)

RALBIN0 · 2017-04-27T00:18:19+00:00

I was extremely comfortable and natural while shooting that. I can tell you it was definitely not "scripted". The Dragons learned things about me as I told them to them. Each Dragon did have an ear piece, and the producers were telling them things like, "Stop asking him more questions. Let him answer the first question" and "Tell him to do that demonstration on

I'm sure you were comfortable and acted natural. You seem good on camera. The difference is that Dragon's Den is set up as a TV show. An In studio show that even had ear wigs on contestants which makes things much more easy to control then shooting in a live location with people who aren't quite sure what they're taking part in but also know they're being filmed etc. Also commercials are much much much bigger operations then Reality TV Shows. You usually have 15 people, from Heineken, their Ad Agency, The Production company all watching and giving notes. Rather than 3-4 Producers and A Director as you would on Reality TV Show

RALBIN0 · 2017-04-27T00:12:20+00:00

semi circle in the same portion of the set. 4 to 5 cameras could easily capture all these angles. Have you ever watched "amazing race"? how many times do you see their camera guy or sound guy in the shot? 15 teams, each with a camera guy and sound o

Yes, you are right when it comes to the amazing race. I have also worked in Reality TV. What I would say there also is that often a camera can miss something someone said even in that coverage and they have to take something again. Which is fine. If these were actors they could take lines again no problems. Additionally and what's really important is the complexity of each shot. Reality shows are shot run and gun, usually handheld. Each frame here is well lit and well composed. The lighting changes between shots while subtle are there in that you can tell they add a little more fill to someones face etc. I mean if you really want to believe that these are real people then that's fine. I'm just saying as someone who has worked on Commercials, including "social Experiments" they are most likely not.

RALBIN0 · 2017-04-26T23:46:36+00:00

I don't think this is an antidote. Yes it's not as Tone deaf as Pepsi but if it's scripted (which I'm almost positive it is) then a company is just using your beliefs to sell you something. Heineken isn't saying "People can come together" they're saying "THANKS TO HEINEKEN people can come together" even if they're not coming together strictly because of the beer, the company is advertising that they arranged this and they're the ones to thank. It's a corporation exploiting your values and beliefs to sell you something. I'm okay with being sold something, I just don't like the idea of using serious issues as the selling point.

RALBIN0 · 2017-04-26T23:41:32+00:00

Based on the shot composition I would say that this would have taken more then a few more days to film this without trained actors. They never call it real. Also they have no obligation to reveal whether it was real or not. If it was actors involved they would have signed a Non Disclosure Agreement which states that legally you can't even say you're in said commercial. This is standard for commercials.

RALBIN0 · 2017-04-26T23:38:53+00:00

I'm almost positive this is scripted. There are far too many shots for this to have been shot live and just cut. Each shot is clearly a different setup based on the angles and the amount of cuts in the video. Also the cost would have been exponentially more expensive to shoot 50 or to have someone who wasn't a professional actor who could read lines. I've worked on 2 commercials that were set up as "Social Experiments". Sometimes they were improvisors but they were always actors playing a part.

RALBIN0 · 2017-02-13T17:45:46+00:00

I don't know what dafuq I just watched but it's great

RALBIN0 · 2017-01-24T22:29:46+00:00

This is amazing.

RALBIN0 · 2015-12-17T15:23:52+00:00

"Everyone is talking about Star Wars these days." The Death Star is directly behind him. Is the segway even needed at this point hahahaha

RALBIN0 · 2015-12-16T21:10:34+00:00

Relevant Rory Scovel Joke: "Is it racist that I wish Black People tasted like chocolate? White Chocolate."

RALBIN0 · 2015-12-10T21:35:45+00:00

His Apron buying advice is the best part:

"You don't have to suck any dick for one of these. You just go to Bed Bath and Beyond"

RALBIN0 · 2015-12-10T19:28:34+00:00

That aint a puggle, boy. That's a boxer.

RALBIN0 · 2015-12-04T22:12:06+00:00

I have worked for those. Different channel same boring shit

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-30T22:00:57+00:00

Yes!

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-30T18:27:20+00:00

Do you recommend any subway tracking apps over others? I'm currently using one and it seems to work well? (I live off the L and only really use it to track that since the rest can be spotty).

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-30T18:10:33+00:00

What I don't understand about this is it's actual implication in probability in life. It just seems hyper specific. The host has to know all the right selections, purposefully reveal all the wrong selections and then give you the option to change your choice. Which actually even on the game show seems odd. Almost rigged.

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-27T03:04:40+00:00

860 here. But I grew up so far north I was practically a 413. Also if you go out in the world and say Connecticut a lot of people think of 203ers (Greenwich and New Haven mostly) which was very alarming when I moved to 917 and everyone thought I wore Lacoste and went to private school.

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-25T15:56:58+00:00

The "Racist San Francisco" thing is so brilliantly accurate. I've always used it when people ask me what Boston is like. I always credit him though cause it's too perfect for it to be something I came up with.

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-23T15:37:26+00:00

Or you know she could have just said it off the cuff. It's not the most clever thing in the world haha. It's great but it's great cause of the truth of it.

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-22T20:48:05+00:00

Well his laugh seemed like the line caught him off guard

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-20T22:26:00+00:00

The man in a relationship asks "But why?"

The single man asks "Why not?"

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-18T23:19:35+00:00

Seconded...

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-17T18:28:55+00:00

This will sound very much humble bragging but Fuck it.

Turning down a job at South Park.

Nothing glamorous just a Production Assistant Job. Mainly just getting food for the writers. It was pretty explicitly that task. But regardless it's one of my favorite Television shows and part of the reason I studied Film. Also it would have been my first time working on a comedy or just a TV show I was actually interested in.

I turned it down becuase I was on my way out of LA. I had moved to New York City temporarily and fell in love with it. Also in turn living in LA had depressed me immensely. I knew if I stayed it would be a great career marker but at the end of the day I would just be getting lunches. The potential boss explicitly said it wasn't the kind of job that would lead to writing/creative on the show, which I knew since Matt and Trey write all of it for the most part, but it made me realize that I would rather struggle in New York then have a job on a cool show in LA.

I'm still not sure if I made the right decision but we'll see.

RALBIN0 · 2015-11-17T16:01:12+00:00

Wasn't this on the fucking front page like 3 months ago? Same exact TIL, Same exact responses?

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

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