Advertising
has so many myriad forms; and various people, amateur
as well as professionals, have written volumes on
each and every issue, giving qualitative as well as
quantitative supplements to their schools of thought.
Along with this advancement, film viewers in the 21st century have become highly aware of things happening
around them. Moreover, in recent times, due to the
burgeoning of multiplexes, all the different modes
of advertising have got refashioned giving infilm
advertising a new lease of life. The placement of
any product or service in the films can vary from
its minor display one or more times in the film to
the extent of putting it as the central part of a
film where the story revolves around the product or
service. This display or demonstration of a product
as part of the storyline or as a background, etc.
needs to be researched. It can be specifically looked
into from following angles.
a.
Identification of an advertisement (distinct or routine):
Most of us identify ourselves with certain advertisements
more than others. Whether the advertisement is in
print or audiovisual media does not matter. This
trend is existing since time immemorial and it will
continue for all times to come. When an organization
wants to put its advertisement in the form of product
placement in a film sequence, this aspect of identity
needs to be correctly related to one or more aspects
of the film. It is very important to identify whether
an advertisement should go into the film or the product
is placed in the backdrop or as a prop used by the
actors or actresses. |