Introduction to Hollywood promo posters.

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He also founded the most creative advertising network in the world.

"In Britain our art schools are, of course, under-funded. They therefore have to take on too many students from abroad with poor skills but rich parents who can afford the higher fees for overseas students, helping the schools' budgets but leaving talented, but impecunious, students without a look-in. ... The only memorable thing about art schools now is how forgettable the students' work invariably is. One has to marvel how much the spirit of confidence in our art schools has been sapped in just a few years. "

Not only in Britain, I'm afraid. And not only art schools, either. The book which I think will eventually mimic Paul Arden's trilogy, is now available in bookstores. (Suggestion for the sequel's title: My name is still Charles Saatchi, and I am still an Artoholic.)

Advertising Orgy.

So this is what happened right, the client sat in the meeting room with his arms folded and told the agency, 'We want to position our brand as the country's favourite. We want to see happy people with our product. We want the commercial to be energetic, to show strength and unity. And most of all, we want the campaign to be HUGE.'

I remember reading a comment of some television advertising award jury this year that a lot of entries consisted of big crowds building something in the centre of the city, or heading towards somewhere, or dancing together, or singing together, marching etc., basically just big crowds doing 'something' together. I chuckled at first, but after that I couldn't help but notice how sadly true that statement was. But what do I know? I'm a jobless hobo. Don't take my word for it, look at these fantastic Australian ads I found on YouTube instead:

Here's one for candy:



Here's one for a car:



Beer, you can't leave out beer:



Ice tea:



Mobile phone:



Ice cream:



Beer again:



Even Tivo:



Makes you wonder if coming up with an idea for a television commercial in Australia is to simply say: 'We open with a man walking out of the door, joining a larger group...' Or is it simply agencies influencing agencies, ads influencing ads, directors influencing directors, or clients having too much money to spend on products without anything interesting to say...

Sarang.

With the Japanese entertainment industry starting whoring out to the rest of Asia, it is not surprise that the next 'in' pop culture emerges from Korea, since we know shit all about Korea.
And perhaps it has something to do with me not understanding the language, Korean girls do have a sense of alluring mystery.
They always sound like they're ending every sentence with a question, but much more dignified compared to Taiwanese or Japanese.
They sound tough. And that's why I think they're the most difficult to pick up. Even when they sound like they don't have a clue, they still appear to be much more in control than you are.
Again, it's probably because I'm totally clueless with the language. But Korean sounds like a fun language to pick up.
You're forced to sound animated due to the lack of vowels and more emphasis on the B-, P-, Ch-, K-, S-. Not sure if you know what I mean.
I know, I know. I should stop stalking random girls on the street. I get it.

速食小說。

身為一個語文老師，竟然也有只能叫出個“啊”字的情況，到現在還是感到很慚愧。
可能是因為他出現得那么突然，那么地令我不知所措。
他注意到我時也是一臉錯愕，但最后還是微笑了。他一邊跑著追趕電車，一邊回頭用左手向我招手。

右手，則牽著另一個女生的手。

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身為一個幽默機警的男人，竟然也有目瞪口呆的時候，事后還是覺得很納悶。
可能是因為不曾意料到人海中竟然會浮現出她的臉，導致一副狼狽樣。
她察覺到我時也驚呼“啊”的一聲，到最后才靦腆地點了頭。她一邊踏入計程車，一邊用右手向我招手。

左手，則繞著另一個男生的手肘。

Anthem for flow-charters.

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Basic courtesy of admiring photography.

I don't know about the others who take photos, the most offensive comment I receive from time to time, is the sort that says 'Hey man, I like your photos. What camera do you use?'
That's the equivalent of saying 'Hey man, your girlfriend is hot. How much did you have to pay to score that ass?'
By doing that you imply that the photographer is useless without his awesome magic mirror. You think you can capture images of the same standard IF ONLY you have the same tool.
Even if it's true, next time try respecting the person behind the camera first.
It's not too difficult to apply some courtesy by asking 'Hey man, I like the picture with the snowman and the dog. I'm just wondering if you could spare me some tips to achieve the same effect?'
You'll receive the same answer. But it leaves a less shitty after taste for people to answer the latter question.