Have You Ever Noticed
that each time there is a computer in a movie or on television, each time a word or character appears on screen, it is accompanied by an annoying computerized noise. Each displayed program is also chalked full of graphics, and each picture fades in and out with an equally annoying sound. It's like watching a PowerPoint presesntation on acid!!!
It certainly adds nothing to the show, and now that I have pointed it out to you, you will probably notice it all the time....... sorry.
posted by Retroboy at 12:44 AM
4 Comments:
I've also noticed that there seems to be a disproportionate amount of people using Macs in movies. I guess it's because they're visually more appealing than the taupe drones we're used to working with everyday.
November 25, 2004 at 2:48 PM
You've both made excellent observations. I agree with you, Trillian: Macs seem to exude a cool elegance, and say that the characters who own them are somehow better because they don't tread the tired old PC path.
As far as the sounds go, that's because producers don't want to give us credit for figuring out anything on our own. It's like the laugh track: assume the audience has no brain; do it all for them; leave no room for intelligence.
Pop culture. Bah!
December 9, 2004 at 4:29 PM
I really want to make a theme for my computer that does that.
January 7, 2005 at 7:36 PM
Yeah it is annoying how film editiors or directors treat the audience like idiots. My favourite is the infared remote that makes a clicking noise when someone changes a channel or turns on/off a television set.
Somebody mentioned that there is a disproportionate amount of Macs being used in television and film because they exude coolness. They are cool! They're easier to use and they have more style than any Windows box ever will. Call me biased, cal me a designer, call me a Mac fanatic that winces every time he hears an unrealistic sound effect in a film
January 9, 2005 at 9:17 PM
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