dterrick 0 #1 October 24, 2003 Work with me here for a minute... Today's morning newspaper has the normal amount of trashy colour ads for the electronics shops, and chain stores. they all pretty much sell TV's and of course they never show just a blank screen, do they? So what on every one of those TV's ...? Future shop: dude in a black RW suit in a flat track. Strange considering he is shown about 50 feet below a twin otter. Larger TV's also show two others freeflying dive exists. The Brick (Furniture): 1/2 page ad on the front page of section 2. 47 inch Panasonic projection TV for $1998. 10 way star... could be the GK's (identical white RW suits with black containers and multicoloured reserve flaps) Best Buy (and my university's "Job Postings" cover): The now famous purple freefliers picture that gets used "everywhere" *** So whassup? Is it the same where you live or are the stoic and boring Canadian media simply getting adventurous? Considering the active jumping population in Canada is only a couple thousand, I don't think it is our incredible market presence, so vote already... -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #2 October 24, 2003 that's interesting. I don't really watch my tv/pay attention to ads, etc.. so i haven't noticed anything. good question though."Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #3 October 24, 2003 I think it's for the Opel Zafira advert on TV in europe, skydiving pics... and also for Fa deo or something, a beautiful girl jumps, deploys, gets rid of her rig and suit (in the air) and dives in the water---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #4 October 24, 2003 Quote10 way star... could be the GK's (identical white RW suits with black containers and multicoloured reserve flaps) Without seeing the pic, it sounds like the dream team. TLC has had a sky surf guy on their webpage for ever it seems now.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #5 October 24, 2003 and there is the BASE jump in the National Geographic ad thats been playing on Quik mart monitors for a while....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayruss 0 #6 October 24, 2003 There is an article about bridge day in Jeep magazine __________________________________________________ "Beware how you take away hope from another human being." -Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #7 October 24, 2003 QuoteNational Geographic According to some, no one reads those....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinfoil 0 #8 October 24, 2003 Maybe the companies just use it to make the couch potatoes feel cool. The people see the ad and the picture, and think that buying that TV will help make them cool, turn them into some crazy person who lives for the edge. Think about all those wash board abs on infomercials selling exercise equipment. “- - Sumo is the greatest of sports. It has power, grace, speed and cluture. And most importantly, two fat bastards smacking the shit out of each other. ” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #9 October 24, 2003 I'd say skydiving is pretty mainstream at this point... Seems like everyone I meet lately has either done a tandem, knows someone who has done a tandem, or knows someone who is a regular jumper... I guess that would be considered "mainstream"??? Oh well, doesn't make much difference to me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lummy 4 #10 October 24, 2003 I saw a print ad recently for an inusrance company or something where some guy was belly flying and you saw an otter in the background..... Everytime I turn around, I see something new, Yeah, we're definitely mainstream :(I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freefallfreak 0 #11 October 24, 2003 QuoteNational Geographic QuoteAccording to some, no one reads those.... Maybe, but I do, however, look at the pic's of the nekked pygmies boobies... TripleF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnischalke 0 #12 October 24, 2003 I posted something on BLiNC today that was very similar. I found this leafing through the new fall Crutchfield catalog last night. Thought it was quite interesting... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WrongWay 0 #13 October 25, 2003 No, we still have the reputation of a bunch of suicidal yahoos. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflybella 0 #14 October 25, 2003 I'm not so sure the use of skydiving/BASE photos in advertising means we're mainstream. I'm an art director (in an ad team, I do the picture part, the copywriter does the word part). If I had to do an ad like the crutchfield thing, I'd want to put an image in that TV that was clean and simple with some kind of visual interest - to keep the reader looking for that few extra seconds. (It's not really a selling technique - it looks better in our portfolios! ) Sky vistas or mountain vistas with a person jumping works beautifully. It just as easily could have been a surfer. My guess is that it's not only just a trend to use 'sky sports' but also that with all the reality crap on TV, we're desensitized and it takes more and more to grab someone's attention. Look at it this way, whoever took that photo got a nice $$ for it. Doesn't hurt the profitablility of being a freefall/BASE photographer! Action expresses priority. - Mahatma Ghandi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Layton 0 #15 October 25, 2003 saw my first set of boobies in NG.well my first was my momsbut you knowwhat i mean. ***if you are going to be stupid you better be tough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites projanska 0 #16 October 25, 2003 I live in a city of 125,000 people, and the nearest smaller DZ's are 70 miles north and 200 miles south.. And we are still jumping from single C182. I'd guess they only tease me because the jump season is about to end ___ "Ye Gods!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dterrick 0 #17 October 25, 2003 aah, another 'Northerner'. At least youze guys get World Rally Championship action in the winter . The extra 475,000 people haven;t helped us much wither as we too are still a 1 Cessna DZ - hence the 'teasing me' option. Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dterrick 0 #18 October 28, 2003 Update: Today it was a tandem being 'advertised' on a Hansol Flat panel monitor... Maybe this IS a campaign to heighten skydive awareness. We got over 6 inched of snow yesterday and there's more on the way. Jump season is DEFINITELY over for us. Oh well. -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
lummy 4 #10 October 24, 2003 I saw a print ad recently for an inusrance company or something where some guy was belly flying and you saw an otter in the background..... Everytime I turn around, I see something new, Yeah, we're definitely mainstream :(I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #11 October 24, 2003 QuoteNational Geographic QuoteAccording to some, no one reads those.... Maybe, but I do, however, look at the pic's of the nekked pygmies boobies... TripleF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #12 October 24, 2003 I posted something on BLiNC today that was very similar. I found this leafing through the new fall Crutchfield catalog last night. Thought it was quite interesting... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #13 October 25, 2003 No, we still have the reputation of a bunch of suicidal yahoos. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflybella 0 #14 October 25, 2003 I'm not so sure the use of skydiving/BASE photos in advertising means we're mainstream. I'm an art director (in an ad team, I do the picture part, the copywriter does the word part). If I had to do an ad like the crutchfield thing, I'd want to put an image in that TV that was clean and simple with some kind of visual interest - to keep the reader looking for that few extra seconds. (It's not really a selling technique - it looks better in our portfolios! ) Sky vistas or mountain vistas with a person jumping works beautifully. It just as easily could have been a surfer. My guess is that it's not only just a trend to use 'sky sports' but also that with all the reality crap on TV, we're desensitized and it takes more and more to grab someone's attention. Look at it this way, whoever took that photo got a nice $$ for it. Doesn't hurt the profitablility of being a freefall/BASE photographer! Action expresses priority. - Mahatma Ghandi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Layton 0 #15 October 25, 2003 saw my first set of boobies in NG.well my first was my momsbut you knowwhat i mean. ***if you are going to be stupid you better be tough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
projanska 0 #16 October 25, 2003 I live in a city of 125,000 people, and the nearest smaller DZ's are 70 miles north and 200 miles south.. And we are still jumping from single C182. I'd guess they only tease me because the jump season is about to end ___ "Ye Gods!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #17 October 25, 2003 aah, another 'Northerner'. At least youze guys get World Rally Championship action in the winter . The extra 475,000 people haven;t helped us much wither as we too are still a 1 Cessna DZ - hence the 'teasing me' option. Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #18 October 28, 2003 Update: Today it was a tandem being 'advertised' on a Hansol Flat panel monitor... Maybe this IS a campaign to heighten skydive awareness. We got over 6 inched of snow yesterday and there's more on the way. Jump season is DEFINITELY over for us. Oh well. -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
