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"Ex'alt" Promo for Ex'pression College (2006)
This is an excerpt from a promotional "infomercial"/documentary I produced, directed, edited, and mixed for a digital art technology college in Emeryville, California. This was aired on National Cable WB and enjoyed a summer long rotation. It proved effective as their enrollment rate skyrocketed afterwards.
Using "guerilla" style documentary filmmaking, I was able to produce the 1 hour long promo within weeks (and small budget) utilizing only 2 Panasonic DVX100-B, Seinnheisser wireless microphones/boom, mobile FCP/Protools editing, and production volunteers. This is an excerpt from a promotional "infomercial"/documentary I produced, directed, edited, and mixed for a digital art te... more -
Kanye West on TV doing an Infomercial
Side effects may include: a magnum opus for a debut album, goofy sunglasses, and delusions of grandeur.
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Infomercial scams
I am sitting at my laptop in a hotel in Portland right now on vacation. My television set is tuned in to CNBC, a broadcasting station that, at least until now, I thought was a legitimate broadcasting station. I am watching an infomercial called "John Beck's Free and Clear Real Estate System," which claims that for a small fee, Beck will send you a collection of CDs from his "personal vault" of the most up-to-date property foreclosures available.
Typing his name in on Google quickly revealed that this deal, like many other infomercials was too good to be true. Complaints ranging from people accusing him of having multiple spelling errors in his literature, to empty promises of being able to meet Mr. Beck in person if they are willing to shell over thousands of more dollars to take part in his "private classes."
The thing that irks me the most about this infomercial is that repeatedly throughout the program "actual customers" pop up on the screen saying "I know this seems to good to be true, but this is national television, HOW COULD WE LIE ON NATIONAL TELEVISION!?" What has our country come to that these scams can be aired on major national television channels? 1,000s of reports have been filed with the Better Business Bureau against this guy, yet his program is still aired freely. I am a libertarian and I am all for 1st amendment rights, but blatant lying and taking poor innocent consumers is just plain wrong and frankly I am deeply disappointed. I am sitting at my laptop in a hotel in Portland right now on vacation. My television set is tuned in to CNBC, a broadcasting station... more -
Exer-Tech 3000
We've all seen them. Infomercials for some lame exercise product that is pretty much useless, yet the people selling it try very hard to make it seem INCREDIBLY useful and as if there are many different ways to use it. Well here's my product! Maybe someone will buy it! We've all seen them. Infomercials for some lame exercise product that is pretty much useless, yet the people selling it try very ... more
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Hawaii Chair Infomercial
I don't know what to say about this, except it weirds me out a little bit...
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Don Lapre's Road to Success
The infamous Don Lapre is at it again. Find out how easy it is to make money just by following his program.
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Flowbee still kickin'
The Flowbee is still around AND only $59.95!
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Stop The Insanity!!!
Diets don't work, but buzzcuts do! "I don't talk to fat people, I really don't!"
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