Why Do Movies not have to disclose info that Videos have to?

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Rockydonovang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkA2a4_tNOs

socool8520
If you had to disclose product placement clearly in a movie, you would be breaking the 4th wall constantly. This effectively detracts from immersion in the film making it highly impractical. Have text in the credits seems fine to me if the alternative is to point it out constantly during the film. The only way that works is if it's done on purpose as was the case in 30 Rock (Snapple scene) and in the film Wayne's World for example.

Rockydonovang
Originally posted by socool8520
If you had to disclose product placement clearly in a movie, you would be breaking the 4th wall constantly. This effectively detracts from immersion in the film making it highly impractical. Have text in the credits seems fine to me if the alternative is to point it out constantly during the film. The only way that works is if it's done on purpose as was the case in 30 Rock (Snapple scene) and in the film Wayne's World for example. Well, then maybe don't have so much product placement? Note this only applies if you are paid money for a product.

Otherwise, these laws should be across the board.

shiv
Where its canon for a character to Break the 4th wall it does not impact on immersion for a protagonist with a mouth to '4th Wall Break'

Some forum members may be familliar with the televised, two dimensional adventures of a not so secret, secret agent that show had no less than 3 characters breaking the wall all the way through the end credits (every single episode)

The show had a reboot, which was AWESOMESAUCE

Product Placement and Shameless 4th Wall Breaking can be SO COOL

When its done by people who really love what they're doing

Flyattractor
OK I am drawing a blank...what TV Show of "AWESOMESAUCE"
are you talking about?

shiv
All I will say is:

End Credits:

The wife sang the theme tune
The husband talked over it

The show had a narrator who would often be on the telephone to the studio while narrating the show, quite often the studio would ask the narrator to rewind / redo / retcon / redact stuff and the narrator would do that - rewind the video - often starting the show again - from the beginning - But - There were two characters who were also 4th wall breakers - and could hear the narrator speaking - and - quite often took advantage of it.

In the reboot they have a scene where they (off screen of course) they break into the narrators office to read the script - which is a shout-out to the first series where quite often the 2 characters would read the scripts before the show - (a useful habit).

A perhaps, more well known show which had a small degree of 'Wall Bustiin Action' is B.T.B.&.T.B. - C.N. Helpful Hint: The T is for THE.

In the final episodes of BTBATB The show ends with a Double Punch + a PSA - for greater justice.

Flyattractor
Still don't ring any bells.

shiv
Post Modern - Western - Animation -1965 - Now

100 best cartoon shows

100 best cartoon / animated theme tunes / intros

It will be there, somewhere.

Don't worry if you can't find it.

Its not from The US or Canada

Flyattractor
On TV in 1981? Very VERY Limited Animation at times?

Surtur
Just say the name of the show lol.

Flyattractor
But we are having so much fun...

shiv
Cable & Deadpool The Animated Series

Oh wait... that wasn't released on this planet.

Flyattractor
Yeah ya konw that there was 4th Wall Breaking before that Deathstroke Rip Off right?

shiv
He is a very loud, high engagement, fun, entertaining walking plot device though

Flyattractor
Still not narrowing it down.

Surtur
Originally posted by shiv
Cable & Deadpool The Animated Series

Oh wait... that wasn't released on this planet.

Wolverine and the X-Men was a great series though.

Flyattractor
I liked the Sentinel Episode that was a rip off of a Boy and his Sentinel.

Surtur
Originally posted by Flyattractor
I liked the Sentinel Episode that was a rip off of a Boy and his Sentinel.

There is that one episode where Cyclops just gets f*cking pissed off and chases people around a city trying to find Jean and he just blows shit up randomly.

shiv
Yeah snikts claws & the x-men was cool

Did you watch the japanese X-Men Anime

Short Mini-Series with Beast, the x-jet, a lot of snow, wolverine, cyclops, kitty pryde or someone and a telepath.


BTW:

Movie

4th Wall? - What 4th Wall

Who Killed Captain Alex?

Surtur
Nah I didn't watch the anime. X-Men Evolution was good though.

shiv
The episode where Crawler's image induce gets jacked

lol

socool8520
Originally posted by shiv
Where its canon for a character to Break the 4th wall it does not impact on immersion for a protagonist with a mouth to '4th Wall Break'

Some forum members may be familliar with the televised, two dimensional adventures of a not so secret, secret agent that show had no less than 3 characters breaking the wall all the way through the end credits (every single episode)

The show had a reboot, which was AWESOMESAUCE

Product Placement and Shameless 4th Wall Breaking can be SO COOL

When its done by people who really love what they're doing

Hence why I said it works when done purposely.

socool8520
Originally posted by Rockydonovang
Well, then maybe don't have so much product placement? Note this only applies if you are paid money for a product.

Otherwise, these laws should be across the board.

Outside of it's the law (which is why they should be doing it), who cares honestly?

Rockydonovang
Originally posted by socool8520
Outside of it's the law (which is why they should be doing it), who cares honestly?
YouTube channels are taken down all the time when they fail to fulfill this requirement.

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