Consider the following list of recent films and
the commercial products associated with them through strategic product placement:
Movie
Product
Swordfish
Heineken beer
CastAway
Federal Express,
Wilson Volleyballs
Tomorrow Never Dies
BMW cars and motorcycles, Ericsson cellular phones, Smirnoff vodka, Visa cards, Omega watches, L’Oreal cosmetics,
Heineken beer
Volcano
Land Rover Discovery vehicles
The Horse Whisperer
Calvin Klein, Land Rover
The Fifth Element
Swatch watches
Men in Black
Ray-Ban sunglasses
Select a film of your
choice (not one of the films listed above) and watch with a
critical eye for any
product placement that the film might contain. Then,
answer
the below questions
in the corresponding etudes assignment shell.
1. Name the movie you watched.
2. Name the products placed within the movie.
3. How often is each product shown? Are some products displayed
more than
others?