A Match Produced in Heaven or Not?
Commercialism is everywhere. We have seen it in the streets we walk on, the malls we shop in, the background music we listen to, and even the movies we watch. Companies took every opportunity and chance to stick their name everywhere for people to notice.
Sponsorship is no stranger when it comes to sticking brands and company names for the right kind of exposure. As a tool for marketing, this has been most profitable and cost-effective, leading other businesses to follow along with suit.
It's only normal for sponsorship to reach the arts industry, particularly the movie industry. With all the hype of technological advancements in movie production such as CGI effects and animation, its no surprise corporations have taken a slice to reveal their name.
Over the last decade, movie patrons have been seeing corporate brand names within the films they watch. One good example is Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson's futuristic take on 'The Island'. This movie, although not garnered like a box-office wonder, had numerous corporate logos in each and every scene - with Microsoft as the leading sponsor.
With all that, the question then raised is whether corporate sponsorship is a blessing or curse for that movie industry.
Positive and negative aspects
Corporate sponsorship helps the funding of big-budgeted movies, and the financial constraints are lessened when producing the film. This provides more time for the production team to pay attention to the quality of the movie, and in turn reduce the 'headache' of budgeting the expenses the development has.
With better concentrate on developing the movie - its narrative, scenery, and character profiles - the outcome of the film has a bigger chance of getting positive critique. It will allow movie goers to judge the movie as something the development team really took time to complete, and did not compromise in making.
With corporate sponsorship and the amount of funding it gives as support, film productions possess a bigger opportunity to create the exact type of 'feel' they want their movies to be without having to worry on the amount of cash that needs to be considered. Sponsorship takes your brain off on 'getting money' and presents realism within the movie by allowing the production to uses brands that people have seen and also used.
More income means better funding and choices. With sponsorship, production crews could possibly get the best of what money can afford them - from equipment to actors to sets. All these result into a feature that is marketable and the gains are most often profitable.
The downside of all this, however, is the detachment a movie may present to its viewers. A movie's aim would be to present a film that can let others relate to it or understand whatever issues are presented. With corporate sponsorship, viewers may feel that they are just watching a really long commercial. The brand exposure that may be pasted in every scene could be distracting and lose whatever essence the film really wants to convey.
The type of movie that uses corporate sponsorship is those with graphic animations. A large amount of cash is required to develop such productions. The end result of the film may turn to be just a display of animation and graphics, removing the real plot of the story, making the film less appealing and fake. It might then feel that instead of supporting a movie, sponsorship actually demeans it.
Commercialism is everywhere. We have seen it in the streets we walk on, the malls we shop in, the background music we listen to, and even the movies we watch. Companies took every opportunity and chance to stick their name everywhere for people to notice.
Sponsorship is no stranger when it comes to sticking brands and company names for the right kind of exposure. As a tool for marketing, this has been most profitable and cost-effective, leading other businesses to follow along with suit.
It's only normal for sponsorship to reach the arts industry, particularly the movie industry. With all the hype of technological advancements in movie production such as CGI effects and animation, its no surprise corporations have taken a slice to reveal their name.
Over the last decade, movie patrons have been seeing corporate brand names within the films they watch. One good example is Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson's futuristic take on 'The Island'. This movie, although not garnered like a box-office wonder, had numerous corporate logos in each and every scene - with Microsoft as the leading sponsor.
With all that, the question then raised is whether corporate sponsorship is a blessing or curse for that movie industry.
Positive and negative aspects
Corporate sponsorship helps the funding of big-budgeted movies, and the financial constraints are lessened when producing the film. This provides more time for the production team to pay attention to the quality of the movie, and in turn reduce the 'headache' of budgeting the expenses the development has.
With better concentrate on developing the movie - its narrative, scenery, and character profiles - the outcome of the film has a bigger chance of getting positive critique. It will allow movie goers to judge the movie as something the development team really took time to complete, and did not compromise in making.
With corporate sponsorship and the amount of funding it gives as support, film productions possess a bigger opportunity to create the exact type of 'feel' they want their movies to be without having to worry on the amount of cash that needs to be considered. Sponsorship takes your brain off on 'getting money' and presents realism within the movie by allowing the production to uses brands that people have seen and also used.
More income means better funding and choices. With sponsorship, production crews could possibly get the best of what money can afford them - from equipment to actors to sets. All these result into a feature that is marketable and the gains are most often profitable.
The downside of all this, however, is the detachment a movie may present to its viewers. A movie's aim would be to present a film that can let others relate to it or understand whatever issues are presented. With corporate sponsorship, viewers may feel that they are just watching a really long commercial. The brand exposure that may be pasted in every scene could be distracting and lose whatever essence the film really wants to convey.
The type of movie that uses corporate sponsorship is those with graphic animations. A large amount of cash is required to develop such productions. The end result of the film may turn to be just a display of animation and graphics, removing the real plot of the story, making the film less appealing and fake. It might then feel that instead of supporting a movie, sponsorship actually demeans it.
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