Kim & co safari promo

[Crinkly]

Am I the only one that has a problem with this promo?

In case you haven't seen it:

2 stunning women on safari with their pet cheetah. One black, one white, one spotted. The music is vocal tribal/Enya. They stand statuesquely, dramatically and sultryly. They walk struttingly down a track. They pose against vehicles, delapidated huts, the sky and wooden frames. The final shot is their white land rover driving away from the decaying hut settlement.

So, my problem is basically the delapidated hut settlement. There are about 7 deserted huts. To me, that tells me a story of failed harvests, drought, family tragedy and eventual desertion.

:sad:

Then some fat cat 1st world promo director sees the huts and thinks 'hey, romantic setting. Let's sex it up with music and beautiful models. Gosh, the texture on that wood.... Ooh, and we can make it even sexier with the cheetah! Cool.'

I just think its bad taste.

You, of course, may feel completely differently!

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

I would be inclined to think it is all filmed in a studio in Birmingham and everything photoshopped into it.

 

[Tiddlywinks]

We live in a rich capitalist western country... almost ANYTHING we have or do will be at the expense of something or someone else.

Just lighten up - it's a commercial on a shopping channel... designed to flog as much as they can for as much profit as possible.

Anyway, a lot of countries encourage production companies as it brings in cash... let's not jump to conclusions about oppression and exploitation of the masses.

 

[Crinkly]

Anyway, a lot of countries encourage production companies as it brings in cash... let's not jump to conclusions about oppression and exploitation of the masses.

I didn't jump to any such conclusions.
My initial post was a question, not a lecture, or a political statement.

And I am free to consider something bad taste if I like. Please do not instruct me on how you think that I am thinking, or should think.

 

[Tiddlywinks]

... and I am free to disagree with you.

QVC is a shopping channel not the BBC.

 

[JW2]

I always thought it was a made up film set like in many other ads, music promos etc, etc,. I hate wild animals being exploited for this and in other ways for human enjoyment but it could well of been on a green screen doubt Q has the advertisement budget to fly around the world, I wonder ..

 

[Crinkly]

I dunno - they fly people to Iceland (or Greenland, or...) for coat adverts.

And that hammock, lake, and wooden cabin looks authentic too.

What is the cost? Flights for 2 models, a wardrobe person, makeup, camera person, luggage, hotel, guide, animal and vehicle hire. There and back in 2 or 3 days. Bet they didn't even have to hire the location, just asked the guide for something picturesque. And they use each promo for what seems like centuries!

The cost of the whole thing was probably covered by the profit from a single hour of Kim&co...

 

[Autumn]

Ive seen the advert several times and if it wasn't for this thread I doubt id have remembered it was for Kim &Co lol, don't get how it relates to the brand at all tbh. I guess we know where our P&P is going now.........:mysmilie_51:

 

[Tiddlywinks]

To be honest I don't care what they spend on promos etc. it's all part of their operating costs. It's not a charity and I'm not a shareholder so it's not my concern.

I don't expect the John Lewis or M&S ads come that cheap either as they have to pay for the air time as well.

If I like something on Q (or anywhere else) and it's at a price I'm prepared to pay then I'm ok with that... if not, I just don't buy it.

 

[Brissles]

To be honest I don't care what they spend on promos etc. it's all part of their operating costs. It's not a charity and I'm not a shareholder so it's not my concern.

I don't expect the John Lewis or M&S ads come that cheap either as they have to pay for the air time as well.

If I like something on Q (or anywhere else) and it's at a price I'm prepared to pay then I'm ok with that... if not, I just don't buy it.

I'm going off piste again. I certainly wouldn't buy from M & S if I looked like the women in their latest ad. Especially Doreen Lawrence (now Baroness ?) who they've made to look like a 1970's granny who's come for tea !!!!

I never worry too much about the promos, although the presenters pretending to be in their faux homes drives me nuts.

 

[JW2]

At the end when they drive away from the small village bit I just remember that same scene from a tv series, can't remember its name but it was Brit SAS and USA SF and the village obviously had people around but it just looks very similar which is why I assumed it was a set rather than that summarised on the opening post on here.

Wonder what all the cruise promos we will get the joy of watching, if it lasts that is.

 

[CallMeQ]

sorry to ask this, but does anyone happen to know the song from the promo for Kim&Co? its driving me nuts cos i'm sure i've heard it before but cannot remember where:mysmilie_13:

 

[cazzie]

I was sad when I watched it but only because it reminded me of when we stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge at Disney World, and we used to listen to the cast members from different parts of Africa giving talks & slide shows about where they were from and we aren't going this year.