This behind the scenes video via issue six of Rue Magazine got me thinking. Yes, it's a lovely little snippet of two beautiful people in love, shacked up in a lazy holiday of sorts. But how much of this is mimicked reality and how much is fabricated to trick us into thinking this is how our reality should be?
The bottom line: It's all about selling something. Most things like this (in the U.S. anyway) are motivated by some sort of advertising. Our lives are so saturated in it we don't even realize it.
The bottom line: It's all about selling something. Most things like this (in the U.S. anyway) are motivated by some sort of advertising. Our lives are so saturated in it we don't even realize it.
But wait, didn't I mention once or twice that I work in advertising? Isn't this sounding a bit hypocritical on my part? Yes. In all fairness though, it's impossible to work in anything entertainment related and not work in advertising. Every television show, every film is made possible by some sort of advertising. I could go on here, but I won't because that's a huge tangent and I want to stay on point.
Back to what I was saying about art imitating life...or is it life imitating art? Sure, I've had countless lazy weekends with my husband, but it usually entails lounging in the nerd den (his office) drinking coffee, chatting about politics while he plays video games. I love those days! But I don't think we've ever read the newspaper in bed, clad in bedroom whites and sexy shorts, nor have we danced for fun in the living room looking like we stepped out of a J.Crew catalog. Not that there's anything wrong with that or implying that people never do that. It's just that we don't and I think it's safe to assume that a lot of people don't.
My whole point here is that sometimes art (advertising) makes us think this is how life should be and if it's not, you can buy something to make it that way. Attractive, photoshoped, edited together nice and neat with all the boring parts left out. But as well packaged as it all is, I'll take my reality any day. Because yesterday I walked to the top of a hill, looked all around me and thought If someone could actually capture everything I'm seeing and feeling at this moment, it would be fantastic. And that's just a regular day my friends.
In other news...I must find a way to watch this show, Portlandia on IFC. The teaser clips had me chuckling yesterday, especially since I just finished a tv spot where actors finish each others sentences. Brilliant.
And don't forget...Put a bird on it!
Hey, IFC - You really should post full episodes of Portlandia online. All the cool kids are doing it.
