tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post4751569942115357140..comments2023-10-31T16:18:44.958+00:00Comments on The Writers' Guild of Great Britain blog: Product placement consultationjula meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-21404330956357916602009-12-11T11:07:11.978+00:002009-12-11T11:07:11.978+00:00Quite right, Edel. And why hasn't anyone ever ...Quite right, Edel. And why hasn't anyone ever marketed a brand of tape called Sticky-Backed Plastic? They'd make a fortune thanks to the Beeb.Gail Renardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388455755408650770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-46979739954210947842009-12-10T23:20:25.219+00:002009-12-10T23:20:25.219+00:00It's about checks and balances though - produc...It's about checks and balances though - product placement does not mean - or does not have to mean - ceding editorial control. Jack Duckworth can crash the Porsche, or complain about the rubbish suspension. And times are hard in TV drama right now - it would be even worse if there was no Jack Duckworth at all. <br /><br />As a Brett Easton Ellis fan I think you can use a label to say something about a certain kind of character. And the no brand-names ever, sticky-back plastic/ soda pop rule at the BBC can feel very constraining.Edel Brosnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682327317022859916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-89939485662242283772009-12-10T18:10:32.415+00:002009-12-10T18:10:32.415+00:00FROM THE CHAIR OF THE TV COMMITTEE
The Guild has ...FROM THE CHAIR OF THE TV COMMITTEE<br /><br />The Guild has already submitted a paper for the previous consultation but we know, as writers, there's nothing like having to do the same work again. Many thanks to Edel Brosnan who is currently preparing another paper representing the Guild's views.<br /><br />For those of you who would like to see the Guild's last blog on the subject:<br /><br />http://writersguild.blogspot.com/2009/09/product-placement-for-tv-to-be-approved.html<br /><br />As ever, it's vital that the proper safeguards and gatekeepers are put in place before any changes, not after. If we're not careful, Jack Duckworth could end up driving a Porsche whilst eating fried tofu and we know he'd hate that.Gail Renardhttp://virgin.netnoreply@blogger.com