Topic: why are there no computers in movies?
+quack — 13 years ago #26,658
i just realized that the only time a computer shows up in a movie or tv show, it's because it plays some role in the story. u never see a computer in the background, sitting on a desk or something. it's either in use, or it isn't there at all. prove me wrong.
+Rapeculture — 13 years ago, 3 minutes later[T] [B] #313,809
Matrix when neo is in his cubical office and needs to escape.
·quack (OP) — 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #313,810
+Syntax — 13 years ago, 6 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #313,811
Super busy with work or I wood look deeper with Google. But I sure remember Star Trek: The Next Generation, the computers on desks in offices looked very much like think pads EXCEPT the screen was as thick as any modern laptop. So they really got the form factor except for thickness.
The computers in the original Trek tv series were really clunky and not much better in background then TRS-80 etc.
The computers in the original Trek tv series were really clunky and not much better in background then TRS-80 etc.
+FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 13 years ago, 15 minutes later, 26 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #313,822
@313,810 (quack )
I suspect it is a mixture of
1) Since monitors went flatscreen, they're become more uniquely styled depending on the brand, so you can't get a "generic" looking monitor. They'd have to pay royalties to the brand in order to use it. (Which is retarded because it's basically advertising for that company.)
2) Unlike cars which tend to stay on the road for years because the general functionality is the same, computers change rapidly and can make a movie seem dated much faster. This also applies to smartphones, but the cell brands push pretty heavily to get their newest model featured in movies. Plus, phones are more restricted in how they can be shaped because they still need to fit in a pocket and be comfortable to hold and talk on, so all cells are more or less a variation of the brick or clamshell. And iProducts all look the same anyway.
I suspect it is a mixture of
1) Since monitors went flatscreen, they're become more uniquely styled depending on the brand, so you can't get a "generic" looking monitor. They'd have to pay royalties to the brand in order to use it. (Which is retarded because it's basically advertising for that company.)
2) Unlike cars which tend to stay on the road for years because the general functionality is the same, computers change rapidly and can make a movie seem dated much faster. This also applies to smartphones, but the cell brands push pretty heavily to get their newest model featured in movies. Plus, phones are more restricted in how they can be shaped because they still need to fit in a pocket and be comfortable to hold and talk on, so all cells are more or less a variation of the brick or clamshell. And iProducts all look the same anyway.
·Syntax — 13 years ago, 13 minutes later, 40 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #313,837
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
I no for a fact that when you see a Mac on a TV series or in a movie - Apple is paying for product placement. A brand of toothpaste or breakfast cereal is paid for.
My Globalstar phones where however supplied in working order for a number of movies and one TV series & for free. The useable call tyme was cut back when actors and production staff abused that privilege.
I am catching up on the very old Hitchcock TV series circa 1957 and notice without exception the cars are always Fords. Bet there was some kind of deal back then.
Adding more here.
TV producers and the leads were often ripped off by "Universal Studios" and probably other production houses. They wood supply a car - car wood get crashed as part of the show. Car wood be fixed at 95% of new cost and resold to the TV show. Object was to keep a successful series in the red so producers and actors who worked on total profits rather then a large wage - Keep that show in the red. Car with only $2000 damage wood end up costing the 95% if full cost.
Some famous cases hit courts to reduce the abuse.
I no for a fact that when you see a Mac on a TV series or in a movie - Apple is paying for product placement. A brand of toothpaste or breakfast cereal is paid for.
My Globalstar phones where however supplied in working order for a number of movies and one TV series & for free. The useable call tyme was cut back when actors and production staff abused that privilege.
I am catching up on the very old Hitchcock TV series circa 1957 and notice without exception the cars are always Fords. Bet there was some kind of deal back then.
Adding more here.
TV producers and the leads were often ripped off by "Universal Studios" and probably other production houses. They wood supply a car - car wood get crashed as part of the show. Car wood be fixed at 95% of new cost and resold to the TV show. Object was to keep a successful series in the red so producers and actors who worked on total profits rather then a large wage - Keep that show in the red. Car with only $2000 damage wood end up costing the 95% if full cost.
Some famous cases hit courts to reduce the abuse.
·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 13 years ago, 22 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #313,851
@previous (Syntax )
Well, Ford is an American car company. The only others I can think of are Chevy (or is that French?) and GM.
Well, Ford is an American car company. The only others I can think of are Chevy (or is that French?) and GM.
+Boss !7VhmQiko8M — 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #313,859
+Anonymous F — 13 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[T] [B] #313,926
Because computers don't exist.
·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 13 years ago, 7 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[T] [B] #314,143
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