freeflying in Best Buy?

[The111 1]

Don't know if this is a repost, but I was in Best Buy yesterday looking at car stereos. I happened to glance at one of those stupid car TV's on display, and there were a bunch of people freeflying! I think it actually was a clip from something on the Discovery channel, but I'm not sure. It sort of looked like Sebastian from the air. It was definitely a coastal DZ.

It still was bizarre. Just recently there was a big discussion in the BASE forum about whether or not skydiving/BASE had a big potential for "extreme" marketing. I still think the answer is no (in most cases), which made it even more absurd that this video was playing in that store. It was stuck in between a bunch of other "extreme" sports (snow skiing, rock climbing) that I think were part of the same Discovery channel special. Honestly, I'll bet nobody who actually buys that TV would watch freeflying on it in once they bought it... but someone still decided it was an effective way to advertise the TV.

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[nate_1979 9]

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...but someone still decided it was an effective way to advertise the TV.

Got your attention didnt it

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[MGSkyFlyer 0]

I was in our church bookstore...well it's a really big church...and there on the screen was freeflying...then it cut to skysurfing. I believe it was Rob Harris...so not sure what tape it is from, but then it clipped to other sports that are considered to be "extreme"

I asked the guy behind the counter who was the jumper he just looked at me likea freak and said it was just a video lol

I think he thought I was a spaz...hehe

[The111 1]

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I asked the guy behind the counter who was the jumper he just looked at me likea freak and said it was just a video lol

Yeh, people don't really do that stuff, do they?

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[Elisha 1]

I think it must've been "Good Stuff" - I just watched some of that tonight.

[swedishcelt 0]

When I was in the hospital a skydiving show was playing and I was watching it. The nurse wanted to shut it off. She was like, "That's what got you in here silly!!"

[HydroGuy 0]

I've been in Best Buy when they had a promo sample tape playing...it is a clip from Adrenaline Rush, originally an IMAX movie.

O Zipster (spelling?) and friends playing skyball.

Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

[mdrejhon 8]

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When I was in the hospital a skydiving show was playing and I was watching it. The nurse wanted to shut it off. She was like, "That's what got you in here silly!!"

That's like telling a football star in hospital to turn off football, and the nurse saying "That's what got you in here silly!!". You just can't do that.

[champu 1]

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Honestly, I'll bet nobody who actually buys that TV would watch freeflying on it in once they bought it... but someone still decided it was an effective way to advertise the TV.

If the video is shot in good light, with a good camera/lens, skydiving tends to make an excellent demo clip for displays.

-Lots of quick motion
-Eye catching scenery like oceans, mountains, sunsets/clouds
-Bright colored jumpsuits
-Human faces

seems like a winning combination to me

[klingeme 1]

I was in Wal-mart over the weekend and saw Joe Jennings and Troy Hartman playing on their TV Demo Reel.

Pretty neat stuff
Mark Klingelhoefer