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SMU Athletics (fooball bias) Promo Video
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Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:49 pmby smupony
Posted on YouTube 11/28/07...Anyone think this video was made for potential coaches???Seems to be interesting timing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx1foIUx8tA
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Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:52 pmby Pony Soup
I like it
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Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:54 pmby Pony Soup
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Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:56 pmby RGV Pony
the video reminds me of the pre-flight videos Continental shows you, eliminating the need for the talk by the flight attendants. Orsini even reminds me of Larry Kellner with his spot at the end.
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Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:59 pmby QuikSStang
i can see steve-o sending out that video with a note saying "anyone wanna give it a whirl?"
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:00 amby perunapower
My favorite quote.
"SMU offers the ideal combination of academic and athletic excellence."
"SMU stampeding to the top."
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:22 amby smitty329
Why footage from the UCF game with empty seats? Possible negotiation point - fill the seats and your $$ increases?
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:31 amby ponyte
perunapower wrote:My favorite quote.
"SMU offers the ideal combination of academic and athletic excellence."
"SMU stampeding to the top."
Unlike the Pye motto, "Grazing at the bottom."
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:55 amby PhirePhilBennett
Looks like a recruiting video, poor quality
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:59 amby ALEX LIFESON
Why footage from the UCF game with empty seats? Possible negotiation point - fill the seats and your $$ increases?
I thought the same thing, plus some of the plays were not flattering to SMU.
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:06 pmby ThadFilms
PhirePhilBennett wrote:Looks like a recruiting video, poor quality
Seriously.... I mean could we at least have gotten a locked down shot in there? How the heck does that happen. Really put the camera on a dolly or a jib arm or something. Jeez.
Maybe do some nice time lapse.
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:25 pmby jkflamebo
looks like i used my camera phone to make that commercial
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:11 pmby The XtC
[quote="ThadFilms"][quote="PhirePhilBennett"]Looks like a recruiting video, poor quality[/quote]
Seriously.... I mean could we at least have gotten a locked down shot in there? How the heck does that happen. Really put the camera on a dolly or a jib arm or something. Jeez.
Maybe do some nice time lapse.[/quote]
Did we pay money for that? Good idea, but mediocre execution.
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:26 pmby Longtime
No way this is to shown to coaching candidates. No grown man negotiating a million dollar package would sit through this. It has to be for recruits.
What an embarrassing, low-rent, slapped-together piece of garbage. Typical of the forethought and attention to detail shown by SMU athletics.
With just a little, and I mean very little, extra effort, they could have pulled off a much more professional-looking piece in the same amount of time. And probably the same cost.
How hard is it to find video of SMU playing Tech in front of a full house? How hard is it to find someone to shoot some quick video of the facilities that isn't hand-held and shaky? All it takes is a couple of phone calls.
And was there a second take on Orsini's little speech at the end? He was terrible. Came off about as warm as an iceberg. Leaning back in a chair? At least have him stand up, or lean forward. Or better yet, have someone with some on-air charisma do it. It doesn't have to be Orsini, just someone representing SMU.
Just terrible. And so typical.
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:00 pmby dcpony
That video's an embarassment. SMU's got a decent film program that sends graduates to Hollywood and we can't even get one of them to do the video???
Not to mention, that SMU also has three alums working as producers for ABC sports and we can't at the very least consult with them before puting this video together.
SMU=bush league.
Orsini needs to tell the person who posted that garbage on youtube to take it down.