03.22.07 - 12:26pm
The creator of the much talked about 1984 Apple ad that blasted the Clinton campaign and received constant play and talk on the net has been revealed and has resigned his position.
The creator of the ad is Philip de Vellis, a strategist with Blue State Digital, a firm which designed the Obama web site. He says that he worked alone on the ad. He resigned when he learned he was about to be unveiled by the Huffington Post blog.
De Vellis said that he did the work on the ad on a Sunday afternoon in his apartment. He said, “This ad was not the first citizen ad, and it will not be the last. The game has changed.”
Peter Leyden, head of New Politics Institute, a think tank that works with the internet and political issues said “It’s disappointing to hear that he’s associated with a firm that is associated with Barack. But still, it shows that someone who has a decent amount of talent and basic tools can do meaningful political video. … He’s one of hundreds of thousands who could do the same.”
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03.21.07 - 12:06pm
The YouTube video, which remains anonymous, is mustering an incredible amount of press and is fast becoming one extremely powerful weapon for Obama in his campaign for presidency.
The video has already received over a million hits as well as being a top news topic. It is not only a plug for Obama, but is also showing just how powerful the internet and the third screen can be.
The YouTube video is a remake of the powerful 1984 controversial Apple commercial, directed by Ridley Scott. It showcases an athlete running with a sledgehammer to break the monotony of Clinton droning on to a brainwashed, spellbound audience as they sit in prison garb in front of a huge video screen.
In 1984 the video was done as a commercial introducing Apple’s Mac computers to the world. It was such a famous commercial that it was redone by Apple to premiere the iPod, and now shows the the athlete wearing the Obama logo with the tagline “On January 14th the Democratic primary will begin. You’ll see why 2008 won’t be like 1984.”
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