SOME INTERESTING POLITICAL TV ADVERTISING???

Thanks to Ed from the Panama City-based blog Ironknee for the heads up...

Political advertising in the UK is rather different that it is on "this side of the pond". The political parties make mini-movies of three minutes to highlight their positions on a variety of issues. Much of the time they are quite straightforward, but sometimes they can be rather creative.

Doing some further research, I learned that these are NOT actual ads, but are spoofs made for Channel 4 in the UK by producers Lee Ford and Dan Brooks. They are not in any way comedic in nature, but lay out thoughts of the three major political parties (Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrats) without the usual considerations of tone.

They say:

"C4 gave us a completely open brief to do whatever we wanted. Basically, we set about creating the kind of broadcasts the three main parties would like to make if there were no regulations and they didn't have to be politically correct. The aim is leave the viewer thinking, 'O my God, did they actually make that?'"

They are quite creative. Check them out for yourself.

BTW: I found the music used for the Conservative spoof quite good. It is a wonderful song by the band Bent called "As You Fall":

Is this how you were found,
Like a star falling to the ground?
As you fall you make no sound
As you fall
Wish for a place you want to be.
Lyin' still, flowers all around
In my dreams I see you
Falling down
So it this how you were found?
Like a star falling to the ground...