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Just realized that glitch in that live news report about the power outage was actually a scripted ad the whole time
So I saw this clip going around of a local news anchor in Dayton totally losing it when the lights flickered and their prompter froze. Thought it was hilarious, shared it with my buddy who works in production. He watched it and said 'nah that's a staged bit for a power company commercial, look at the logo on the mic.' I rewatched it and sure enough there's a subtle fade to a logo at the end. Now I'm second guessing every 'glitch' I see. Anyone else call something legit that turned out to be fake?
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adam_baker2mo ago
Trust @pat_murray53 that stuff hides everywhere now.
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pat_murray532mo ago
That "the whole time" part is what gets me, so how do you even start spotting these things before they pull you in?
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maxl932mo ago
Yeah, that's exactly the thing that gets me too. I'm with @pat_murray53 on this one - once you know one trick, you start wondering how many others you've already fallen for. So what specific details do you look for to tell if something's an ad versus a real screwup? Like, is it always a logo fade at the end, or are there other tells you've noticed?
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