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Friday, March 15, 2013

Lunchtime Quickie: And Now, A Report From FOX News Connec-TIT-cut

Posted by on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 12:03 PM

And be sure to watch the evening news, at tit, I mean ten...

 

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At least the anchor was obviously taken by surprise on this...notice how she keeps almost stopping. I understand showing the wrong b-roll, but WHAT the hell was this footage MEANT for? "WOMEN'S BREASTS POPULAR AMONG MEN"?
Posted by g on March 15, 2013 at 12:23 PM
theophrastus 2
just wait until a substantial number of reporters are equipped with google_glass™ glasses.
Posted by theophrastus on March 15, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Dougsf 3
@1 - Totally thought the same thing. She's reading "Women's history month" copy and looking in the monitor... "what the... SERIOUSLY?"
Posted by Dougsf on March 15, 2013 at 12:25 PM
4
This is just terrible local news B-roll. The video is from the archives and probably some intern just typed "woman" into a database and this is what footage they had.

Also, why watching local news is just a giant waste of your time.
Posted by Mr John on March 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM
MacCrocodile 5
"Attendees are asked to wear red to show their support, and bring some coffee for the men who have some important business to do, sweetheart."
Posted by MacCrocodile http://maccrocodile.com/ on March 15, 2013 at 12:30 PM
Urgutha Forka 6
They might as well show some ass too.
Posted by Urgutha Forka on March 15, 2013 at 12:31 PM
biffp 7
@4, it goes on a little long for it to be b-roll. If it were one person, but there's three or sets of boobs in that. Somebody was making a point. It's ridiculous.
Posted by biffp on March 15, 2013 at 12:36 PM
Matt from Denver 8
Does anyone have any insight into all the youtube videos of TV broadcasts recorded with cell phones? Do people really just sit there with their phones, night after night, hoping to catch something like this? Or is this a happy accident that happens while they record shows because their TiVo is full?
Posted by Matt from Denver on March 15, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Space Sausage 9
who doesnt like boobs?
Posted by Space Sausage on March 15, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Gern Blanston 10
It's like a clip from Anchorman II. Whammy!
Posted by Gern Blanston on March 15, 2013 at 12:50 PM
11
They should have had this song playing over the footage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBb5y8IHA…
Posted by carrma on March 15, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Gern Blanston 12
This is even better. I saw it on Letterman the other night. This clown Jim Castillo used to work in Seattle at Q-13 and KOMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjF5DvV01…
Posted by Gern Blanston on March 15, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Matt from Denver 13
@ 12, that's another video shot on someone's cell phone. Who does that?
Posted by Matt from Denver on March 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM
14
> Do people really just sit there with their phones, night after night, hoping to catch something like this?

You're watching the news/tv, some weird shit comes on, you rewind the DVR and use the cell phone to record that weird shit for YouTube.
Posted by rainbird on March 15, 2013 at 1:21 PM
15
As someone noted around these parts some time ago, news reports usually show fat person footage from the neck down.

It is possible, although admittedly unlikely, that the titillating footage was mostly a byproduct of women having breasts below their necks.
Posted by Spanks For The Mammaries on March 15, 2013 at 1:21 PM
Sir Vic 16
To add to @4:
The b-roll was for a story on breast cancer, mammograms, etc. It got tagged as "women's issues" footage, and was therefore used for the Women's History Month story. No need to start a Million Mom March over this.

Just another case of local TV stations using unpaid interns to do jobs that should require skilled professionals. Those profits from political ads aren't re-invested in the product, they're squirreled away by the owners.
Posted by Sir Vic on March 15, 2013 at 1:53 PM
Matt from Denver 17
@ 14, thanks. (Next question - who DVR's the news? No, never mind.)
Posted by Matt from Denver on March 15, 2013 at 2:04 PM
rob! 18
Huh. Before today I had never heard the term "b-roll." Judging from comments I am one of a tiny minority since the dawn of talkies never involved in the production of film/video.

Greetings from the dark side of the moon! I come in peace.
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on March 15, 2013 at 2:15 PM
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@17 My DVR records as I watch live TV, so rewinding is easy. Also handy: I often let the show get ahead a bit, then zip through commercials. Lets me watch a one-hour show "live" in about 40 minutes.
Posted by rainbird on March 15, 2013 at 2:25 PM
Puckerd Poop Chute 20
I have to start watching Faux News
Posted by Puckerd Poop Chute on March 15, 2013 at 2:30 PM
yelahneb 21
Where my d-roll at? You know, the one they play when there's a story about prostate cancer.
Posted by yelahneb http://www.strangebutharmless.com on March 15, 2013 at 3:35 PM
biffp 22
On the subject of male exploitation, didn't like what Lena Dunham did to the Adam character this week on Girls.
Posted by biffp on March 15, 2013 at 4:01 PM
dirac 23
@22 But since Adam was one of the most dynamic, nearly heroic characters on the show we couldn't let him get away with that without being a stereotypical rapey man. As we know, at base all men are aggressive asshole rapists.
Posted by dirac on March 15, 2013 at 4:22 PM
dirac 24
@22 Also, I don't like what was done with Lena's character either although I guess it fits more. But OCD precipitated by an e-book? Typical sophomore season nonsense.
Posted by dirac on March 15, 2013 at 4:28 PM
Free Lunch 25
You'd think a b-roll on breast cancer would feature, you know, a doctor? A clinic? Maybe a women getting an exam from the back?

"Hey, we're doing a story on breast cancer. Go out and shoot me some big tits."
Posted by Free Lunch on March 15, 2013 at 8:22 PM
Sir Vic 26
@25 You obviously don't know what b-roll footage is about.

It's the generic stuff played during a voice-over that sets up the real footage, like a doctor talking about cancer. It is also used as background for graphics about the story, like breast cancer rates in 1980 vs. 2010.
For a story about childhood obesity, for example, you would have b-roll footage of lean kids playing in the park and/or chubby kids at the fairgrounds with cotton candy. While that is rolling, you would have a reporter talking about Michelle Obama or some recent study published by the CDC. (FoxNews vs. RealNews)
Posted by Sir Vic on March 16, 2013 at 10:51 AM

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