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\nthis link<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> is a wickedly funny, beautifully made send-up of both a
\nbrand-name product and corporate America. Anybody who works in an office will recognize the
\nmilieu as well as the mindless credo of rah-rah teamwork that soars beyond absurdity. Enjoy the
\nsatire. You’re never likely to see it actually broadcast.<\/P>
\n
\nTurnpike Films, a year-old Los Angeles production company that put them on its Website to
\ndemonstrate its skill for potential advertising clients. “They’re just meant to be examples of the
\ndirector’s work,” says Turnpike associate producer Melissa Dean. “We put these spots on a demo
\nreel and send it out to ad agencies. It’s standard industry practice.”<\/P>
\n
\nago, when the Turnpike site was discovered by Web surfers not from the ad industry. Site traffic
\nhas gone “well into the many thousands,” she added in a telephone interview from Santa Monica.
\n“People are going crazy. It’s just the neatest thing. We never intended it. It’s the first time anybody
\nbut industry clients came to us and commented on our work.”
To Dean’s
\nknowledge,
\ndemo reel. Since then “it’s been everywhere,” she says. The reason for the “frenzy,” as she called
\nit, is obvious:
\nsuch brands as Budweiser, Nintendo, Starbuck’s, Raisin Bran Crunch and Nutrigrain.
\nFor the complete reel of Rearden’s seven spots,
\nhere<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A>. My favorite? Nutrigrain.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"