[TriLUG] Looking for Partners on Pro-Linux Project

[Russ Jones]

First, by no means do I think the script is complete - that's yet another
reason why I wanted to get other people involved, I am not a script writer.
I've always been a good on ideas, bad on perfecting and follow through, kind
of guy.

That being said, I was hoping that the opening visuals (a panicked father
running into a hospital carrying his injured child) would draw some
attention. Hell, I even wondered if it would make sense to have part of the
last scene a guy carrying his virus-laden windows machine into the computer
store and the tech guy holding up a CD with linux written on the cover, just
for parallel imagery.

Maybe I should start a different user group to carry on these discussions
elsewhere, don't want to flood trilug with it. I will probably put up a site
with a wiki on it called the linux commercial project or something so that
we can carry on discussions there.

Russ



On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Scott Lambdin <lopaki at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think the script does a good job of getting the point across.  However, I
> don't see the appeal that would make people want to watch it.
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Russ Jones <russ at virante.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I have an idea for a pro-linux commercial I would like to create. It
> would
> > probably start out as just a viral video kind of thing, but hopefully it
> > would end up in getting some support from the more well-to-do in our
> > community. I have very limited knowledge of how to go about something
> like
> > this. Anybody interested? No real time-frame, just a pipe dream at the
> > moment.
> >
> > Anyway, here is the gist...
> >
> > *Scene 1:* Family rushes into an emergency room, Dad holding son in arms
> > who
> > seems to be injured...
> > *Voiceover: *"What if millions of doctors, nurses, and medical staff got
> > together to build the world's greatest hospital"
> > *Scene: *Dad hugging son with cast on arm, sign in background reads "no
> > copay"
> > *Voiceover:* "And then treated everyone for free"
> >
> > *Scene 2: *Mom and Dad sitting watching a symphony, kids in a crowd
> > watching
> > some teen idol perform...
> > *Voiceover: *"What if millions of the worlds artists, entertainers, stage
> > hands, and tech crews got together to make the world's greatest festival"
> > *Scene:* Camera raises into the sky to show several outdoor amphitheaters
> > and millions of people or cars pouring in, like field of dreams...
> > *Voiceover: *"And then gave everyone free tickets"
> >
> > *Scene 3:* Kids playing on computer->dad on work computer->mom on
> > laptop->etc...
> > *Voiceover:* "What if millions of the world's computer scientists,
> > programmers, graphic designers, and software experts got together to make
> > the world's greatest Operating System"
> > *Scene:* Close ups of cool linux eye-candy
> > *Voiceover:* "And then gave it away for free"...
> >
> > *Voiceover:* "What if they already did"
> >
> > And then a link to like GetLinux.com or something
> >
> >
> > Anybody interested?
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