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New age ads: digital effects drive TV commercials that look more like art films than product pitches.(Broadcast)

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| November 01, 2003 | Doyle, Audrey | COPYRIGHT 2003 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Time--specifically, airtime--is money for commercial advertisers. In fact, according to the American Association of Advertising Agencies' latest Television Production Cost Survey, the average price of producing a 30-second national TV commercial is $358,000. Of course, such an expense would be more palatable if companies were assured of a captive audience.

To help entice viewers, advertisers are taking a new approach to the hard-sell tack of incorporating strong sales pitches and images of the product being advertised. Rather, they are using a subtler, more sophisticated and artistic style to create commercials that are both interesting and fun to watch.

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