SQ_EK_freak From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2000, 1594 posts, RR: 21 Posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 5282 times:
While watching the new Bond film Casino Royale, I noticed that there was alot of product placement for Virgin Atlantic. At a scene in Miami Intl. Airport, the camera pans to an A340-600 parked at the gate numerous times with emphasis being put at the Flag Bearing Lady (who is that?) signature to Virgin Atlantic. In another frame there is a shot of a Virgin B747-400 taking off with the Virgin logo being very prominent in the shot. This is in addition to various shots of Virgin flight attendants walking around the terminal, and not to mention a very quick cameo by Richard Branson himself getting checked at security.
What happened to Bond's connection to British Airways? In Die Another Day, Brosnan actually flies on a BA flight back to London from either Miami or somewhere in the Carribbean, and is served by an F/A (Sean Connery's daughter actually) who is wearing BA's uniform and is clearly sitting in BA's First Class cabin. They also show stock footage of a BA 744 flying into the sunset.
Call me old fashioned, but I really think that BA's brand identity fits far better with Bond than Virgin's does. Its more classic rather than trendy. Also, wouldn't British government agents fly BA anyway? Tony Blair does!
COIAH756CA From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 506 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 5243 times:
I saw the film last week and I, too, noticed the advertising. Virgin Atlantic was not the only company to strut its stuff.
Quoting SQ_EK_freak (Thread starter): Call me old fashioned, but I really think that BA's brand identity fits far better with Bond than Virgin's does. Its more classic rather than trendy. Also, wouldn't British government agents fly BA anyway? Tony Blair does!
I agree.
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Timboflier215 From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 1247 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 5245 times:
I think the makers of the film were more concerned with $$$ than protraying a realistic British Secret Service agent. That is to say, VS were probably willing to pay more to have their products featured in the film than BA was.
Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6839 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5055 times:
Quoting Timboflier215 (Reply 2): I think the makers of the film were more concerned with $$$ than protraying a realistic British Secret Service agent. That is to say, VS were probably willing to pay more to have their products featured in the film than BA was.
As does Sony, Ford (I believe every car you have seen are cars made by the Ford Company), Omega watches (that was so tacky, in the train)..etc....
The film was an 2 hour advertisment
It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong
MPDPilot From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 935 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5049 times:
As i recall someone mentioning in another thread about this, the reason virgin was used was because they were will to provide an airplane. I have heard that an a340 was flown to the site just for the movie. i think the airplane was on a maintenence break.
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ZSOFN From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 1394 posts, RR: 7 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5011 times:
Virgin has done this many times before in both films and TV shows. Remember the "Friends" episode set in London? Branson himself even appeared in it...
Airbuseric From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 4068 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4852 times:
In the movie it was located as MIA, but actually this must have been some UK airport (STN? LGW?):
1) the Travel Service B737-400/800 was clearly visible
2) the Virgin A340-600/B747-400
3) A Emerald Airways propliner parked behind
4) a Menzies Aviation (ground handler) passenger stairs
Does anybody know were the shooting location of the airport scene was?
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Londoncenter From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 108 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 4771 times:
I suspected LGW as i thought a couple of shots looked similar to my recollections of there. Having said that I've never been to stansted so cant be 100%. There was also a 737-200 of European airlines taxiing in one scene.
I remember a thread a while ago about the modified 747 seen in the movie but cant remember where it was, Dunsfold maybe?
UAL777UK From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2005, 3355 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 4683 times:
SRB is a major publicist, if giving the chance he was always going to be in the James Bond film in cameo and flaunting his aircraft, after all JB is oh so British and thats what SRB wants us to think about his airline....Britains Flag Carrier!!
BCAL From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 3384 posts, RR: 18 Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 4470 times:
It is called “product placement” and can be a good supplementary earner for films and TV programmes. Branson obviously felt it was beneficial for him and for VS to be featured – I am sure that he was thinking “Virgin, not BA, has been chosen to be the UK’s flag carrier in the latest Bond film” and it was worth sparing an aircraft and/or paying the fee demanded by the producers to be featured. Some suckers might even be persuaded to fly VS, as this is now the “official” airline for Mr Bond!
Trouble is, I think that being featured in the movie might have done more harm then good for VS – the graphics of the VS 744 taking off were appalling, Branson grinning blatantly throughout his brief cameo appearance as though he was a kid being featured on camera for the first time, and being featured along with all the other products etc being advertised in the film, just go to show the depth to which VS/Branson are crying for attention.
MOL on SRB's latest attack at BA: "It's like a little Chihuahua barking at a dying Labrador. Nobody cares."
Hawaiian717 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 3095 posts, RR: 8 Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 4470 times:
The terminal exterior shots were PRG; the scenes with the modified 747 were Dunsfold.
Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6392 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 4141 times:
Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6392 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 4063 times:
SQ_EK freak
Did you know that 007 has previously flown PanAm, Lufthansa, Air France and BCAL.
Mah584jr From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 499 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3961 times:
Quoting EI787 (Reply 8): They certainly did some shooting at PRG. But I believe they also shot some scenes in the UK. Can't remember where though!
Anyone who has ever been to MIA could easily tell that something was a bit off with the terminal and everything. It was my favorite scene in the movie though. Great aircraft footage.
Cha747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 763 posts, RR: 6 Reply 20, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3960 times:
Londoncenter From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 108 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3773 times:
I thought that both the tug and the bus that was crashed through looked extremely like BA colourschemes. It looked like the tug had BA decals removed and simple 'Douglas' ones applied.
FCA767 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2006, 1720 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3728 times:
Yeah definitly londoncentre i thought that aswell
25 8herveg: Ive seen this episode, but I don't remember seeing Branson. Do you know where he appears in the scene?
26 Speedbird19: He's the guy who sells Joey the big union jack hat, and then Chandler trips over and destroys his stall lol
27 8herveg: Oh yeh I remember now. Im suprised Branson didnt get a part more to do with aviation. He could have been one of the passengers in the background on t
28 Jorge1812: Remeber SRB's first "movie" appearance. On the first ever VS pax flight a "live" Camera showed things going on in the cockpit. Right on rotation the p
29 SparkingWave: I believe James Bond has had more sightings with Pan Am than with either BA or VS, but feel free to flame me if I'm wrong... From Russia with Love (19
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