Netizens slam NDP video as Japanese ad rip-off
THIS year's National Day Parade (NDP) videos for its theme songs have sparked off some controversy online.
A contributor to citizen media website Stomp, Daniel, felt that some scenes in the videos were copied from a Japanese television advertisement for The Children's Foundation. He said that although the NDP videos are not exact copies, some scenes, like that of a child painting, seemed very similar to those in the Japanese ad.
Daniel said: "I think this is unoriginal and uncreative, especially for our NDP.
"I feel that any national projects should be original and not recycle concepts already done by other countries."
NDP video is three minutes long and depicts various everyday scenes in the lives of Singaporeans, such as children colouring, a boy courting a girl and a man running up the stairs in a block of HDB flats.
These scenes are interspersed with those of Singapore Idol 2006 winner Hady Mirza singing the theme song Shine
For Singapore. Joi Chua performs the Chinese NDP theme song Qing Kong Wan Li.
Among others, Daniel pointed out that scenes like those of children colouring and paying attention in class are very similar to those which can be seen in the Japanese advertisement.
A video of the 11/2-minute Japanese advertisement was uploaded onto Google Video in April 2006.
It is stated on the site that the advertisement was created by the Japan Ad Council.
Netizens who commented on the post on Stomp mainly felt that it was the fault of the advertising company which had been engaged to create the video.
Contributor goolen2001 said yesterday: "National Day advertisement also want to copy other advertisement? Shame on you.
Goolen2001 added: "The advertising agency wants to earn money only. Lazy to use brain."
Fellow contributor krankiepants said: "It's sad to see such things happening."
However, pbcjohn79 defended the video's creators: "It is an honest mistake. Let's move on."
But jacksparrow2 disagreed strongly: "I think it is serious as a lump sum has been paid to make that video."
Stomp has contacted the authorities for comments.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20080714-76450.html
hmm, actually i cant really comment as i havent seen the video made by the japanese. but if many people actually say that it is, then it should have some relative references. perhaps. Singaporeans aren the forgiving sort either, we jump at the opportunity to ostracise someone or something. perhaps we owe this to the way the society is, the way we are brought up in this society. remember mas selamat. yeah, following his escape, there were a spate of little break outs, and there was much uproar over these little things. If mas selamat did not escape, then things would haven been different. yes, the government has a security obligation to uphold though.
well, about the video and the NDP 08 song. hmm. I feel that it sucks. yes, i shall be blatant and say that is that all we can come up with? well with references to the paragraph above, seriously, i think we can do better right. so yeah, whatever. so what if the video is not an original idea? the song has to be GOOD. i shall be patriotic for a while and say that "arghh, our country deserves better." whatever happened to the good old NDP songs of yester-years? Like 'Home', 'Stand up for Singapore', 'Count on me Singapore', 'Where i Belong'. etc. i might have missed out a few, but yeah, you do get my drift. and i feel that 'hardy' mirza should not be the one to sing it. his voice i have no comments about, but its his image man. and perhaps that influencing factor was winning Singapore idol a few years back. but. he dint exactly win it. well, his loyal fan base of few won it for him. at the expense of slugging for months after the win to pay for their handphone bills. the voting system isn't exactly the best way to judge talent. people who percieve talent in their own thinking would definately have their mindset cast in stone. so yup. ever wondered why Singapore abolished the jury system? yup. its the same thing. the masses aren't always right.
well, on a lighter note. check out this cool video on a dancing liquid. it strangely reminds me of the black sticky substance that became venom in spiderman 3.
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