Samsung Galaxy S5 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

[magomago]

lol i can't believe we are arguing this; they dumped the ice many multiple times and really liked how the cubes landed at ~2:50PM, hence the splice.

Their real message is this: our phone is water proof. It gets that message across and no one will care or get angry about audio or the small time blip.

 

[TuxDave]

It's a screenshot. People can notice all that but don't notice the screenshot icon right there in the notification bar? The lock screen would turn off after a short time. They took a screenshot of the lock screen and then set the phone to display the image via the gallery.

Some people are blind to what is right there and doesn't fit their agenda.

I was wondering about that step. I guess setting to keep the lock screen at full brightness and on is much smaller in duration than the setting to keep an open app at full brightness and on.

So why the lock screen instead of something more interesting? I'm guessing it's all about that wallpaper. In a whitebox like that, the display is going to look like crap and so they really need something at full brightness and with super vibrant colors to make it look good for the commercials. So I'm guessing that's why they went with the lock screen vs a home screen where the icons could look really dark and ugly.

So yeah, imo, no faking, but also it's not intentional (mimic a cold and freezing phone)

 

[cmdrdredd]

Not sure what excuse this is; the time shift is clearly visible on the menubar. If someone took a screenshot of the lockscreen at 2:16 but couldn't figure out the menu clock would give it away.... that's just laughable!

The funny thing is, knowing how to *properly* use a screenshot or just hide the menu bar altogether would have masked the whole screw-up. ie: some marketing person actually knowing how to use the product they're marketing, which I guess is a lot to ask of mega-giant corporations.

It's no excuse...it's what they did. It's clear as day. They wanted you to see the ice cubes. So they did it a couple of times, big deal.

There is no proper way to take and use a screenshot, you just take it and show it. You're just being a tool now.

 

[akugami]

Not sure what excuse this is; the time shift is clearly visible on the menubar. If someone took a screenshot of the lockscreen at 2:16 but couldn't figure out the menu clock would give it away.... that's just laughable!

The funny thing is, knowing how to *properly* use a screenshot or just hide the menu bar altogether would have masked the whole screw-up. ie: some marketing person actually knowing how to use the product they're marketing, which I guess is a lot to ask of mega-giant corporations.

Remember that the people doing the video/commercial are usually outsourced.

lol i can't believe we are arguing this; they dumped the ice many multiple times and really liked how the cubes landed at ~2:50PM, hence the splice.

Their real message is this: our phone is water proof. It gets that message across and no one will care or get angry about audio or the small time blip.

Pretty much what I got out of it...and I have been using an iPhone since forever but I found the video amusing. I think we're over analyzing things.

 

[Zaap]

It's no excuse...it's what they did. It's clear as day. They wanted you to see the ice cubes. So they did it a couple of times, big deal.

There is no proper way to take and use a screenshot, you just take it and show it. You're just being a tool now.

Gallery doesn't work the way you're spinning. It won't just show the menubar that sits there over what it's displaying, it has its own toolbar. (Ditto most replacement gallery apps.)

It's not about taking a screen shot, it's about not showing the current menubar since the time will have changed.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Gallery doesn't work the way you're spinning. It won't just show the menubar that sits there over what it's displaying, it has its own toolbar. (Ditto most replacement gallery apps.)

It's not about taking a screen shot, it's about not showing the current menubar since the time will have changed.

What its really about is you bitching about a commercial.

 

[Zaap]

What its really about is you bitching about a commercial.

Obviously you're really emotionally invested in this. That's what this type of marketing nonsense is designed to appeal to. Don't cry. You can still like the S5 without making up excuses for silly marketing ploys.