She posted this in the Ep 4 Preview thread:Outfrontgirl 2552 desperate attention whore postings
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10-04-04, 05:36 PM (EST)
20. "RE: The OFG Theory"
Yep, dabo is right; it was a theory about who is safe, not about who is in danger ... but it evolved with the help of Krautboy and then all the rest of you. We should have Variants, ya know, like the Le Pew variant? Or the Brownroach?
This was way back in S3, where Linda was booted after being very COA in the promo, about as COA as you can get, so I never put in the part about not being shown in bad light. As for being shown in danger, Hunter was featured as in trouble in the promo, so that's OK too. Yet somehow Hunter was still a surprise boot to many.
My original remark was in response to theories of misdirection, where we were looking for surprise boots. I basically said that promos are for the viewing public, not primarily to fool spoilers, and the job of the promo is to somehow put our attention on the bootee, if only subliminally.
Thus the promo shot MAY be of the bootee doing something innocuous but in that case it's usually a shot focused on the bootee (so that excludes group shots). It's also usually something anyone would see, not just a vidcapper isolating a frame from a challenge.
No one was more surprised than I, but the theory has held up. In S4 the only pic of Sara was kind of dark, and Gina was in a shared shot. Other than that, I can't remember it failing, but sometimes you have to look to the web promo or the promo that comes out later in the week.
Of course, as the numbers whittle down, most players will be in the promo, so it becomes less and less helpful. Having it discussed so much on the net--I'm surprised they haven't done the opposite ...
Thanks for the shout out! I've been too busy IRL to keep up on reading all the threads, so I generally don't post for that reason.
Remember, for his super promotional work, my agent Krautboy gets 50% of all commissions, royalties, prizes, etc.. On 50% of Nada, guess he won't be retiring any time soon.
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