Karim D. Ghantous
Well-known member
I think we've all noticed empty receptacles in film and TV. It is very distracting and pulls you out of the story. Even in live theatre they have real beverages. The champagne might be alcohol free, but it's still real.
The other thing is fake writing. Again, it's distracting. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. There is do defence for it, except perhaps in hand drawn animated cartoons, like The Simpsons used to be.
This is okay:
This (the ad on the back of the magazine) would not work with fake writing:
This, from Camp Cretaceous, should never be allowed:
The other thing is fake writing. Again, it's distracting. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. There is do defence for it, except perhaps in hand drawn animated cartoons, like The Simpsons used to be.
This is okay:
This (the ad on the back of the magazine) would not work with fake writing:
This, from Camp Cretaceous, should never be allowed: