I have never watched an episode of the price is right before. I wanted to do this right so I found an episode from 1975. Why is everything so cheesy!?
I cringed at everything because it was all just so cheesy and tacky...including the models!
Yes I realize the time gap has a lot to do with why everything is outdated and funny looking, but the cheese in the 70's episodes is all too real.
I observed that the models served as live mannequins, posing in a very stereotypical advertising way. They posed to sell, no question about it. And those ridiculous red dresses and nude high heels made their movement a bit awkward. Ultimately they used over exaggerated and over the top movements. Needless to say I was embarrassed for everyone.
The model on the price is right stands with one foot in front of the other. She’s also standing at a very up right position with a big smile on her face. As the talk show host describes the product, she models it by waving her hand around it and close to her face. The next model is showing a couch that she is sitting on, she extends her arm to accentuate the length of the couch. The next model is on a spinning recliner, she rubs the arm rest as the host is explaining the fine wood it’s made of. All of the model are pretty emotionless besides the big smiles they have.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Tatum and Zayn. The models were as unobtrusive as possible so as not to draw too much attention away from the object they were showing. Any movement was to accentuate the item. The smiles they wore were to keep themselves pleasant to the eye.
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