Downtown Vision's Video "Do You Know How to Jaguar"

Started by CityLife, June 08, 2012, 10:16:33 PM

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Bridges

#30
June 12, 2012, 09:27:42 AM
Quotethe damage has already been done; doubt taking the video down would help much as this point.

Wait, let's see this play out.  I think this might be a new DVI strategy.  Instead of actually advocating for a better downtown through responsible and time tested small changes, they'll create something horrible for Jacksonville that needs to be destroyed and then they'll swoop in and destroy the horrible thing thereby "improving" downtown.  Ingenious really. 
So I said to him: Arthur, Artie come on, why does the salesman have to die? Change the title; The life of a salesman. That's what people want to see.

KenFSU

#31
June 12, 2012, 09:40:23 AM
Surely I can't be the only one who immediately thought of this when I saw the DVI video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPZmPaHme0

Non-RedNeck Westsider

#32
June 12, 2012, 09:52:26 AM
Quote from: KenFSU on June 12, 2012, 09:40:23 AM
Surely I can't be the only one who immediately thought of this when I saw the DVI video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPZmPaHme0

hahahaha, not anymore.  Unfortunately, that was less creepy than the Jaguaring vid.

Fuck it, if you can't laugh at yourself.  Let's hope we can remake this video in December....

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZAYJz88cqM4?
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Bativac

#33
June 12, 2012, 12:53:32 PM
When I first watched the video, it had 1,400 views. Saturday night, I showed it to a friend (who laughed and as a Jags fan said "wow we suck") and it had 4,500 views. Just now? It's at 46,000 views. It's spreading like wildfire. I think the damage is done.

Intuition Ale Works

#34
June 12, 2012, 01:07:32 PM

It is hard enough to be a Jaguar fan without this junk being produced by a quasi- government  agency.

I guess what does not kill us only makes us stronger?
"Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition leaving opportunities behind..."
-MJK

Bridges

#35
June 12, 2012, 01:41:26 PM
Those pesky interns!
QuoteDowntownJacksonville ‏@DTJax

#Jaguaring This was a light-hearted intern project, not a DVI-funded initiative. Due to negative feedback, it has been removed from YouTube.
So I said to him: Arthur, Artie come on, why does the salesman have to die? Change the title; The life of a salesman. That's what people want to see.

vicupstate

#36
June 12, 2012, 01:46:22 PM
I wonder if Weird Al Yankovic will parody Maroon Five with a 'Moves like a Jaguar' song and video. 
"The problem with quotes on the internet is you can never be certain they're authentic." - Abraham Lincoln

BridgeTroll

#37
June 12, 2012, 02:09:43 PM
DVI and Jaguaring... vs... everyone else... :D

In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

ronchamblin

#38
June 12, 2012, 08:06:57 PM Last Edit: June 12, 2012, 08:08:48 PM by ronchamblin
I saw the video without the audio, so I don’t know what was said, or if there was music.  I remember primarily several individuals assuming a crouched pose, with fingers making like a claw.  And then there was a group doing some kind of dance, and again assuming the crouch with the hands like a claw. 

Seems to me like they might have been trying to create or experiment with a unique brand image as happens occasionally in sports.  Although I’ve never attended a football game, or watched a televised game through, I remember at some point seeing some spectators making their hands open and close like a gator.  It must have been a U of F game somewhere.   

Not having the audio on might have allowed me to miss the full negative impact which seems to have caused the most common response so far on this forum.  I attempted to go back and view it with audio but it is gone from the site. 

As it was, without audio, I thought it rather interesting, or even cute or unique, although I could never do it myself.  Perhaps if they had made it with professional musicians and actors, it might have been an impressive presentation for the purpose of getting a little excitement into the Jaguar scene.  I suspect there have been occasions when this kind of thing, this gimmick one might say, works well, with consequences very positive over the long term for whatever company, product, or sports team is the focus of it.

Apparently most believe the experiment was a total failure, or at least a partial failure.  I suspect it could have been a success if things had been done professionally.   If the idea originated with DVI, I’m sure their motive was positive, but obviously their skill at carrying it through suffered, not wanting to spend the funds for professional work.

The quick view I saw hinted that not much money was spent on the project, so the greatest loss or damage will be the damage to pride because so many individuals, at least on this forum, have engaged in bashing it.  Also, I'll bet the originator of the idea will think again before going off half cocked to present something lacking professional input. 

But yes…. I would like to see DVI do more about the more solid projects concerning our wish to bring vibrancy to the city core.  I think they do a lot, but they can do more.  The city council can do more too.  And the mayor.

Yes, regarding the crouch and the claw, the Jaguar scene is a little removed from the focus of the core development, a focus which happens to be my personal interest.  You guessed it… I’m not much of a sports fan. 

downtownjag

#39
June 13, 2012, 08:07:22 PM
The video has been ripped down.  Great Success!

TheCat

#40
June 23, 2012, 10:42:44 PM
Too many people made fun of the video...it has been deleted. If you know where I can find a copy. Please let me know.

Bridges

#41
June 24, 2012, 06:28:18 AM
Who needs video when you can have an endless loop of jaguaring?

So I said to him: Arthur, Artie come on, why does the salesman have to die? Change the title; The life of a salesman. That's what people want to see.

vicupstate

#42
August 29, 2012, 01:41:40 PM
"The problem with quotes on the internet is you can never be certain they're authentic." - Abraham Lincoln
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