redstevie007 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Tried googling it but even the internet doesn't know. Every other advert's for Sainsburys or Aldi or Tesco or whatever and shows an enormous spread of all sorts of perishables on dinner and picnic tables. What happens to it when filming's done? Sure it doesn't get chucked out? Do the staff get to eat it or better still is it handed out to hard up families or homeless people? Anybody know because it's bugging the hell out of me? Edited March 23, 2015 by redstevie007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunchy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 A lot is inedible due to things being used to make the food look better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstevie007 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 A lot is inedible due to things being used to make the food look better. Really? Seems like a scandalous waste at a time when food banks are needed by more and more people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 According to this: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101664104 A lot of the food used in adverts isn't actually full cooked - for presentational reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunchy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Totally agree with you trouble is the the artists know that the food as it is does not look as good on camera until they do things to it such as using varnish to get a nice shine etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstevie007 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 According to this: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101664104 A lot of the food used in adverts isn't actually full cooked - for presentational reasons. Absolutely shocking waste. I wonder just how much food goes to waste from photo shoots, tv adverts, even TV show kitchen or dining room scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstevie007 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Totally agree with you trouble is the the artists know that the food as it is does not look as good on camera until they do things to it such as using varnish to get a nice shine etc Aye, they're right - my Bacon Double Cheeseburger or McMuffin never gets handed to me looking like one in the poster Maybe time for a Trevor MacDonald style exposé to shame the companies into finding a better way to present their food and therefore be able to then give it to people who need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanTeddy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Absolutely shocking waste. I wonder just how much food goes to waste from photo shoots, tv adverts, even TV show kitchen or dining room scenes. My cousin does this for a living - along with other cookery stuff for TV. As has been said, they use stuff like varnish and paint to get a gloss. I think chickens and turkeys at Christmas are basically raw with food colour and a bit of blow torching. They use soap bubbles for the heads on pints and make stuff that would normally melt, like ice cream and cakes with non edible ingredients. So nothing that could be used or given away afterwards. Considering the amount used in TV advertising, it's probably surpassed in wastage by an average 24 hour supermarket in a couple of nights! TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Absolutely shocking waste. I wonder just how much food goes to waste from photo shoots, tv adverts, even TV show kitchen or dining room scenes. I used to feel that way about car crashes on the A Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I know they used fake food for a few films, can remember seeing a 30 minute programme on it late one night at uni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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