Tuesday, December 13th, 2005, 6:31 am
BBC’s ‘Digital face’ Generates 1,300 Complaints
A computer-generated face, which the BBC uses in a promotional trailer, has been dropped despite initial arguments in defence of it.
A promotional trailer for digital TV – which some viewers complained was “horrific” and “disturbingly psychotic” – has been dropped by the BBC.
The Faces campaign, which featured a giant animated head made up of smaller heads, generated 1,300 complaints.
Follow the links at the top and judge for yourself. I think the imagery might only be unnerving to children, unless one considers scenes from Silence of the Lambs.