Student Commercial Shoot

I had the opportunity to participate in a commercial shoot today. One of the benefits of being part of the advertising program.

I changed into that shirt, was shot at 3 different angles, was directed, was made to look good, etc. etc. Wow was that fun. I loved every minute. There were several takes from each angle and position.

They could have been more specific with what they wanted, but they were sorta just going with the flow of it so whatever. :-)

From start to finish it was probably a couple hours, and this footage is only for a 5-second time slot in the commercial. That's production for ya.

The commercial is for a campaign for Stride Gum.

In this scene, my co-worker and I are ditching work for a minute to play mop hockey outside. I say "Nuckle Puck!" and hit an empty water bottle, then cheer, then get caught by the boss. Basically the campaign shows all of the fun mischief stuff happening... "why does the mayhem have to stop?"

It was all volunteer, but it was soooo great... this feeling of being on camera, being directed, being used and getting real on-camera acting experience.

Also, fun fact. The guy in the top left is part of the Tessa Barton band, whom i think will be big. They are in my previous post Networking: Industry ppl I've Met so far. I had no idea, but he's in the BYU advertising program just like myself. His name is Chaz. Cool stuff.