Category: Videos

Super Soaker?

Baby's first water gun. photo credit: Freeheelingstrider via photopin cc

I am not a child nor do I have children, so my sense of what makes a commercial for kids’ toys these days is skewed. My only reference for this is old Crossfire ads which are undoubtedly an inseparable part of any person’s brain who is around my age. The other day, this changed, as… Continue reading Super Soaker?

Red (velvet) Dawn

This year was my first year participating in the 48 Hour Film Project. The idea is to write, shoot, and edit a short film between Friday and Sunday evenings. All the videos must incorporate the same prop (chocolate), character (Ivan/Ivana Wright – decorator), and line of dialog (“You’re making a big mistake.”) that are given… Continue reading Red (velvet) Dawn

Pop-Tarts

I went on a little YouTube bender the other day (thanks in part to my friend Christy) and watched a bunch of retro TV commercials. A couple things surprised me, including the fact that both Pop-Tarts and Taco Bell have been around since the 70’s. I’m sorry if that makes you feel old but it’s… Continue reading Pop-Tarts

The Comedy Studio Debut (a postmortem)

Last night I made my debut at The Comedy Studio. It went great and I was happy to see all kinds of people there for me. The crowd was really hot and I think really enjoyed my set, I even have a new slogan thanks to one audience member: “so stupid.” Well, to date I… Continue reading The Comedy Studio Debut (a postmortem)

Robots Makin’ Za

photo credit: Ian Muttoo via photo pin cc

There is no doubt that commercials have been getting weirder and weirder the past few years, I imagine trying to catch the “youth demographic” or something like that. I have no problem with this, in fact if a commercial seems truly clever or original then I’ll give credit where credit is due. I caught this… Continue reading Robots Makin’ Za