After stints on a movie, a documentary, and positions with two TV stations, I was recruited to join a prominent regional ad agency. The resulting twenty year education beefed-up my versatility. Spot work varied from "see/say" jobs, to abstract product introduction, 3D animation, dramatic and comedic approaches, long form training films, video tributes, and pro bono public service announcements. From shooting on a shrimp boat during a hurricane, to above the ocean shooting from helicopters tracking some of the world's coolest pleasure boats, the work is always interesting. Couple this with the incredible people I've had the privlege of working with and these spots sing.
Take a look!
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| A Sci-Fi homage that is genuinely effective. |
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| Ribbons of homogenization. |
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| Looks good enough to eat. |
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"Cyberknife"-
This spot was shot on 35mm film in one day at the hospital. Good planning, great crew, and clients wedging wizened personnel into the pre-planning process equals a great commercial. Listening carefully to agency and outside art direction, whose design determined the THX 1138 meets Star Wars end look (both in production and post
work) sure helped.
I don't mind quoting Eastwood in a spot if the work has the legs to
stand on, and this approach takes high tech answers and challenges disease to do battle.
It's a progressive approach.
| "Ruby Tuesday
and Weis Dairy
Doublefeature"-
I sandwiched two spots in this slot since the first one is only fifteen seconds and I only shot the opening element. The motion control work was executed in New York. The second spot is a real "digital delight" if you like food. Myself and art director Roy Marshall were able to team with a great designer, Jim Bowhall, then an employee of Crawford Communications in Atlanta. Jim took the slow motion shots of pouring white and chocolate milk we did and made a liquidous ballet. He also created the sea of spinning "ice cream asteroids", and floating eggs. Give Jim a few days, and he'll part the red sea and fill it with leaping swordfish. Without companies like Crawford and talent like Jim, these ideas would have drowned in their inadequacies.
| "Farmer's Pride: Strawberries"
For two consecutive springs I shot this farmer for Food City. This spot (Super 35mm) is proof you can shoot film on a budget. Start with a sound man, grip, camera assistant, gaffer, cutting-edge camera and 4-400' rolls of film. Add a bright spring day from God, Spirit telecine film transfer, earnest editorial, titling, and music composition and viola! The rest is all Mr. Scott (yes, he was just as personable off-screen, too - 50 years a farmer!). Every spring our family shops for three important produce items: Vidalia Onions, Grainger County Tomatoes, and Scott Strawberries!
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| Check back in a while and I'll post more! A mad scientist and singing cattle are next! |
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| "You ain't never gonna forget it!" |
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"Movies bore me; especially my own."
Robert Mitchum
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