Seeing Spots

Today marks the debut of the TV Spots section of the website, a handy-dandy database of all the spec spots I’ve directed thus far. This means that the Movies page is now reserved for just that – short films – and will hopefully be getting an update of its own sooner rather than later. This is also a good chance to point out some of the fancy new features that have been added since...

Office Life

While Comic-Con definitely played a part in distracting me from the blogosphere, the greatest hinderance to my typical counter-productivity was OFFICE LIFE – a promo for NBC’s hit show THE OFFICE. Going from concept to completion in less than two weeks, the 20-second spot was created as an entry for a “Create Your Own Promo” contest that was jointly sponsored by NBC and YouTube. The...

The Wrath Of Con

Kind thanks to all those who expressed concern that the abrupt halt in blog updates might have been related to a particularly violent nerd stampede at this year’s Comic-Con, but I’m happy to report that the only scars I have from San Diego are mental ones (let’s just say that some people shouldn’t wear latex body-suits and leave it at that.) That’s right, last weekend was my...

Enemy Of My Enemy

Thanks in no small part to my subconscious’ decision to end each and every dream I have in a cliffhanger – a tendency that, judging by last week’s inconclusive dream-time romp about rescuing my brother from an insidious cult, isn’t getting any better – I’ve started waking up about five or six times a night. While some have pinned sleep apnea as the culprit, I prefer to think...

Blak Is The New Black

Aside from being the birthday of sweet lady liberty, last weekend was the start and finish of photography on a new spec spot; this one for Coca-Cola Blak. If you’ve never heard of it, don’t feel left out – Blak’s only been on the market for a few weeks and their slogan “Coke effervescence and coffee essence” doesn’t exactly make a huge impression. For that reason – and...