dougspice
Veteran
All right, it is now officially official. My Heinz commercial contest entry, "3250 Miles", has been announced as one of the ten semi-finalists in the Top This contest! That means I edged out over 2000 other entries, which is an honor in its own right. Please go to this page. There's a lot of good entries, I think you'll agree, and it will be a real contest for sure.
For those of you who don't know, to produce this commercial, Jesse and I actually did travel the 3250 miles (actually, closer to 3900) on and off the beaten path between Los Angeles and Boston, with some major detours in between. Along the way we found a great many curiosities of Americana, many of which we sadly could not include in this thirty second piece. I owe a great deal to the many kind and sympathetic people we encountered along the way, without whom this product would have been impossible. I also owe special thanks to Austin Wintory for the beautiful music; Jesse Vigil for being my constant traveling companion and Murphy's Pub drinking buddy; Todd Belcher for his exceptional voice talents; and Lauren Holt for not only doing some on-the-spot line producing upon our arrival in Pittsburgh, but also for kindly providing us with warm beds. And now, almost a year after we started this long voyage, all of those efforts have paid off!
The contest runs for three weeks and the winner is solely determined by popular vote.
To answer in advance some of the questions: this was shot on an HVX200 with a RedRock M2 in 720p on just two 4gb P2 cards. This is not the most ideal setup in the world when you are the one and only crew member, but with perseverance it can be done!
For those of you who don't know, to produce this commercial, Jesse and I actually did travel the 3250 miles (actually, closer to 3900) on and off the beaten path between Los Angeles and Boston, with some major detours in between. Along the way we found a great many curiosities of Americana, many of which we sadly could not include in this thirty second piece. I owe a great deal to the many kind and sympathetic people we encountered along the way, without whom this product would have been impossible. I also owe special thanks to Austin Wintory for the beautiful music; Jesse Vigil for being my constant traveling companion and Murphy's Pub drinking buddy; Todd Belcher for his exceptional voice talents; and Lauren Holt for not only doing some on-the-spot line producing upon our arrival in Pittsburgh, but also for kindly providing us with warm beds. And now, almost a year after we started this long voyage, all of those efforts have paid off!
The contest runs for three weeks and the winner is solely determined by popular vote.
To answer in advance some of the questions: this was shot on an HVX200 with a RedRock M2 in 720p on just two 4gb P2 cards. This is not the most ideal setup in the world when you are the one and only crew member, but with perseverance it can be done!
