Tempted to hire these guys

[Hunter Hampton]

Read it and weep!

http://www.commercialproduction.tv

My brain is just churning with ideas on how to exploit this. Make a hilarious demo reel? Sell some fake products? Make commercials for companies that dont exist?

 

[Noel Evans]

Well I am weeping after reading that...

 

[Hunter Hampton]

Found a picture of their edit suite:

 

[David G. Smith]

Here is the link to their studio pitch. Looks like some well heeled used car salesman bought himself a studio.

http://lacastlestudios.com/

 

[Gord.T]

This is begging for a prank call.
I'm thinking, what would be my pitch and I'll call them up? Maybe ask what it would cost to do a commercial for the local Humane Society? Or maybe the food bank?
Any ideas? I'll record it.

 

[Paul F]

Prank call? I've been using these guys for years. I sell a package for $5500 and then have them do the work. I make a few calls and they do the rest. I'm cleaning up.



[edit] Wait, that's not right. I plan to underbid them and sell commercials for $570. Then I'll clean up.

 

[stefanhuberfilms]

Gord, say you're working for Apple, marketing department, they should produce the new iphone 5S commercial for you, then ask if they could lower the price tag to $500, since your budget is rather tight.

 

[Ryan Patrick O'Hara]

Wow.

Just wow.

They sure love that jib arm.

 

[Ryan Patrick O'Hara]

 

[KMA_WWC]

Is this for real?
"Coming soon to Movie Theaters and Vimeo on Demand," cracked me up!!!

 

[Hunter Hampton]

You bet Ryan- I just EP'ed that film with only $2000 out of pocket, these castle Guys are the real deal.

 

[Surf it Mike]

What makes a TVC work is something called creative & no where did I see anything creative & I'm not just talking camerawork .....but what can you expect for $560...Hah!

But wait there is a creative !!! (of sorts actually more a treatment ) It involves putting talent on a green screen and the camera moving between 2 positions on a virtual set, have they ever heard of an ECU?.................. but once again what can you expect for $560

P.S That Dorner movie........... man where do you start... Why are the opening credits nearly as long as the promo. WTF we don't care who made it .....1st & foremost we are meant to care about the story arnt we ?

 

[TheDingo]

They're shooting with Panasonic AJ-HPX3000 cameras, so the must be a high kwality outfit...

 

[shuenwang]

Is this for real?
"Coming soon to Movie Theaters and Vimeo on Demand," cracked me up!!!

Narrator: "What happens when the city starts to fight back?"
Random character "....You are an idiot."

wow.............

 

[Jawa Ex Machina]

Is this for real?
"Coming soon to Movie Theaters and Vimeo on Demand," cracked me up!!!

I'm not laughing though. That's the way it's going to be with most filmmakers.

 

[Kevin Lee]

He's a ghost vampire! He floats on the floor, and has no reflection.

 

[reygun]

WOW! i cannot believe this site if for realz...but it is :shocked:

 

[Ted Ramasola]

This is sooo "birdemic" !!! wow!

 

[JonsMovies]

Three words for that trailer: fu*kin' clown shoes

They should stick to using their multi-million dollar facility for sub-$600 videos. rogar-BigGrin(DBG)

 

[j1clark@ucsd.edu]

Got to love that lighting... black dude on a black background wearing a dark outfit, working on a black laptop... I think it was a laptop...

Although I could get behind... or in front of the chick with the short red skirt doing the Sharon Stone, or even the some what plumper chick 'slithering' under the barbwire...

Where did this come from... and hopefully buried in the credits there's no reference to RPO as DOP...