Win Some and Lose Some

Well the results are in from the Amazon Ad Contest, and my entry “Wish List” came in 2nd place overall.  First place went to Angela Kohler and her ad “Kindlicious.” After the initial disappointment of not being named a winner, I’m definitely truly excited that we were named as a finalist and that we just missed the top spot.  I’ve added the spot to the Reel section of the site, so if you haven’t seen it, you can head over and check it out.  You can also shoot over to Amazon’s site to check out all the  finalist videos.

Back in the Saddle

For the first time in a while  I found myself back in director’s chair yesterday and it felt great. (I posted a few snapshots I took up on Flickr)   I got wind of a contest that Amazon was having about a week and half ago and thought it would be a great opportunity to shoot another spec for my director’s reel.  Last Monday I came up w/ a slick concept and pitched it to the gang over at Get-Kinetic, who I’d been in talks with about collaborating on another spec idea.  They loved the concept and off we went.

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