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We produced a short commercial a couple weeks ago for a new firearms tech company.
Which of course makes sense, because as you guys know, we're really into guns and bullets and stuff like that.
Anyway, we worked on this project with The ID Agency of course. The device we featured was a prototype and everything is all NDA-ed out, so we're probably not supposed to talk about any of the details just yet. The project went really well though - we handled everything from casting and locations to shooting and editing. We shot over 2 days, one in December at a private gun range in Simi Valley and then in early January we rented a little apartment up in Hollywood and shot there for a day.
The place we got in Hollywood had really nice decor but it was super tiny. And we were shooting it as 2 different homes for the sake of our project, so we had to get really creative with how we moved around the furniture and positioned the cameras from scene to scene.
Casting and working with actors really took me back and reminded me of my time in Film school. We only held auditions for one afternoon but we were thankfully able to find some really talented people which was nice.
Anyway, don't be surprised if someday you see this photo on the About page of Ryan's Wedding videos website.
Matt and I went up to the Rose Parade in Pasadena last week and shot some video.
We were filming for Shriners Hospitals for Children. The week before the parade, while I was in Ireland, Matt went up and shot some footage of the Shriners float being decorated - interviewed some of the kids and volunteers, etc.
Anyway, last Monday morning we woke up at dawn and headed up there. We had an official parking pass along with our credentials but when we showed up at 7AM the street closures and detours were ridiculous. Police had closed everything down and were funneling all traffic further and further away from where we were trying to go.
So, around 7:30 we were nowhere near where the street of our parking permit, so we decided to scrap that idea and just pay for parking wherever. Only, by that time, there really was no parking available - even being sold - anywhere near where the Media Tower where we wanted to go.
The whole traffic/parking/detour situation was looking sort of dicey for a moment. Even though the parade was about to start, Matt and I actually weren't stressing too much about it - just because that's not really our style.
Anyway, right around 7:50 or so a woman walking down the street held up a parking permit and began yelling and offering it no one in particular. I jumped out of Matt's car while it was still moving and went to talk with her. It was a pre-sale permit for a sold out garage around the corner from where we currently were and had a face value of $28. I asked the woman how much she wanted - knowing that there was no other parking available for miles and that I'd have to pay her whatever she asked.
She looked at me, sort of surprised, and simply said 'Oh no, it's yours'. She turned and walked away. I was sort of shocked and amazed. I thanked her and ran back to the car. A traffic cop moved a barricade and directed us into the parking garage. We grabbed our gear and made it to the Media Tower just before the parade got underway at 8.No idea where that woman came from, but that whole situation really blew my mind. Very grateful.
Rose Parade up close was amazing. J.R. from DWTS was the Grand Marshall - Matt had no idea who he was. Saw Kenny G hanging off of a float playing his clarinet or whatever it is that he does.
And our boys from the Shriners actually took home the Volunteer's Trophy which was cool. Really nice project - always cool to work with these guys - such a good cause.
Twelve images from a truly unbelievable year.
Vegas, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Golf thing
Wisconsin
Monterey, Shooting for Mercedes-Benz AMG
MotoGP at Laguna Seca, Jessica Hall, Ducati all day
Vegas, Ryan's bachelor party
Motor City, USA
Pikes Peak, Colorado with Vic from ID
The Hangover 3
Uncle Manny
Zacatecas, Mexico, Ducati fam
Walt Disney Speedway, Orlando, with the homie Tayler Malsam
Ring of Kerry, Ireland, freezing cold
Thank you.
To Ryan, Spellman, Shane, Petra, Rick, Tambio and Josh - for your blood, sweat and tears.
To Victor and the whole ID Agency crew and their whole network including Arrick from Ducati, Recaro, Bravado and Intelligun, etc., to Steve Malsam, Shriners Hospitals, Tim Cadiente from Barton Perreira, DJ Hapa, Jessica Hall, Maker Studios, Randy Moss, Momentum Worldwide, Jones Bell, Hit Music Central, Holocuren, Holdsambeck & Associates, SSW Holding Company, Bottega Italiana, Legacy Interactive, Iron Horse Jeans, Michael Louis Kelly, Sarah Barnard, Carlin Dunne, Greg Tracy, Alexander Smith and Mark Cernicky - for making this all possible.
To our family, and friends and the 6 of you (I'd like to think the traffic is slowly growing) who read this blog - for all the support and for putting up with us.
A really incredible year. Unreal experiences. Amazing trips and projects and opportunities one after the next.
And this is just the beginning.
See you in 2012.