Commercial

So last week I get a call from this guy. He's making a 30 second commercial promoting the upcoming North American Mixed Martial Arts Exposition. He's looking for volunteers to come help him with the shoot. I tried to get info from him on the type of people he's looking for or the demographic that fits his audience etc. He says he's trying to represent as many martial arts styles as possible. I told him I'd get back to him after I talked to another instructor to see if he's interested in doing this too.

Robert wanted to give it a try so last Saturday, he and I went to a local community college TV/Film stage and sat a round for a long time. There were maybe 18 people there all together and they brought us in three at a time to stand in these dramatically lit areas on a black floor. Our only instruction was to shadow box in these area as if we were warming up for a title fight.

It was pretty fun, the whole five minutes we were doing our thing. I have no idea what the finished product will look like or if Robert or I will even be included in the final cut. The director said he'd email us the air dates and channels and send a copy of the commercial to us. It was an interesting experience no matter what.