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TV
[ADVERTISING SELF-REFERENTIAL ASIDE/FOOTNOTE: For some reason, I liked the above line--from
Chiat's (now ancient) yellow-and-black ABC TV campaign--so much, it ended up in the refrain of a Varsity Drag song, "My Neighbor Works For Goodby" (the gist of which is also a true story).]
Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, TV.
Back in the days before Hulu/a million pirate internet channels/etc., people used to have this piece of furniture in their
houses called a "television." On it, as Jules Winfield so pithily observed, they would "show shows." Between these shows were commercials. Which, to the average advertising creative,
represented the tempting prospect of at LEAST a few weeks spent auditioning b-list celebs, staying in nice hotels, and eating
m&ms and catered lunches in post houses. Those were the days.
So I've worked on a few. And liked even fewer. But here's my faves so far.
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| fig. 2: rumors of death "exaggerated." |
>>On to the PRINT page, eh?
>>Or radio perhaps?
>>And then, there's always online...
| :30 OPIE & ANTHONY "they belong on the radio" |
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| :15 OPIE & ANTHONY "they belong on the radio" |
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colorforms
The "Silly Faces" spot for Colorforms deserves a brief explanation. I started as the writer. Ended up as also the
director. And assistant Art Director. And actor. Not once, but twice (I am two of the 4 actors you'll see.) All for about
$10,000. It went on to win a "Gold Marble" award -- a show judged entirely by kids.
| COLORFORMS :30 "silly faces" |
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