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archived-videos First Poptent Submission - Breyer's Ice Cream Commercial

I lol'd so hard at that awkward wink from Uncle Steve. :lol:

Some mismatched sound; inadequate lighting for the group outside. :hmm:

The concept itself is pretty good, with room for a gag (which you snuck in at the end). Good attempt. :)

How much time do you get to make these?

actors bail the day of the shoot and an actor actually leave from set
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Clearly you did not have enough delicious Breyer's icecream on set.
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This was all done in about two weeks. I felt really rushed actually, I had one more shot planned out but couldn't lock down the location. As far as the lighting for the outdoor shot and sound issues, I totally agree.

I think for most of the poptent contests you get about a month. :P

thanks for your thoughts!
 
I do plan on trying to get some more entries made!

I found another website called Tongal that I like as well. It has phases, and you can win a budget to produce your video. The way its set up you don't have to make a video unless you're going to get paid.

Poptent will help with my reel though!
 
Michael Rogers said:
This was all done in about two weeks. I felt really rushed actually, I had one more shot planned out but couldn't lock down the location. As far as the lighting for the outdoor shot and sound issues, I totally agree.

I think for most of the poptent contests you get about a month. :P

thanks for your thoughts!
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Don't feel too bad if you're not completely happy. I just finished uploading something. I'm so unhappy with it, I kept it 'private.' You can't get everything you want all the time. But at least yours has a type of humor I liked. I myself would like to be Uncle Steve for some Bryers right now.

Edit: Thanks for mentioning Tongal. I'm checking it out right now.
 
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The technical issues have been pretty much covered by the posts above.

I thought it was a pretty good idea and i could definitely see something like that on TV. It just needed to be executed better in terms of the aforementioned technical issues, pacing and more captivating camera angles and composition.

Overall i think you're heading strongly in the right direction and with some improvements you'll get your spot picked up in the future.
 
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