tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post7357924157389060341..comments2023-12-23T02:17:12.549-08:00Comments on Quest for Fun!: New TV CommercialGary Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-88184266114211771332007-10-25T08:28:00.000-07:002007-10-25T08:28:00.000-07:00A revision has fixed the phone number issue and ad...A revision has fixed the phone number issue and added a website at the end of the commercial, but that's all.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-87906792392028726472007-10-24T08:54:00.000-07:002007-10-24T08:54:00.000-07:00"But on the plus side, it's only 30 seconds of com..."But on the plus side, it's only 30 seconds of commercial, and I do hear the "Black Diamond Games" in my head after it."<BR/><BR/>Well, I guess that's something. ;)<BR/><BR/>If you come away from it remembering the name and what it is, that's mission accomplished for the most part.<BR/><BR/>Still bouncing around in my head: Head-on, Apply directly to the forehead!<BR/><BR/>Horrible ad. Mission accomplished, although the stuff apparently doesn't work. Ads can't fix that.<BR/><BR/>As for my commercial, this is what you get for free with paid air time. Now if it's not worth airing, we've got a big problem.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-7317766104080782262007-10-24T07:48:00.000-07:002007-10-24T07:48:00.000-07:00Or sell the community center angle...Or sell the community center angle...Jeffrey Mackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557807825371489996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-33019963498786804682007-10-24T07:46:00.000-07:002007-10-24T07:46:00.000-07:00Now I don't want to crap on the commercial. So ple...Now I don't want to crap on the commercial. So please accept my rant below, as potential stuff for future commercials.<BR/><BR/>It's the biggest mashup of stuff trying to fit into the bucket I've ever seen. It's got the look of too many cooks, and a first time video editor who said "ya more effects..." too many times.<BR/><BR/>- Pick a font, just one font maybe two.<BR/><BR/>- Pick a message. 30 secs, you cant tell a story, it's info only. Is this a we've moved commercial, is this a general overview?<BR/><BR/>- Put a background behind the video so you can actually see the company name without it blending in the background.<BR/><BR/>- All the shots have a kid in them. Is that the demographic that drives sales?<BR/><BR/>- The last view of the store front door gives you absolutely no frame of reference. If it had more of the lot it would be useful.<BR/><BR/>- The url was there for the first part were did it go.<BR/><BR/>- It looks like you took half the old commercial and put in half of a new commercial. The end result is rather disjointed and feels awkward.<BR/><BR/>Gary it's way below your standards. <BR/><BR/>But on the plus side, it's only 30 seconds of commercial, and I do hear the "Black Diamond Games" in my head after it.<BR/><BR/>Although having you dress up as a D&D version of Cal Worthington would be really cool. "Hi I'm Gary and this is my pet Dragon spot."Jeffrey Mackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557807825371489996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-85748357501232169502007-10-24T06:52:00.000-07:002007-10-24T06:52:00.000-07:00I just noticed it has the old phone number. It wou...I just noticed it has the old phone number. It wouldn't have caught me eye if I hadn't watched it so many times.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-90517792061992294612007-10-24T06:46:00.000-07:002007-10-24T06:46:00.000-07:00Yeah, it is what it is. It could have been a lot b...Yeah, it is what it is. It could have been a lot better and next time I'll be dealing with the previous director. I can also tell you that left to their own devices it would have been a catastrophe. <BR/><BR/>I think it's fine for now. In the future I'll have one done more often, possibly once a year.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-53978110426823488992007-10-24T04:54:00.000-07:002007-10-24T04:54:00.000-07:00I don't remember the old commercial, but this one ...I don't remember the old commercial, but this one feels kind of rushed.<BR/><BR/>AllenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-39453463434291170842007-10-24T00:42:00.000-07:002007-10-24T00:42:00.000-07:00Hmmm, I think they tried to squeeze in too much of...Hmmm, I think they tried to squeeze in too much of the old commercial, but then as a former ad writer I tend to be overly critical of these things :-PFulminatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332824290977548527noreply@blogger.com