Yup. According to the exciting email I received from Demand Studios I could soon be a millionaire. With their amazing incentive program I would only need to submit 100,000,000 videos! Wow!
“Hello Filmmakers!
We are busier than ever at Demand Studios, creating more titles and assignments every day. As we mentioned in our newsletter, during the month of October we are rolling out a filmmaker incentive program. For every 100 videos you submit you’ll receive a $100 gift certificate to B&H Photo & Video!”
If that doesn’t get you off the couch…
SAI has some choice thoughts on the latest “viral” ad from Wendy’s, in which a head of lettuce eats a Wendy’s hamburger. The only reason one might think this was not done by an ad agency for Wendy’s is that the hamburger itself looks like crap.
More surprising that the fact that it is bombing on YouTube (less than 20,000 views) is the fact that the agency in question, Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, claims to have spent $25,000 to make the spot.
While I realize a standard 30-second TV spot usually costs more than 10 times that amount, it is literally impossible to figure out where they spent $25k on the video below. Any kid with a handicam and FinalCut could do it better for lunch money.
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So, I just watched the first two animated videos from Seth McFarlane that will be distributed via the Google ad network (though it’s easier to just watch them at Seth’s site).
There was lots of buzz about these since Seth has such a good record, especially with Family Guy.
Unfortunately, the first to videos do not make me hungry for more. The first one actually consists of only 20 seconds of actual original animated comedy (mildly funny) and over 50 seconds of ads for Burger King and credits. The second episode is a joke on Mario saving the Princess that has been made many times before.
I had really hoped Seth could push the limits a little with this content but I’m sure Burger King keeps him on a short leash.
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