TaxSlayer.com Contest / Good Morning Knight

[jaredcicon]

Hey Matt, I just noticed that you accomplished an even color balance between the live action and the computer screen. If I may ask, how did you manage that?

[matthewconradcom]

The camera was balanced to 5600K (daylight), so I think that helped cutting back some of the blue in the screen, but really it was alot of luck...

[jaredcicon]

So did you just use available light, or did you use 56K lighting.

[matthewconradcom]

We used some of the light from outside... the sun wasn't shining directly thru, and then also had some kinos with daylight tubes in them.

[jaredcicon]

Great job Matt. Nice professional 'even' lighting scheme. Very believable.

[matthewconradcom]

This video doesn't violate the rules. The commercial is not 1:01. The actual video file is 60 seconds. Because YouTube re-encodes the videos for flash, they sometimes add or minus a second or two.

Thank-you for your opinion, but I needed to clarify that it is not actually 1:01

[tasteslikekitten]

Jolly good. You have done bloody good job.

[matthewconradcom]

thanks. I appreciate that a lot. ;]

[Lefteater]

great British element addition

very convincing

never once thought he was acting

fooled me

wonderful. five stars

[matthewconradcom]

thanks! I was really fortunate to have good actors.

[PremierImage]

This was cute. Very nice idea and well executed.

[Nazoa1993]

I don't know, I didn't really like it, a little more professional than some of the other ones, but still, there wasn't much to remember in it, but still, good job in the vid, you actually gave a live version of the logo, which is very key

[drkaryeroe]

Really Good Andy, your so awesome!!!

~ Kristal Roberts

[matthewconradcom]

haha, Andy is my roommate, he must have been spreading the word about the video. But thanks!

-matt

[jhot14]

Well played my sir. hit me up for scores if you ever need. It's easier to hit me up by phone, computer and I don't see much of each other now a days.

[alonsovid]

It could have been shorter and worked the same.

[jaredcicon]

I disagree. The required elements (without reading them like a laundry list) takes about 30 seconds alone. I think this is a very effective and random (funny) way of executing the brand message. I love that the knight is a business man suit morph. I love that Brenda is surprised but then subsequently 'accepting' of this dude in her kitchen.

[matthewconradcom]

thanks jared... I was going to say that if you make a :30 spot, you'd have to say taxslayer . com every 6 seconds, and while I am not trying to make excuses, it is very difficult to do while still creating some type of narrative...never the less, I appreciate your comment.

[jaredcicon]

That was my point about alonsovids' comment. I think you kept it interesting all of the way through with the morph knight. BTW, I loved the " . . . Debra, can I get a straw . . ." Genius.

[jcgamer107]

Brilliant! 5 stars!

[DeathSultan]

Its perfect! If it doesn't win I'm going to jump off a building...

[matthewconradcom]

haha, well  I wouldn't do that... who would continue on the box[ur]shorts legacy!?

[dandobi]

YEA YEA !!!!

[andyofla]

so far the best one i've seen!

[jaredcicon]

Great spot. Good casting. Great acting. " . . . Debra? . . .". Made me laugh everytime I heard it. I can't help but wonder what some sort of music bed might have done for the spot. Other than that, a very solid piece.

[matthewconradcom]

thanks man... yeah I had one cut with music in the background, but I couldn't find a piece that seemed to fit it really well.

[PremierImage]

I liked this submission a lot! Very funny. Good audio recording.