Powerball is coming to Georgia commercial contest entry.

[lawaynebon]

Yours is definitely top 3 for sure. Very well made.

[lirvin82]

Haha, this is great! Congrats on the second place win, especially since you came up with it last minute! :)

[DSmith3613]

That was better than the winner!!

[Conbot5000]

I think that was better than pretty much all the winners, although the talking hamsters are pretty good.

[DSmith3613]

And see....I wasn't feeling the hamsters. Just shows how subjective this stuff is. Nevertheless, I think Josh's was the best one I've seen thus far. :)

[neilliene]

Congrats on the 2nd prize.

It was worthy.

[joshm24]

Thank you!

[minxlabrada]

Very clever! Was this the winner?

[joshm24]

I really don't think they are ever going to announce the winner.

[Conbot5000]

No kidding, something interesting must be going on or it surely would not have taken this long

[SAPProd]

@joshm24 No doubt you got the email. Winner was announced. They were doing press conferences and everything before announcing (news posts are all up on google if you google the winner's name with "Powerball").

[neilliene]

thanks for the google heads up.

My email did not mention who the runner ups were, did yours?

[SAPProd]

No, but I would think they too have already been contacted and notified (though don't hold me to that). Either way, hopefully we'll find out and they'll be MUCH more timely about it.

At the very least, I feel safe enough to post my own video.

[neilliene]

Yeah. I thought the same about the notification.

And you're right . . . about being more timely. If they list the runner ups, "after the SuperBowl," that could mean they'll put the list up at the end of the Mayan calendar.

I'd post mine on YouTube if I hadn't promised my actress that I'd spare her the embarrassment.

[neilliene]

The other video's I've watched (including my own) have a similar theme of panic [where yours was calm], and also the video/audio quality does make your commercial stand out.

Your conclusion was not weak, as suggested, given the boundaries of a deadline competition.

[cghatta1]

I agree: you do have a GREAT commercial. I only wonder (and I do not mean this to criticize) whether it will be problematic that "Panasonic" is clearly displayed on the side of your news camera man's camcorder.Any thoughts?

[Conbot5000]

Yea I noticed the "Talbot's Woman" at the beginning too, one of the curses of such a fine camera. I bet they will blur it out if this wins, no worries.

[evanbrewer1]

haha this one is one of the better ones i have seen. i entered one too.

not sure if anyone has won yet...i wonder

[Conbot5000]

You guys here anything yet? I figured you would have made the top 5 easy with this one.

[joshm24]

nope not yet. They were supposed to announce it yesterday but i guess they are taking their time. Thanks though!

[Conbot5000]

Yea, "winners announced on or about 1/27", hilariously vague if you ask me for a lottery contest

[joshm24]

yeah what does that even mean? =-)

[Conbot5000]

Good stuff, nice camera

[TheFinalReview10]

Truly professional in appearance. However, the conclusion is very weak as the build-up leads to a feeling that the actors were anxiously waiting on cue to drop the big "nobody" for that overall lasting effect, taking away from an organic, natural reaction that does not leave an indelible mark on the viewer. Also, TheLaw188 made the same mistake as it should be about Powerball coming to Ga, not winning the Powerball. You could do a similar commercial for any other lottery game.

[Dreammotive]

Yea? How would you have changed the screenplay so that it does leave an indelible mark on the viewer?

[joshm24]

@TheFinalReview10 Thanks for your comments. I do love constructive criticism.

Although it did say around the theme that powerball is coming to Ga. I guess it didnt come through that we said "How does it feel to be Georgia's first Powerball winner" And also our tag line Powerball is coming to Georgia Don't miss out.

Thanks for your comments! How would you have changed the reaction?

[TheLaw188]

@TheFinalReview10.. So here we go again with mentioning my name on yet ANOTHER contestant's video. We appreciate your reviews but the fact that you go around referencing my video and NAME as how "not to do" a commercial makes you an unprofessional scumbag. And btw, joshm24, you're video was very well done and I would take any advice from TheFinalReview10 with a grain of salt.. He's the worst example of a so called "critic" that I've ever seen.. Go ahead and block him.

[trippcrosby]

who's the doosh with the microphone?

[Dreammotive]

i think its that guy that does rap videos

[mcharpi1]

awesome !