Commercial Production...

Everynow and then when I am producing commercials, I get a script begging to be played with. Recently I had to produce a commercial for a new Chinese restaurant, so I gave the salesperson this spot. To see if he noticed.

Then I got a call from a local ad agency. Arby's made a national commercial that was supposed to be a guy from New York talking about how he's a native New Yorker and Arby's new Reuben sandwhich is better than the ones home. The guy sounded nothing like a New Yorker. So he asked me to do the spot for him. "Just be a New Yorker."

So I did a Voiceover for him and sent it to him, he wanted me t be "more New York" so I did a little over the top and then he wanted a little more. So I sent him a sampler.

This is an MP3 of the Spot from the National Agency and then my VO of a New York characature and then a little more stereotypical until I did the perfect, but unusuable spot.

Incidentally, I'm always getting picked on up here for being from NY/NJ. They have made me do so many silly spots, but I sware if they ever make me say "Joisey..." I'll be out for blood.