Crash the Superbowl – The Final Bite
the gorgeous Amelia in her debut performance!
Before you dive into the blog, you can watch our official entry right here: http://crashthesuperbowl.com/#/gallery?video=15185
I’ve been meaning to enter this contest for several years, and I’m happy to finally have an entry.
This was a collaborative project with my buddy and aspiring writer, Mike Hedrick. He’s been working on his craft and recently won 2nd place in Cyberspace Open hosted by CreativeScreenwriting.com. As busy as I was with other projects, he really pushed to have his idea produced!
The idea came to him when teasing his chihuahua, Molly, with a treat and saw how hilarious it was when her paws would stretch out to reach for it. He then recruited his buddy Daniel and his beautiful daughter Amelia.
As simple of a production as it seems, a lot of the execution relied on two unpredictable factors, both who happen to be the stars of our commercial: a baby and a chihuahua. Amelia (baby) was actually relatively easy to work with. All she needed was one nap in the afternoon and then she was ready to go (something we could all use some days). And, thanks to Sesame Street on the iPad, that was more than enough motivation for her to crawl away from her toys.
our humble cast and crew
It was Molly that required a few motivators; a can of gravy to slather on a beef bone larger than her whole body, to get her to ‘eat’ it rather than run away from it. And attracting her to the Doritos chip required small pieces of freshly-cooked sausage hidden under the chip (in fact, post-production required a bit of ‘erasing’ of some props that helped us get our shots)!
Our production was pretty simple, but we knew the idea didn’t require anything extravagant. Amelia is super gorgeous and Molly is cute. Throw them into a ‘chase’, and we feel we’ve got a fun and memorable commercial!
If you like it, please feel free to share with your friends and family. We’re crossing our fingers for the finalist selection which will be revealed in January. And we’re particularly excited to be entered into this contest at the chance to work with the ridiculously-hilarious Lonely Island!
Finally, here’s a little behind-the-scenes/gag reel of the production.
Connect with my buddy Mike on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Tags: baby, chihuahua, commercial, crash the superbowl, crunch, fight, hollywood, lonely island, mike hedrick, race, video contest
