Definitely Do Not Push This Button

hey It's nice.

Totally awesome!

Just so that it's not hidden as a reply, this is my final word to users who have accused us (and other VCAMS) of having fake comments:
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hey_johhny said: maybe if the comments weren't so cheesey. i mean come on "Im switching to tmobile now"?? LOL
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I agree that those comments are a little ridiculous, but that doesn't make them fake.

In fact, if they were fake (meaning that I had made them up with fake accounts), they would talk in detail about how we managed to line our bluescreen shots up, how we handled the trapdoor, if our stuntman was real or digital, where we got the music, what equipment we used for the voiceover, or the dolly shot, or even what camera/editing system we had.

I might have even criticized the dull location, the unnecessarily long pause where my finger is in front of the button, the lack of detail regarding the additional features of the G1 (since all phones with internet access can do a google search).

Yes, I linked to the commercial from my facebook account and asked people to vote and comment. Sure I sent a few emails and made a few phone calls to promote the video. But the comments people made, they made on their own. Several of my friends even mocked me or dissed me, but they did it of their own accord.

I agree that even though a lot of people made a lot of comments, not many of them had any relevance to the commercial itself. And, I have to say, yours was one of them.

Current's website is poorly designed to handle this kind of thing, and we should have never been told that popularity would matter in selecting the VCAM winners, because it didn't. A lot of people shared their videos with their friends and associates to strengthen their chance to earn thousands of dollars and recognition from T-Mobile, but in the end it just amounted to free advertising .

Several of us have been accused of having "fake comments," but I have seen no evidence of that. An irrelevant comment isn't fake. A "cheesy" comment isn't fake.

In any case, thank you for helping to destroy trust and goodwill on the internet.

Now, to those who have supported this or any other VCAM effort, thank you for your time and your viewership. I can understand why T-Mobile didn't select our video, but I hope you (and they) got a laugh upon watching it. We had a good time making it, and T-Mobile has an excellent product. I know because I bought a G1 for the shoot... and then returned it...

Maybe if I had won, I could have afforded to keep it ; )

I have to agree with studmike.

These fake comments by fake people are hilarious!

Very funny concept, and really impressive how you integrated the YouTube video into your piece. Well done!

Great concept and really well executed! One of my favorites, Good jobs guys!

Nice work. I particularly like the facial expression right after the almost-press.

Just too good and fun, watched it over and over again - Couldn't stop. Great Job Jason!

Funny stuff, and high quality video work. Nice job, guys.

Fun video, interesting to watch... sweet phone

Oh wow! If only I had seen this sooner! I recently came across a "Definitely Do Not Push This" Button and made the ghastly mistake of pushing it! Let's just say, the results were just as frightening as falling into a trap door down to who-knows-where!

Fortunately, because of this video, I'll be buying this phone and will never make this mistake again!

Seriously though, this is a GREAT video! It really captures attention - humor is a GREAT marketing tool! Well done jasmattkrz! :)

Great video... I Google everything at home. With this phone, I can do it anywhere. The commercial really gets the message across.

This will make a great ad. And it really looks professional. Good Job!

Clever use of the mobile phone Jason. Made me laugh

Hilarious, I definately want to buy this phone now. It looks cool!

HA! HAHAhahahahahaha!!!

XO -Amanda

haha awesome

Great job! That is too funny.

Only you Jason could come up with something like this. Very funny indeed.

Great work, guys! This looks really awesome and well-done!

-Your favorite Leading Lady. :P

wow! im switching to tmobile.

pretty much the best commercial EVER.

cool.

Loved it! I actually considered switching to T Mobile.

When will then be now?

Soon.

cute video

Which is like saying that the only painting you will look at is the Mona Lisa, or the only girl you will ever date is Heidi Klum.

There is a time and place for everything, but shooting this on film would have been absurd. Film would not have been cost effective, time effective, or even practical for our purposes. Also, no one has said to me "well, it just didn't make sense, because it wasn't shot on film."

Also, the fact of the matter is that film definitely doesn't always look better. You might argue that the best film looks better than the best digital, but that would just be your opinion. If you try to tell me that you've never seen film that looked worse than this, you're either very forgetful, or you're lying.

By the way, crimsonchain and I are old friends, we just happen to disagree on EVERYTHING. It's the entire foundation of our friendship ; )

very good lol! I wonder what happened to the poor chap who fell down the hole?haha

This is hillarious!!!!

Short and sweeeeet! The expressions and gestures add a lot. If they don't take the video, they'll definitely want your voice.

very cool

I watched this commercial about 15 times in a row. This is hilarious!

hahaha, simply amazing. I'm that guy who wouldn't think to research before hittin the button

Excellent work, Jason (and crew). This is very well done!

Clever, suspenseful, unexpected result, links well with product

This is awesome!!! I hope you win!

Was the music composed specifically for this video, or was it, like, a bank of royalty-free stuff you got to pick from?

This is probably the best one of these I've seen. It's funny, but not overly ridiculous. And it's a good practical demonstration of the phone's capabilities.

Well I just Randomly stumbled across this video and i think it is FANTASTIC! In fact i am beginning to develop a crush on that unbelievably attractive man in it. I mean WOW! Just look at him! What a stud, and soooo talented. T-Mobil, you are looking at a man who can take your company to new heights. Or at least make some more of these fantastic commercials.

Absolutely fantastic. Simple, to the point, and hilarious.

haha that is the bees knees!!!

I think it is catchy and to the point. Great commercial

hey nice job. especially with the trap door action. green screen?

glad you liked mine too. Good luck.

jeff

I really appreciate all of your support! I hope this makes the cut! As a thank you, here are some interesting facts:

The first show was on a dolly I made with 32 pink Skateboard wheels (pink was cheaper!)

The falling effect was created by building a real trapdoor 4 feet off the ground, spraypainted to look more similar to concrete.

That sequence was shot in a local barn in Nowheresville, Maryland that had been converted into a small bluescreen studio (available for rent!)

Both actors are the same guy, which is the same guy who did the voice over, which is also the guy who wrote it and produced it. That's me, Jason.

The guy who shot it on his HVX200a with a Red Rock, M2 and Nikkor prime lens was Brian Pennington, whose work you can see at www.starwipefilms.com

That sidewalk was our third location choice, which is outside of a "Curves for Women." The owners are exceptionally nice people.

There was a second, longer version, where the guy falls back from the sky and slams onto the ground, but we cut that to keep things tight, and to reduce editing time (too many shadows on the bluescreen- turns out it's hard to light a guy who's falling 8 feet through the air)

Our buddy Jon Borkman came as a production assistant for the shoot, but we didn't tell him what we were doing until we were already on set, and then he got to pull the release for the trapdoor.

To match the height gain (four feet) that the set created, we backed a truck up to the loading bay of the barn where the bluescreen is, and put the tripod (and a bunch of computer equipment) in the bed of the truck.

It snowed 5 inches 2 days before production. At the day of the exterior shoot, we had the PA sweep and shovel as much as he could, and we also blow-torched some of the snow that was in the dirt.

Since there was no separate director on set (I was acting, Brian was shooting, and Jon was holding a reflector), we have an awful lot of extra footage of me making really silly faces.

The button is one of those old push lights that you throw a couple of batteries in and then you can put it anywhere. I bought some spraypaint and turned it into a big red button- though the idea for that belongs to Brian's lovely and talented wife, Karen.

Brian and Karen are also the names of my brother and sister.

Okay, those are all of my fun facts for now. Thanks again!

Very cute

This video is great jason...almost as good as Brian the future Brian Jr

Great stuff man!

Jason, this is wonderful! I hope you win!

Great commercial, But the god like voice is missing at the end!

You look good, and I like the practical application and I am suprised that you can make a commercial without speaking!

i wonder if the g1 will show me whats at the bottom of that hole?
great commercial!!!!

Right on. You know, I wish I had a phone that cool- then maybe I wouldn't need a crash test helmet.

I just bought a new cell phone today and it wasn't this one. Now I wish it was! Who knows what kinds of dangers I'll be walking into from now on?!

WoHoo! YAY! AWESOME! etc.

Very nice! I really hope to to see this on TV at soon.

And thanks for educating me on the danger of Definitely Do Not Push This Buttons. My EnV LG doesn't have Google capabilities, so I would have been in real trouble.

Awesome! Did they give you the phone?

Hmmm... VERY COOL!! Although, I think I might have rather seen something more horrific happen to him than falling into a sidewalk pit...Still, quite impressive!

funny, cute and very funny.

this is awesome!!!!! love it!!!

dunno if I voted right.. I clicked the vote up button ... eeesh that's why I need one of these phones so I can google what I'm supposed to do!

Good stuff....perfect phone for your small hands =)

Nicely done. Voted!

Haha, this is brilliant!

The simplicity is great. Excellent score, and very well-cut.

Excellent commercial!

very good- though do you do anything bad? NO!!!! AMAZING once agian Jason

i randomly came across this video and it is awesome! i am in no way affiliated with this jasmattkrz guy...what a tool. but GREAT commercial! i'd buy the G1 and i have an iphone!

Niiice. I like it. I think there are definite times in my life that it would be useful to know what happens when you push a large ominous red button.

very funny. blows the others away.

This was very funny! I would buy this phone since this cute guy is advertising it.

this commercial is great :-)

Jason your voice sounds heavenly

This is great!!

Good, but it needs more ninja action.

Hilarious.

Haha! I love it, Jason!

Thanks to everyone who helped out! Brian, Jon, Adam, Christina, and Mindy!