Just heard that the place we shot our new commercial has shut down. The Foundry, one of Boulder’s only pool halls shut its doors this weekend. There are other places to play pool in Boulder of course, but the Foundry was one of the better known places, even if their tables weren’t in very good condition.
Rousey’s in China, the Foundry closes, this isn’t shaping up to be a very happy week for old Frank T. Dawg.
Well, we’re done shooting the commercial and its looking pretty good if I do say so myself. Team PoolDawg bowed to my will and made me the star of the commercial so I must say I’m pretty pleased with how it all turned out. We shot the entire thing at The Foundry over in Boulder.
It was a bit nerve wracking having to stand there and look pretty for so long, but in the end it was totally worth it. Our director Ben Eslinger from Backline Productions was really cool and came up with a bunch of ideas for different endings to the commercial (some of which are going to have to be web only).
All in all, it was a blast shooting the new spot which we’re hoping to have to ESPN in time for the airing of the Pacific Coast Classic (November 15th). Once Ben’s finished doing his magic, we’ll post some of the commercials up on the blog.
It seems that team PoolDawg has decided that its time to update our beloved commercial. The guys over at The Foundry in Boulder, Colorado were nice enough to offer up their very cool space, so hopefully sometime in the next few weeks we’ll be shooting.
Now since I’m in Bloomington with Sarah, they had my stunt double stand in for some of the planning shots.
As you can see, my stunt double has been through some rough times. Sadly, he’s not lifting his leg here. His back leg got snapped off at one point, he’s got no tail… its really just sad.
They haven’t told me what exactly the commercial is going to be yet, but I have been promised a starring role.
