"Remote Dimmer Switch" Infomercial
| Shooting an infomercial for a Remote Dimmer Switch (that is; a device that allows you to turn your light on or off, or dim them with your TV or VCR remote) offered challenges. One being that the scenes needed to take place at night, but shot in the day. We scripted this infomercial to have a healthy-dose of humor and not take itself too seriously, so it included several "dream-sequences" in which the host found himself in imaginary roles (with the obligatory "dream-smoke" from a smoke-machine). Click on a thumbnail to see the full-sized photo. |
| The small light will throw off a blue cast on the actors, and a small cloth waved in front will help create the illusion that said light is coming off of the big-screen TV. |
| Rolling a dolly shot |
| Shooting a dining room scene. |
| Host and Actor sits and practices lines with our Production Assistant; the camera ready to roll soon. |
| Actors, Dean and Shannon recieve final make-up touches before we shoot a scene. |
| Placing the boom mic and ready to shoot |
| Blacking-out another window to create a day-for-night shot. |
| the actors studying the script between takes |
| We had to black-out all windows that were on camera to create the illusion of nighttime; such as this dining room scene seen from inside and outside. |
| Another Dolly Shot |
| Actress Trinidi relaxes in a hottub ready for her shot |
| Actor Dean Serneels receives final make-up touches for a scene where he dreams he is the captain of a famous space ship, kind-of. |
| Another actor in costume and make-up for another 'dream-sequence' (who says infomercials can't be fun) |
