Any other Mad Men Maniacs in here?
Some Spoilers:
A couple of episodes ago, the Japanese Honda asked Don Draper as well as his competition to produce a few storyboard concepts with $3000 for their new line of motor bikes. Partner Roger Sterling made an ass of himself to the Honda Execs so Draper had to come up with a way to save face and also push his competition off a ledge. So he got the competition to think he was going outside the rules and producing a mock commercial with his own money. The other side bought it and produced a great spec ad. The competition mocked Draper as he walked in to present to the Honda execs.
Standing alone in front of Honda, Draper took out his check book and wrote out a check for $3000. “I don’t want to be part of a competition where the players don’t follow the rules” he said. Then he walked out.
This impressed the Japanese. They retained their old ad agency but as partner Roger Cooper put it, “Of the three princes invited to the ball, they were most impressed by Draper”
Why this story?
Cause I feel like I’m the only one left that reads the RULES!
Got the poster and Beta SP submitted to the festival by the date stipulated in the packet… They only accept 35mm, DigiBeta, and BetaSP. Now I hear in an email from the organizer they’re accepting 35mm, DigiBeta, Beta SP AND DVD and Blu-Ray.
Well shoot me, had I known they’d taken blu-ray, I would have given them blu-ray.
Going to go drop off a BD now…
