Welcome to my Production Diary

I often get asked, "What does a producer do?" Obviously, I produce. Mostly, this looks like me sitting in front of my Mac at Starbucks looking worried or deep in thought.
This blog should help you understand better what a producer does, as I chronicle my adventures on and off set.
-Chris

Friday, October 31, 2008

Doritos Crash The Superbowl Contest

A few weeks ago I had the bright idea to shoot a couple of spots for the Doritos Crash the Superbowl contest. Just get a few friends together, have some fun, shoot on RED, but nothing too serious. Fast forward to now: I just wrapped on three intense days of shooting three commercials with three different directors. Over the next week or so, I will post blogs about each of the individual commercials.
Needless to say, this project became much larger than I originally anticipated, but I was able to create several strategic partnerships that made these commercials come to life. First and foremost a huge thank you to Jeff Bartsch and Resolve Entertainment for Exec Producing the project and for allowing me to bring Aaron Matthew Kaiser and AntiKaiser Productions in to help with production. And as always much love to my production family at Llewellyn Films (Wes, Amanda, Lonnie, and Intern Luke) for providing production support (and mental support). Last but not least a special thank you to my good friend Scotty D. for having the right part at the right time, several times.

Thank you to my entire crew, who worked incredibly hard for three days. Thank you to all of the actors who lent us your talents.

Credits:
Exec Producer: Jeff Bartsch - Resolve Entertainment
Producer: Chris Roberts - Chris Roberts Productions
Co-Producer: Aaron Matthew Kaiser - AntiKaiser Productions

Directors:
Chris Armstrong - "The Chase" Staring: Jeremy Searle, Melissa Disney, and Braxton Davis
Wes Llewellyn with Ryan Mooney- "Girl Fight" Staring: Lonnie Colón, Bethany Levy, Katie Eischen, and William Spacer
Brad Bosley - "Bold Burglar" Staring: James McMann, and Jeff Lorch

Crew:
Director of Photography: Brandon Lippard
First AC: Cameron Riddles
Gaffer: Eric Boland
Grip: Will Demeritt
Audio: Matt Burgette
Make-up: Tara Lang
DIT: Sarah Sanders
Stunt Coordinator: Ryan Mooney
Script Supervisor: Adria Castillo
Key PA: Intern Luke
PA: Jo Correy