My Pat is famous!

AZCycle · Oct 15, 2007

I work at an Advertising agency and we shot a commercial about Bike/Car safety this past week. They needed a small SUV as the vehicle and I was asked to volunteer.

I also was the staff photographer...

While everything went fairly smooth, they did scratch the door paint with their big camera suction-cup mounting device, but I can buff it out no problem. They also managed to gouge the interior plastic of the rear passenger door. That I'm a bit pissed about... but it'll be fun to see my Pat in local commercials!

My Pat with the "talent" at the wheel... not me!

Crew mounting the camera:

Getting everything in frame:

Who says Pat's don't have room? Try the driver and passenger, three camera crew, a camera, lights and batteries all inside:

A shot from the lead vehicle, cyclists riding with my Pat roaring up on them:

Overall a lot of fun, and got some compliments on the Pat.

quasimodem51 · Oct 15, 2007

"There's no business like show business like no business I know"

Totally cool. Can you YouTube the ad when it airs?

richie5120 · Oct 15, 2007

that is awesome! congrats

nearly.normal.jimmy · Oct 15, 2007

So your Pat will be the evil truck from 'Duel' in the commercial?

It may be weird since you work for the company, but when I was shooting commercials at various TV stations, we replaced and paid for just about anything we did damage to.
Even tho we had the participants sign papers releasing us from responsibility, if we had someone raise a stink, we did not fight it and just fixed it.

Of course these were local TV stations and the last thing we wanted to do was get a bad rep in the community as bullies.

Door panel is prob only a couple hundred bucks, if that. Pennies for you big glossy ad agencies with your high dollar lunches and slick lobbies.

Jim

JeepNewbee · Oct 15, 2007

the sony z11 very nice camera

MEGULA · Oct 15, 2007

Dude, that is awesome!

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AZCycle · Oct 15, 2007

Thanks, all. I'm going to have to inquire about reimbursement of the damage to the door. I'll also see if I can post the commercial to youtube when it's available.

REPUBLIC · Oct 16, 2007

Perhaps, they will "wrap your Pat with a big billboard ad.!!!!!!
AND pay you BIG bucks every month for advertising.
Let me know if I can wrap mine with a billboard too!!!!!!!!!!!

silvermike · Oct 16, 2007

You usually get paid a standard rate for the use of the car. Mileage & per diem. A friend of mine received $xx per day to use his car as background in "We are Marshall." They replaced the battery as well due to the night scenes. These are industry standard rates.

AbqPatriot · Oct 16, 2007

You and your Patriot are rockstars now!

Patriot Kmc · Oct 16, 2007

AZcycle can i have a signed picture of your Patriot LOL :notworthy:

:notworthy:

AZCycle · Oct 16, 2007

I can't promise anything until I (and the Pat) get signed on with an agent.

BNoble · Oct 16, 2007

I have decided that the Patriot was designed to flaw easily with dents, dings, and scrapes. This adds character like distressed leather or an old hardwood floor. Actually, I decided if I let these things bother me they seem to happen more often. Battle scars, just grunt and go on like a scrape while mountain biking.

djp_63 · Oct 17, 2007

AZ,

They should have used you as one of the cyclist!

DJP

johnda · Oct 18, 2007

Cool! Can I have your autograph? Only don't scratch it on MY arm rest!

My Pat is famous!

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