As some of you may well already know, I've been working on and honing a "professional-grade" RX-8 promotional advertisement for some time now. Filming has been on and off since June of 2010, but not until recently have I had the opportunity to fully commit to the project. Long story short, a friend in the film industry saw one of my previous versions of the trailer and recommended I construct a longer version for submission to the Evvy Awards. Linked below is the final iteration.

Community Support: Submission does not guarantee that my ad will be nominated for viewing, if the EvvySubmit channel sees that enough positive feedback is received, (comments, reactions on the link below) they may very well show the film at the festival (Representatives and film professionals from Hollywood WILL be present for the event, along with a 1,500 member audience) This is significant because if my film shows, its very likely that funding for a much larger scale Mazda project could come into play, one which will involve MEMBERS who desire to have their OWN cars in the next film. Whatever the result, my girlfriend and I had an awesome time doing the driving/filming for it, so no regrets. Check it out and I hope you enjoy it!


The link below is the link to the Evvy Awards page:

To provide feedback that would be visible to the judging committee, simply follow the link to the actual YouTube page and comment where you would normally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70KDy...el_video_title

Link to my own personal Youtube account, other RX-8 videos I've filmed if you're interested:

http://www.youtube.com/user/AEsposit...s?feature=mhum

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can't see the vid at work, but if it's anything like the short version, i'm sure it's awesome!! i'll try to remember to check it out at home...

 

^ same here, cant wait to get home .... gunna check it out on my phone now though cause the trailer was amazing.

 

Thanks, hope I don't disappoint then. The pressures on.

 

Just watched it on my phone. I. Freaking. Love. It

You have incredible talent my friend, keep it up. Sharing on my facebook

 

Great stuff, I enjoyed watching it, and you have a beautiful girlfriend

 

All kinds of sexy!

Well put together. Very well done.

 

love your editing style, one thing i didnt like is the fade transition at 1:01 i felt like the 2 shots are too similar so the transition is kind of pointless? maybe fix it with a insert or something

definately great overall, best of luck

 

Has your gf got a sister?

Jokes aside, this is a nice video that looks even nicer if I think about the materials you may have at your disposal for shooting.

 

Very nice man; professional. Tell your GF nice job too

 

Where is the link to the awards page?

 

awesome! PM'ed

 

yeah were can we vote or provide feedback? Great job

 

Epic, just Epic.

 

EPIC.. doesn't fit it, no words do,

well done, and i think i seen parts of it on youtube and maybe a subscriber, but well done, mazda should deffently hook you up.

sharing on my FB as well.

 

totally awesome. agree on the transition around the 1:01 mark, that was great constructive feedback.

 

Thanks for the support guys. It's always appreciated. To provide feedback that would be visible to the judging committee, simply follow the link to the actual YouTube page and comment where you would normally.

*About the transition at 1:01, nothing goes unnoticed after spending so much time editing, I left the fade in the final edit intentionally, simply as a result of the imposed constraints on that particular shot. (I wanted the car pulling up to the light in motion... car stops then light turns green, only problem was traffic pulled out in front and I had to edit that out, a simple cut would be too jarring and out of place considering the soundtrack) Very keen eye though to spot an inconsistency!

 

Dude, That's Indescribable.
But If it were to be described everyone seems to well agree that's EPIC
if you get chosen to do bigger stuff not only for mazda but any other company
you would make them hell of proud, all your videos are full of awesome

 

i love that idea, i think coldflame's suggestion is good though...to add something BETWEEN that red light/green light transition. like, even if it's a still, or a shot of your girlfriend like there is elsewhere...just something to make it seem like a "real" transition instead of a "mess up"...does that make sense?

seriously though, it's a really really great video. that's just nitpicking. the video editing is amazing.

 

Unfortunately the final version has of course already been submitted, so I can't make any modifications to the film. Instead, my energy will very soon be dedicated towards making the next film, hopefully using more than just my car! Depends on how eager members are to get in on the action.

 

pick me pick me!!!

giving feedback now..........after i watch it again

 

just heard it with the volume turned up....awesome choice of music and great use of the car's sounds!! wow

 

Haha thank you. Sort of difficult when the usual production/post production crew consists of one or two camera men, a dedicated sound specialist, lighting crew, driver, and talent...My team consisted of me, my girl friend, and occasionally a buddy who would tag along. Half the time I was hanging out of some sort of moving vehicle checking exposure, mic levels etc...and got stopped by the cops nearly every time we went out! All were extremely interested...no tickets

 

Very well done! Just one comment, why the wiggling at the very end? Just curious.

 

That was a slight drift towards the end, bit of sideways slip quickshifting into second gear.