Tongal Staff Pick: “Died Hard” – Nick Mundy
Nick Mundy’s “Died Hard” is incredible for a number of reasons. Not only does it parody one of my favorite action films or all-time (Die Hard, duh) brilliantly, but it also has great production value and takes Mitch Wissick’s concept to an entirely different place. Check out Nick’s video below and the clip it was based on below that.
Tongal Staff Pick: “Helping Entrepreneurs Get Off The Ground” – Reid MacDonald
This week’s Staff Pick comes to us courtesy of Reid MacDonald. His submission for the Kiva Instructional Video Competition, “Kiva – Helping Entrepreneurs Get Off The Ground,” is, in a word, phenomenal. To start, the concept is excellent; I genuinely believe that you would be hard-pressed to generate a more eloquent visual metaphor for the Kiva loan process than Reid’s balloons. We also really enjoyed the minimalist aesthetic of the green shirts against the white soundstage along with the elegant composition and beautiful lighting of each shot. It never hurts to have eleven extras, some upbeat stock piano riffs, and a professionally recorded voice over, either. Thanks, Reid!
Tongal Staff Pick: “Mama Mattress Chase” – Bryan Pentecostes
Staff Picks is a new feature of the Tongal site that highlights non-winning contest entries worthy of recognition and praise for their technical and conceptual excellence.
To start things off, we hearken back to the $10,000 LendingTree You To The Rescue Commercial Contest. Bryan Pentecostes’ beautiful execution of Tina Radel’s “Don’t Sleep On Your Finances” Concept is definitely one of those videos that still makes us say, “wow.” From a production standpoint, the commercial is well lit, well shot, well directed, well acted, and well edited. Also, given such a literal interpretation of the original concept, it’s great to see that Bryan took the time to locate and shoot an actual garbage truck. The use of natural lighting and basic handheld camera techniques also lend a realistic, almost documentary, feel to the whole commercial. Mama Mattress Chase is a seriously solid video and the first official Tongal Staff Pick. Congratulations, Bryan!
