May. 17th, we had a really fun and special commercial shooting. Because it's for pet food! There were 4 dogs and 4 cats coming to the shooting. They are all stars! We all get along really well in the big house. The shooting mainly took place on the third and fourth floor of the residential area, where they captured the interaction between the talent with the cute dogs/cats, and also how they love the food. The production company Clarabelle Co. did a great job. Click "True Blue Test", "Better Ingredients" , "Mad" and "Molly" to watch the commercial.
Blue Buffalo Pet Food TV Commercial
VMware TV Commercial at BMS
May 14th, we had another TV commercial shooting for a straight 14 hours at Bennett Media studio. It was for VMware, Microsoft's biggest competitors, a software company that provides cloud and vitualization software and services. It was founded Palo Alto, CA. The production company StarDust is also a California based visual supply company. We had great fun with all the people bringing Cali breeze.
Check out the commercial video here : "The Lowest Total Cost Of Ownership", "An Unmatched Level of Reliability", and "The More Secure, Purpose-Built Platform" .
Press Event and Private Conference at BMS for Fruttare (Unilever), hosting Ne-Yo and Cher Lloyd.
Hand it to the folks at Golin Harris and Unilever...They held an elegant VIP press and Branding conference at Bennett Media Studio. It was packed with good food, conversations, clever presentations and seemingly a lot of fun.
It was the main stage for announcing the joint deal with Ne-Yo and Cher Lloyd for their song writing talents embracing the inspirational ideas for the Fruttare Brand...kinda clever actually.
The main area was used in the residential part of the Building, providing a home-like feel to the event. Click HERE to review the article on ArtistDirect.
Justin Timberlake at Bennett Media Studio for a Short film for Saturday Night Live.
Justin Timberlake at Bennett Media Studio for SNL Skit!
We had a shoot for Saturday Night Live with Justin Timberlake here at Bennett Media Studio. It was filmed all day Friday, and went quickly on air the next (Saturday) night. So you get a sense that this is quick turnaround time, one day to be precise.
The shoot lasted for a good 12 hours, had lots of preparation, and a fairly large crew of people. It was a closed set, so the work went quickly. The episode was called: “Romantic Comedy”. You can see it here.
Vince Vaughn was here for another Saturday Night Live
This was another episode for SNL (Saturday Night Live) shot at Bennett Media Studio. This came just after a few weeks after the Justin Timberlake piece at BMS. This episode was actually shot in the Master Bedroom/Bathroom, and there was a real charmer there.
Vince Vaughn is a most relaxed and naturally funny guy...and seems to thrive in these offbeat situations.
I made sure the snake was gone before recapturing my Bathroom.
The episode was called: "Bathroom Cobra". You can see the video HERE.
KBS Interviews Ed Bennett
In 2011, major South Korean television network, KBS, aired in Korea a one-hour documentary special on K-Pop (Korean pop music). KBS interviewed Bennett Media Studio founder Ed Bennett in his home, asking him about his thoughts on the rising genre and its potential here in the United States. His comments can be found near the end of the documentary around the 51:56 mark.