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Click to watch the first TAC Ken Lay TVC

Mat & Justine have just finished the first of 3 TAC commercials working with Ken Lay. It was great to get to work with the police and Ken Lay, he was very professionial and great to work with, he must have thought the same of us!

And they call this work? Two commercials by Craig MacLean for JWT Melbourne, and he got ‘em in one take.

The crew hard at it waiting for magic hour.

Click here to view Problem Gambling - Son

DOP Graeme Wood gets up close and personal with our lead talent.

Click here to view Problem Gambling - Mate

The weather forecast for Friday said 26 degrees, so it was time to roll out the Barbie and hit our now famous “Guild Backyard”.
The afternoon was such a blast with plenty of friendly faces rolling in and out, … Here is a little peak at what was…’

See you at the next “Guild Backyard Barbie” and don’t forget you zinc cream and your cricket bat.

Emma Freeman’s installation, Flatlands, enters its final week at Gorker Gallery, cnr Gore and Kerr Streets, Fitzroy this week. You can catch it between 3pm to 7pm Wednesday to Friday, and 11am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. A great experience if you can make it along.

However, if you can’t make it click here to see it as a single screen.

• View "Flatlands" here

Director Damien Kelly has teamed up with creative hot-shop Marmalade on their latest Heinz spot for new product Steam Fresh Mix & Match. The story involves a dickhead bloke conjuring up his perfect woman BUT he gets the mix all wrong. It’s a case of be careful what you wish for. With the tagline ‘Get the right mix every time’, the spot was conceived by creatives Romani Mieszkowski and Frank Trobianni, helmed by creative maestro Neil Mallet, and post produced at MRPPP. If you you wish to grab a copy of Damien’s latest reel contact Helene Nicol or Michael Robinson at The Guild on (03) 9529 8100.

• View "Dog's Body" here

A few weeks ago Mat and Justine were contemplating a Suzuki snow shoot for MJW without any snow!

The day before the shoot it absolutely bucketed down with snow causing blizzard conditions at Mt Hotham.

DP Graeme Wood was very impressed with the facilities provided for him.

I guess that’s what we love about shooting in Australia, the extremes.

• View "Crossover" here

Wanted… Mat Humphrey breaks out of prison in just 5 days… Organising a prison break has taken years for many and most have failed, but Humphrey planned his big escape along side his alias Justine. In just 5 days they managed to build a tunnel, cut through wire and dig their way to freedom and a freezing shoot in what was an old mental institution.

Panasonic is a fantastic new commercial that really gets to the cell block of good advertising. Working with Russell Smyth at the Campaign palace, this on going campaign really made a break through on this shoot, quite literally!

• View "Prison Break" here

International interest in Craig MacLean’s acclaimed comedy continues to grow with the news that White Lines will be screening in August at Los Angeles’ premiere short film festival - LA Shorts Fest.

An Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences accredited festival, LA Shorts Fest screens the very best short films handpicked from around the world and is recognised as an industry-leading showcase for emerging talent.

• View "White Lines Trailer" here

Click through to see Emma Freeman’s latest spot for TRUenergy.

• View "Darkness" here

Mat Humphrey has just completed another hard hitting campaign to raise awareness for road safety from the TAC.

The campaign launched on the 18th March and sales of protective clothing have already started rising with consumers mentioning the advertising when coming in to purchase the gear.

It was great to team up again with Nigel & Pete for another memorable, if graphic safety message for the TAC.

• View "Motorbike" here
• View "Scooter" here

Continuing the series of Worksafe Victoria’s emotive and affecting TVC’s, Director Mat Humphrey has just completed the latest installment, titled School Play.

This spot follows Shannon’s Way’s successful formula of a family waiting for Dad to arrive home safely from his working day, this time to his daughter’s kinder play.

Written by Jacqui Shannon and Creative Director Rob Dow, this 90 sec TVC is currently airing in Victoria, and promises to evoke the emotion and thought this message deserves.

• View "School Play" here

Mat Humphrey has recently completed a new anti-smoking spot for The Campaign Palace Sydney that sheds an ironic light on smokers’ habits.

In contrast to some of the more graphic anti-smoking health messages this new commercial exposes smokers’ habitual behaviour by comparing the relationship with smoking to a friendship, and highlights the destructive nature of addiction.

The 30sec commercial, written by Executive Creative Director: Paul Fishlock, is airing on NSW television and in cinemas.

• View "If Smoking Was a Friend" here