Dove Contest - Take 1 (Need Feedback ASAP!!)

[Disneyphile]

Ok, kids, here's the first cut for the contest. Lemme know what you think. Please say whatever comes to mind.

I can say one thing - trying to convey a message in 30 seconds or less is friggin hard, especially when certain stock footage must be used according to the rules.

Link (http://web.mac.com/tdsproductions/iWeb/Total%20Dynamic%20Studios/DoveTake1.html)

I still have a couple days left to tweak it, so please note any changes that should be made, etc.

This was truly a LoT of effort - NA's bathroom, CP's brave acting, and MBC's original music. :snap:

Enjoy!

[figment1986]

Nice touch with the mirror reflection...

Looks great! feels like it takes to long for the dove to come out and hit the luffa... like maybe take out half a second of the looking at the dove before having the liquid come out? you might understand what i mean.... but its great as is..

[Isaac]

Can't see it.

:(

[innerSpaceman]

Sorry, it won't play for me either.

[Snowflake]

Me either cause I'm at work. Tonight, however, when it's too late!

[Alex]

I hate to say it if it was performed just for that but the music doesn't seem to fit right, to me. It might just be that it is a bit too loud but it felt very male for a very feminine scene.

And I agree that there's something just a tad off in the "applying soap to loofah bit.

But otherwise a very good effort.

[Gemini Cricket]

A couple of things:

The Dove bottle needs to be facing the camera. Flat. Not at an angle. We need to see all of the front of the bottle.

Jenn's hair later on in the commercial needs to look better than the first shot. I think her hair looked better in the before-Dove section. The whole before and after thing...

I like the shot at the end. But, and this isn't meaning to offend anyone, what is the actress doing in that last shot? It needs to be more clear. If she's using Dove and all is well, she should be lathering her shoulder or arms up and we should see it. Right now, it looks like she's... well... just rubbing herself.

The music maybe should play up the whole Paris motif? Squeaky accordion music at first and then a more sensual Piaf-like sound towards the end?

Is Jenn in Paris? It looks like it.

The graphic next to Jenn in the shower with the Dove bottle should be smoother, again more sensual.

I like the shower squeak at the beginning.

I love the way the bathroom looked.

I love Jenn.

I think this is a cool commercial.

:)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Heehee! I don't think I can have much perspective on this because my initial reaction is "that doesn't look like a commercial because that's ME!"

Anyway, I'd agree with the above. Cut the squeezing scene a bit. I'd slow down the part where I'm washing my shoulders/neck, I'm moving too fast against the slow music.

I also agree with Brad on the last shot - I was like, dude, what am I washing?? :D Did any of the rest of it look better? I know I tried to wash visibly (back and arms) but of course I have no idea what it looked like from your side.

Is the pink bottle part of the stock footage? The fact that it doesn't match the ivory colored bottle we used is a kind of a shame.

I wish my hair looked better, and I wish there was time for a reshoot! ;) But all the angles are great, the dropping soap looked better than I imagined. I disagree with Alex on the music, I think it matches the theme of luxury very well.

Can't wait for the second draft!

[Chernabog]

Hmmm that's odd, clicking on that link crashes firefox every time. Perhaps my quicktime isn't up to date?

*edit* yup something about a "buffer overrun" in C++ when it tries to update Quicktime, I'll reinstall. The things I do for Dove. ;)

[Kevy Baby]

I had to watch without sound as I am still stuck in a cubicle farm.

The only thing I would add is that the transitions need to be smoother - most of them seem quite abrupt. This may be because it is an early cut, but I thougth I would mention it.

Can't see it.

:(

Sorry, it won't play for me either.Once it downloaded, I just clicked on the QuickTime logo and the player popped up. Hopefully that helps.

[Morrigoon]

DAMN! I like it!

I agree that you could afford to cut a few frames from the applying-Dove-to-loofah shot - there's that little pause before it starts to come out that makes it a tad long, but not horribly so. Personally, I think the music is great. And I agree with the love of the mirror shot.

[Alex]

Well, if there's anything I'm likely to be wrong about it is music. So definitely don't my opinion any particular weight in that regard.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Doesn't play. ::sniffle:: Not sure what I'm doing wrong. pout.

[wolfy999]

I had to update my Quicktime to play....

[Not Afraid]

It's hard to be objective. Good friend shooting, good friend starting, good friend composting, my newly re-done bathroom (and even my photography is featured).........But here goes anyways. The uncomfortable moment is waiting for the soap to come out of the bottle. It just takes a bit too long. I agree that you don't know what Jen is "looking at" in the end shot. ("Man, I need to shave my pubes" comes to mind. ;)). I love the pacing of the music, it works perfectly. I think that it could be a bit "prettier" to fit the product.

I love the concept of the reflection shot!!!! Love Jen's expression of disgust and I love the soap dropping.

So, there's my very un-objective $.02.

[Kevy Baby]

...and I love the soap dropping.Kudos to Frodo Potter for his excellent soap dropping skills; a talent I understand he studied in depth with iSm.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

And yes, that really is NA's soap that I can't stand the sight of. ;)

[Not Afraid]

A brand of soap that I heavily favor over any Dove body wash, BTW.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

A brand of soap that I heavily favor over any Dove body wash, BTW.Sorry about the soap dents! I must've dropped it at least a dozen times, plus whatever damage Mr Potter inflicted.

[Not Afraid]

It's fine. It still works. ;)

[Kevy Baby]

Can soap be "broken" (rendering it unusable)?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I went to dovecreamoil.com and wow, there is some CRAP on there. :evil: I was thinking of sandbagging the competition but seriously, those do not deserve high praise anyway, so I have no trouble voting them down.

[BarTopDancer]

Looks great!

I love the eye roll and look of disgust/despair right before the soap dropping.

I agree that it takes to long for the product to come out of the bottle, and there is a look on Jen's face that can be misconstrued as boredom while waiting for it to happen. I also think the music might want to be 'softened' up a bit if it's possible.

Also, at the end I'm not really sure what Jen is doing. Can the graphic be moved to still cover but show some washing?

Is the pink bottle at the end stock? Is it possible to replace it with the same type used? It adds a moment of product confusion.

[Disneyphile]

Coolness. I'll fix the squeeze scene. Might have to speed it up a tad, because we only did two takes on that part, and that ended up being the best one, with the bottle more prominent.

As for the mirror/shower scene - since it shows a lack of lather, would it be best if I use the take I have with the mirror slightly steamed up to mask that little fact? That way, the focus will be on the tray/Dove, with CP out of focus in the back. How would that do? I'll add that to the next cut and see what you all think.

As for the red bottle shot, that is one that we must use - it's their new variety that doesn't come out until later this month, so it's not even available on the shelves. They should have offered to send us a bottle or something so the product would match, but that was their odd decision. Ken can tell you that I was in here swearing about having to use it, and finally came up with splitting the screen with an action shot. That clip took me over 6 hours to contemplate what the heck to do with it. Bleh.

And to those who can't view it, I'm sorry. Apparently, all my stuff requires the latest version of Quicktime, probably because I compress it down with the pro version. For this, I didn't want to YouTube it.

[Kevy Baby]

What about my request for more nudity?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

As for the mirror/shower scene - since it shows a lack of lather, would it be best if I use the take I have with the mirror slightly steamed up to mask that little fact? That way, the focus will be on the tray/Dove, with CP out of focus in the back. How would that do? I'll add that to the next cut and see what you all think.That sounds better to me :)

[Gemini Cricket]

It makes me want to take a shower... for once.

[~MS~]

I think that it's going to kick butt and take names when you tweak it just the bits that have already been mentioned, can't wait to see the next version!

[innerSpaceman]

Kudos to Frodo Potter for his excellent soap dropping skills; a talent I understand he studied in depth with iSm.

Yes, and practice made for perfection. But wait till you hear him go on and on about the depth!

[Disneyphile]

I'm also tweaking the transitions a bit, per Kevy's suggestion. It's a real bitch adding dissolves when I have layers of different formats. :P (The required stock footage is imported .mov files which don't take kindly to transitions.) But, I figured it's worth a try.

Oh, and I'll try a bit of Paris-y music with the second take, although I am partial to MBC's ditty. :)

[BarTopDancer]

As for the mirror/shower scene - since it shows a lack of lather, would it be best if I use the take I have with the mirror slightly steamed up to mask that little fact? That way, the focus will be on the tray/Dove, with CP out of focus in the back. How would that do? I'll add that to the next cut and see what you all think.

That sounds good!

As for the red bottle shot, that is one that we must use - it's their new variety that doesn't come out until later this month, so it's not even available on the shelves. They should have offered to send us a bottle or something so the product would match, but that was their odd decision. Ken can tell you that I was in here swearing about having to use it, and finally came up with splitting the screen with an action shot. That clip took me over 6 hours to contemplate what the heck to do with it. Bleh.

Eh, then it's their fault. The split screen is good!

[Disneyphile]

What about my request for more nudity?You volunteering? ;)

[NirvanaMan]

I really really liked the mirror reflection scene at the end. I thought it looked very cool. Sensual without being over the top.

You are incredible. I can't believe you pulled this together so quickly. Some constructive criticism before I put on my "I work in marketing hat":


Cut the scene of Jennie smiling at the product a bit. It was a bit awkward. Shorter length would help. I would cut from the beginning as opposed to the end.
I'm sure this comes later, but the shower scenes would benefit from sort of treatment that would match them to the more produced look and feel of the title card and dove supplied scenes. Needs a bit of "haziness" if you know what I mean.Ok marketing stuff:


Hero shot is lost a bit to the seductive showering of Jen's face. The marketing folks may not like that. However, there is a great hero shot at the end, but again the product can be lost with everything else going on.
Is there any more product info you can include? The title cards look great but the oil/cream scene seems like it would benefit from a product info overly or a card following it. I don't know anything about the stuff but something like: 100% organic wizzywhats, or natural oil creams... if you get what I mean.Honestly though, incredible first stab.

[NirvanaMan]

You volunteering? ;)

Don't encourage him. Please.

[Disneyphile]

Ok, here's Take 2 (http://web.mac.com/tdsproductions/iWeb/Total%20Dynamic%20Studios/DoveTake2.html).

I don't personally like the European music, but I'd love to hear if you all like it. I think the other one works better for the scene, but whatever. :)

Now, I'll start on Take 3, starting with NM's marketing notes. ;)

(It's a good thing Ken just brought me some lunch during his lunch break...)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, is the mirror fog digital? Good idea, but too foggy, I almost didn't notice the mirror at all.

[Disneyphile]

Hmm, is the mirror fog digital? Good idea, but too foggy, I almost didn't notice the mirror at all.Nope, that was natural. I can make it foggy and use one of the earlier shots. That takes a lot of time though.

[NirvanaMan]

I agree with GD that the mirror is too foggy, but the effect is great. Just needs to be toned down a touch. (of course that is prolly cause we both like looking at naked chix in mirrors)

I can't say I like the new music as much, but I think it does fit the scene better. I think it needs to be taken down a couple notches and brought in a bit more slowly - elegantly. It's a bit sudden.

Looking good!

[Morrigoon]

I like how you tied it in better to their "A little luxury, everyday?" slogan, but overall I preferred your first take.

[Disneyphile]

Oh, and one other difference to note between the takes, just after the soap drop:

"throw away the ordinary and indulge." (Take 1)
"drop the ordinary and indulge." (Take 2)

Which do you think sounds better?

[NirvanaMan]

Drop. More succinct and poignant. Shorter is always better in advertising. Have you thought about doing a VO?

[Disneyphile]

Have you thought about doing a VO?Yep. I might try it on one of the next takes.

The only thing I don't like about spoken word though - it can sometimes distract from the imagery, rather than add to it. My idea is to captivate people in the scene, so they can visualize themselves. But, I'm still open to trying a VO. It's at the bottom of my list though. :)

[BarTopDancer]

I really like the 2nd cut! It's fantastic!

I didn't notice the verbiage change until you pointed it out, but I do like "drop" after the soap drop. The cut to the oil/lotion mixture was a bit sudden and if there is a way you can move the focus off of Jen smiling at the product I'd suggest that as well.

As a woman (and that is who I presume the target market is ;) ) I like the last scene. The mirror is a bit foggy but you can still see motion. However, it's not suggesting that we hop in the shower and have sex with Jen. It's suggesting that we use this product and relax. Then again, looking at chix in the mirror while they shower isn't one of my fantasies.

I also prefer this cut of music. It's very relaxing.

It's fantastic. I'll take a look at the others when I get home.

[Pirate Bill]

I'll be in my bunk.

[Kevy Baby]

What about my request for more nudity?

You volunteering? ;)

Don't encourage him. Please.But I did offer on Tuesday.

Now off to watch (but not listen to) Take 2

[wolfy999]

The only comment I have is....I didn't even realize that it was soap & oil combined. It shows two liquids, but not what they are. Some verbage there would help sell the product IMOA.

Otherwise I really like Take 2 better than Take 1.

[Morrigoon]

Actually it's cream and oil

[~MS~]

I liked the drop the ordinary better...it flowed with the visual a bit more....

[Isaac]

Can you upload the clip in a different format like mpg ?

I don't want to upgrade my version of Quicktime cause I'll lose my pro key, but I would like to see the clips you've made.

[Deebs]

There are elements I like in both takes.

My personal preference, overall, is Take 1. That said, I think Take 2 is the better result for mass appeal.

I like the music in Take 1 better, but think the music in Take 2 is more appropriate.

The fogged mirror is much better, because as CP mentioned herself, I was kinda wondering what exactly she was washing in Take 1.

*Drop* is a much better word choice.

[Kevy Baby]

I will start by saying T that this, overall, looks fantastic. We have all been focusing on improvements but I wanted to let you know that this looks so freakin' good in such a short period of time is amazing!

OK, some of the edits still seam abrupt to me. In particular: both sides of the soap drop, into the soap squeeze, and into the split screen. When trying to convey "soft", you need soft transitions as well. There may be too many scenes/transitions as well, but maybe if these transitions were softened it might help.

And, I disagree about the fogged mirror - I like it. It provides a little motion to an otherwise static screen. You are selling the product, not Jen. I think the fog is just about right. I don't know if there is a VO on the closing shot (I can't listen at work: only watch), but it looks ripe for one.

[NirvanaMan]

Yep. I might try it on one of the next takes.

The only thing I don't like about spoken word though - it can sometimes distract from the imagery, rather than add to it. My idea is to captivate people in the scene, so they can visualize themselves. But, I'm still open to trying a VO. It's at the bottom of my list though. :)

True though, depending on how they are judging these, one thing to consider is the fact that most people ignore commercials. Many look away. The VO is a way to get the message across even if the viewer isn't looking at the ad. That said, something disruptive can be just as powerful. Sometimes a complete absence of sound can get the consumers attention just as if not more powerfully than any VO or tune.

[wolfy999]

Actually it's cream and oil

So it's doesn't actually replace soap then? The takes give me the impression it does. Another thing to think about.

[Ghoulish Delight]

And, I disagree about the fogged mirror - I like it. It provides a little motion to an otherwise static screen. You are selling the product, not Jen. I think the fog is just about right.Like I said, I didn't dislike the fog effect, it was just over done to the point that I actually had to back up because I thought the entire mirror shot was gone. I could barely see anything. I liked the idea of obscuring, but you want it to be there enough to make the point.

[Disneyphile]

I will start by saying T that this, overall, looks fantastic.Aw, shucks. :blush:

OK, some of the edits still seam abrupt to me. In particular: both sides of the soap drop, into the soap squeeze, and into the split screen. When trying to convey "soft", you need soft transitions as well. I'm trying to keep the beginning a bit more rough and abrupt, like the soap, and then soften things up once the Dove comes in. Hence why the beginning is also sans music. Would that make sense or no? I'm not sure how to convey it differently. Hmmm.

True though, depending on how they are judging these, one thing to consider is the fact that most people ignore commercials. Many look away. The VO is a way to get the message across even if the viewer isn't looking at the ad. That said, something disruptive can be just as powerful. Sometimes a complete absence of sound can get the consumers attention just as if not more powerfully than any VO or tune.Oooooh. Damn good points. Ok, I'll try out a VO version in a bit too. :)

So it's doesn't actually replace soap then? The takes give me the impression it does. Another thing to think about.It is body wash, so it does replace soap. It's quite fine wash too. I just used it for the first time today, and I feel like I bathed in lotion. I am silky!!

[NirvanaMan]

Like I said, I didn't dislike the fog effect, it was just over done to the point that I actually had to back up because I thought the entire mirror shot was gone. I could barely see anything. I liked the idea of obscuring, but you want it to be there enough to make the point.


I feel the same.

[Disneyphile]

Ok, here is Take 3 (http://web.mac.com/tdsproductions/iWeb/Total%20Dynamic%20Studios/DoveTake3.html).

And for those of you who are Quicktime-challenged, here are temporary links to private Google viewing (they're very pixilated this way though):

Take 1 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7031498331825652593&hl=en)
Take 2 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2148662080976108361&hl=en)
Take 3 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4814433624013681617&hl=en)

[wolfy999]

I still prefer the fog in the shower (even if it is a bit too thick).....the consumer needs to focus on the product, not the woman.

Other than that Take 3 makes more sense.

[Deebs]

I still prefer the fog in the shower (even if it is a bit too thick).....the consumer needs to focus on the product, not the woman.


I agree about the focus being on the product. I don't even think the fog is too much in Take 2.

Did I say I really like the squeaky shower faucet at the beginning? Well, I do.

[Kevy Baby]

OK. Very different perspective with the sound on.

Initial viewing seems okay. Would like a little more fog on the mirror (but I still like the old shot better).

I'll have to watch again in a few minutes.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

ETA - looks like I'm in the minority on the fog thing but here's my opinion -


OMG - Take 3 ROCKS! Sooo much better. The only quibble I have now is since you cropped the beginning of the squeezing (awesome) you now have too long an ending on the shot. You can see the cream suck back into the bottle when I stopped squeezing, which I think looks bad.

Other than that, I'd add at least one line of voice over somewhere (I'd trust marketing people with decisions like that, but I think it does need some vocal in it), but that's it. The end shot is perfect, IMO. I dig what you're doing with the beginning being abrupt like the bar of soap.

Seriously, this is awesome. :snap:


I'll be in my bunk.You're not bringing your laptop with, are you?? :eek: ;)

[NirvanaMan]

Camera shakes a bit in the last shot. Other than that I think it is looking good.

[Disneyphile]

Ok, how about the line, "Enjoy a little luxury, everyday" as a solitary spoken line at the end?

Would it be best to speak them over the words, or remove that shot and just say it over the shower/tray scene (and lengthen that a couple seconds to compensate)?

Oh, and who has a good voice around here, a microphone, and a way to record a file and email it to me? ;) (I know you people who have Skype can possibly manage!)

[Kevy Baby]

FWIW, I asked a friend of mine with a LOT of design experience and he agrees that take two is the better mirror shot

[NirvanaMan]

What might be an interesting experiment is to leave just the sound effects (which work great) and take out the music all together, with a seductively toned VO at the end over the hero shot.

[NirvanaMan]

The VO would have to be a woman FWIW.

[NirvanaMan]

FWIW, I asked a friend of mine with a LOT of design experience and he agrees that take two is the better mirror shot

I think I have to agree now, but that could be cause I am getting too close to it. A little less fogging would be ideal, but given the choices of shots up there I think 2 is the way to go for that shot. Plus there wasn't noticeable camera shake.

[mousepod]

I dig take 3 the most as well, though CP does have a point about the lotion sucking back - I'd trim just those few frames.

[Disneyphile]

What might be an interesting experiment is to leave just the sound effects (which work great) and take out the music all together, with a seductively toned VO at the end over the hero shot.Ok, I'll do two VO versions - one with music and one without. (And, I'll switch it back to the 2nd shower/mirror scene too).

Um, gals... I need help with this one - can any of you please record for me?

The line: "Enjoy a little luxury, everyday."

Say it however you want, and you can just keep recording even if you screw up or want to change styles/tones - just give me about 3 seconds between each one for cuts. I sound way too nasal with my sinus issues, so I'm really loathe to do it myself. .wav or .mp3 format is fine.

My email is disneyphile@gmail.com.

Don't make me beg. ;)

[Chernabog]

Awwwww come on. Wouldn't it be great to have Harvey Firestein say that line? ;)

[NirvanaMan]

Or that old dude from the diabetes commercials that can't say diabetes.

[BarTopDancer]

The 3rd one is great! My two things are the product getting sucked back into the bottle and I am really distracted by the movement in the end. The level of fog isn't to much, or to little but the movement is to much.

If you guys don't mind I can show it to a few marketing peoples in my office tomorrow for a fresh perspective.

[Morrigoon]

Honestly? Submit all 3. I like them all for various reasons. Although I agree, take those extra "sucking" frames out of take 3 first. Maybe give the extra moments to your initial titles.

[Disneyphile]

Or that old dude from the diabetes commercials that can't say diabetes.OMG. Wilford Brimley would be too damned funny. This totally seductive shower scene and then Wilford's voice coming in at the end. Bwahahaha!! :D

If you guys don't mind I can show it to a few marketing peoples in my office tomorrow for a fresh perspective.
Go for it! My plans are to finalize it tomorrow and upload it in the evening.

I have fixed the bottle suckage, and switched back to the second steamy shower.

I'm also toying with their stock music right now. It's SO overplayed from all the entries, but it is theirs....

(Thanks to everyone for all your insight and patience. I feel so, "Mom!! Look at me, Mom!! Look at this! Look at this!", which I know can be quite annoying. ;) )

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Or that old dude from the diabetes commercials that can't say diabetes.

Wilford Brimley!!!!

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/moomanbrimley1.jpg

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Just my opinion but I think the "other" music clip works better for the piece than mine. Now, I'll go back and actually pay attention to the images. ;)

[Motorboat Cruiser]

OMG. Wilford Brimley would be too damned funny. This totally seductive shower scene and then Wilford's voice coming in at the end. Bwahahaha!! :D

Too bad someone doesn't have Gilbert Godfrey's phone number. :)

[Snowflake]

I liked take 2 and take 1. I was really taken with 2, however. Loved the fogged mirror. liked the music of 1, alot

:snap: :snap: to all involved

[Alex]

One little thing I like about Take 3 that is different from the first two.

At the end, with the text:

Enjoy a little luxury, everyday

<<Dove bottle>>

dovecreamoil.com



Your titles are exactly aligned and over the "Dove" label on the body wash bottle. I'm reading the text of the first line and it blends to the bottle and immediately, with no eye movement at all I'm reading the brand name, and then without eye movement I am reading the action prompt (dovecreamoil.com).

In the other takes they are close but not really aligned.

[Kevy Baby]

OMG. Wilford Brimley would be too damned funny. This totally seductive shower scene and then Wilford's voice coming in at the end. Bwahahaha!! :DHow about Don LaFontaine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_LaFontaine)?

:snap: :snap: to all involvedI, um, looked at the camera when it was being unloaded...

[Kevy Baby]

Your titles are exactly aligned and over the "Dove" label on the body wash bottle.Wow: good catch Alex!

[Ponine]

Um, gals... I need help with this one - can any of you please record for me?

The line: "Enjoy a little luxury, everyday."

;)
I can help of I had an idea of WHAT to record with...
If you already have one, go with it.

[BarTopDancer]

I keep getting distracted by the movement in the mirror in the final shot.

[alphabassettgrrl]

thank you for posting the non-quick-time links. I seem to be having some issues here.

I like all three. :) I like the piano, french sounding music. I like the fogged mirror but you can still see Jen. I didn't find the motion distracting. I would prefer the bottle colors to match, though I realize you can't help that. I love the disgusted look at the soap drop! I like the shower squeak, too. Absolutely keep that. :)

[MouseWife]

I can't hear the music or any words spoken but...

I agree with the Take 2 mirror being too foggy.

I think that perhaps the user {hey CP!! Great job!} shouldn't smile at the bottle at all. Either a look of 'I wonder how this works?' or 'why did I even bother with the bar soap???'

NMs {I hope I have that right} suggested describing the product a bit; that would be good {like i said, I haven't listened to it, perhaps you are?} and maybe, which I read, your comments about how you felt using it, somehow thrown in? Those adjectives. How you felt silky? That makes ME want to try it!!!

Just some comments, 'cuz you asked. Otherwise, I love it.

I feel for you and your voice. I was saying those words and my sinus problems make me sound probably like you. :(

I wish you the best in this contest!! You are awesome!!

[Disneyphile]

Alex, that was completely unintentional, so thanks for pointing that out!

I'm going to try and send that shot to Motion for some stablization and see if I can't take that stupid jolt out of there, because I think that's the shot to go with, simply because it lines up perfectly.

Ponine, if you have a microphone for your computer, I think Window's Media Player has a record feature.

As for music, I'm still checking out pieces. I think the European one sounds WAY too Italian. So, I very well might go with one of their stock clips. Although, I am getting a lot of positive feedback about MBC's clip in other places besides LoT. :)

[Not Afraid]

I still have to watch 3, but I love the foggy mirror. I think it gives us all a sense of a shower being had without the distraction of a naked body.

I don't like the music in Take 2. At all. I'm going to watch 3 now.

[Disneyphile]

Ok, and my last take for the night (thank the gods): Take 4 (http://web.mac.com/tdsproductions/iWeb/Total%20Dynamic%20Studios/DoveTake4.html)

(Click here (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2345392715589638233&hl=en) for the alternate Google upload.)

This version fixes the bottle suckage, the shake in the shower/mirror scene, and includes one of Dove's stock music selections.

Damn, I'm tired, and my butt hurts.

[Isaac]

I kinda like the fourth one the most, but that's just me.

[BarTopDancer]

I really like the 4th one. I'd be curious to see how it is with the other 2 musical options (to be unique). Still distracted by the mirror.

Also, I noticed in the 3rd and 4th takes the 'Dove' on the bottle Jen is holding isn't prominent. Is there a way to spotlight it?

I'll see if I can get a few people at work take a look at it tomorrow.

[mousepod]

I like the edit of the 4th, but still like the music from take 3.

[NirvanaMan]

Damn, I'm tired, and my butt hurts.


Silly, that's not where the Dove bottle goes.

[Gemini Cricket]

I like 4 best of all. The music comes in a little too abruptly, but it works well.

I like the fog on the mirror at the end. Jenn's washing herself. Nice.

You know, I may just blush the next time I see CP in person...

Good job, T!
:)

[figment1986]

Is it me... or is the music in take 4 a little higher than the other takes?

(at least the decibel meeter says the audio in the beginning in both takes are about same... but music are in different levels in take 3 (average) and higher (take 4)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Do not like the music in 4 at all, but love everything else about it.

[Gemini Cricket]

Do not like the music in 4 at all, but love everything else about it.
It can't all be Danny Elfman, you know...
:D

[Deebs]

It can't all be Danny Elfman, you know...
:D

So true.

I still like MBC's music in Take 1 best. I do not like the music in 4 at all.

[wendybeth]

I like four as well, but the music needs to be tweaked. To be truthful, the only thing I didn't really care for was the music, otherwise great job! Maybe MBC could give some feedback here- it is his specialty.

[wendybeth]

Lol- I posted about MBC before Deebs post- if he's in, you're gold. I'll have to go back and re-listen to the other music takes.

[Not Afraid]

Yeah, I'm not thrilled with their music either. But, the advantage of using it is that they signed off on it.

[BarTopDancer]

Something is up with the links now. Take 4 takes us to Take 4 and Take 1 takes us to Take 1, but Takes 2 and 3 take us to Take 1.

And now the word take looks and sounds funny.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Um, gals... I need help with this one - can any of you please record for me?

Don't make me beg. ;)Ack, you should have called me! Sorry, I was AFK all evening or I would have given this a go. I just gave it a shot this morning and my mic and software suck, and/or I need to figure this out better. If you still want me to try this evening let me know.

[Pirate Bill]

And now the word take looks and sounds funny.

I was thinking the same thing. I keep pronouncing the final 'e' like 'ay' in my mind. "Taukay."

[Disneyphile]

Ack, you should have called me! Sorry, I was AFK all evening or I would have given this a go. I just gave it a shot this morning and my mic and software suck, and/or I need to figure this out better. If you still want me to try this evening let me know.Oh, please do!

Don't worry too much about the quality - I have software to remove static, noise, and give it a fine polish. :)

I'm thinking that Take 5 will involve MBC's music combined with Take 4's video.

Oh, and I'll fix those links right now.

Edit: Links fixed. ;)

[~MS~]

I think if you go take 4 video with the take 1 music and a VO at the end ...you'll blow the doors off the competition for sure!

[Morrigoon]

Have you seen the competition? She's already blown their doors off ;)

[Gemini Cricket]

CP, Disneyphile and MBC are, like, all Hollywood famous now.
I wonder if they'll only eat Turkey Bacon or Soy Bacon from now on.






:D

[wolfy999]

Checked out a few of the other entries....only one caught my attention, but I still think DP's is better!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

CP, Disneyphile and MBC are, like, all Hollywood famous now.
I wonder if they'll only eat Turkey Bacon or Soy Bacon from now on.


Perish the thought.

[Disneyphile]

Nah. I'll be having bacon with my wheatgrass juice and soyburgers. ;)

[BarTopDancer]

Is Take 5 up yet?

[Kevy Baby]

It'll take 5 minutes

[Disneyphile]

Take 5 (http://web.mac.com/tdsproductions/iWeb/Total%20Dynamic%20Studios/DoveTake5.html)

(Google version - click here (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6898666108955173388&hl=en))

[wolfy999]

Well done, like this one the best! Now if you can just get a VO and try it out......

[Morrigoon]

Take 5 is fantastic. Upload that bad boy!

[mousepod]

I still like the music from Take 3... but I would be picking nits to say I prefer the video from either 4 or 5 - I think you're doing a great job.

btw, am I the only one who thinks of DEVO's alter ego from 1980 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=f_k8JAMGXiI) instead of a bath product every time I read "DOVE"?

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ooooohhhh!!!!! I like take 5!!!

[BarTopDancer]

Looking good!

I think I'm in the minority but I really like the music in Take 2 (or 3, same music) as well as the final scene. I think the final scene in Take 5 has to much movement that is distracting. I do like how everything lines up, but I find my eyes moving to the movement and not the product.

[Deebs]

Take 5, baby. I love it!

When I first watched Takes 2 and 3, I thought the music seemed more appropriate with the bathroom decor. But then, T, you mentioned that it sounded too Italian. So I watched again and all I could think of was the background music at Macaroni Grill.

MBC's music is my favorite by far.

I think it looks great now.

[Pirate Bill]

I just watched the top 10 highest rated and none of them earned more than 3 stars from me (most were 2 or 1 actually). Yours will get a 5 for sure, and not because I'm biased. I had to come back to watch Take 5 again just to cleanse my eyeballs. :D

[Kevy Baby]

Take 5 is a winner - with or without a VO

[Isaac]

Take 5 :)

[Nephythys]

Just awesome-

Next time I am in your office I will be like "this is where it all happened!:

*cheers!*

[katiesue]

Finally had a chance to catch up on this. I like take 5.

[Disneyphile]

Next time I am in your office I will be like "this is where it all happened!:And also Bathroom Du Swank. ;)

[€uroMeinke]

btw, am I the only one who thinks of DEVO's alter ego from 1980 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=f_k8JAMGXiI) instead of a bath product every time I read "DOVE"?

No

[figment1986]

I got nothing to say.... its perfect to me..

[Chernabog]

HAHAHA OMG theres one of those ads that got 3 stars that had this woman shuffling around in a bathrobe like Yoda (and that was AFTER she took the shower) talking about how luxurious she feels. Wow how awful :P hahaha

Yours is SOOOOOOOOOOO much better !!!

[alphabassettgrrl]

I only saw two I liked at all. The rest- still photos, stock photos stuck together, and they *talk* the whole time. Shut up. Pare it down to the basics.

T's is still better.

[wendybeth]

Take 5 is great. Now, I must go and laugh at other people's submissions.:D

[wendybeth]

Okay, I'm done. After scanning through the highest rated ones and recognizing that I may be biased, I really do like yours the best- by far. Now, who has the eyeball scrubber? (Some of those were incredibly painful to watch).

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Well, I have no good excuse...I forgot I was busy tonight meeting friends and then forgot to do the voiceover once I got home. We're crazy busy the rest of the weekend. I'm hoping to squeeze it in tomorrow morning...but no promises. If anyone else wants to give it a go, please do.

I'm sorry. :(

[Cadaverous Pallor]

WAV files sent. Making love to a microphone is fun ;)

[Disneyphile]

And make love she did. ;) She's absolutely brilliant. If anything, I wouldn't be surprised if she gets casting agents trying to track her down over this.

The VO tagline edition of Take 5 will be up shortly. :)

[Disneyphile]

Take 5 - VO edition (http://web.mac.com/tdsproductions/iWeb/Total%20Dynamic%20Studios/DoveTake5VO.html)

(Google version (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5012667313876694948&hl=en))

So, at this point, the final choice will be either Take 5, with or without the VO at the end.

Please state which one is better, and I'll upload it to the contest tonight! :) (Which might take a day or two to show in the site gallery, since they pre-screen all entries.)

And thanks for all of your help, suggestions, and encouragement. This project wouldn't have been awesome without you.

[katiesue]

I say without tagline.

[Chernabog]

I kinda like it with the VO :P lol

[BarTopDancer]

I like both. The v/o may draw someone who wasn't watching the commercial to look at the TV.

[Nephythys]

....how do I find yours? I wanna vote-

[Disneyphile]

....how do I find yours? I wanna vote-I'm going to title it "Drop the Ordinary" and it will be in the video gallery under "most recent". I'm also supposed to get a direct link after the entry is approved, at which time I'll post it.

[Deebs]

I love both versions of Take 5. I thought I was going to prefer it without the VO, my fear being that it would disturb the tranquil vibe you had going. I don't think it does though. CP, you did a fabulous job on the VO! The words blend in seamlessly and are not jarring at all.

And after looking at some of the other submissions? Psh! I am even more awed by your talents, T.

[Nephythys]

I'm going to title it "Drop the Ordinary" and it will be in the video gallery under "most recent". I'm also supposed to get a direct link after the entry is approved, at which time I'll post it.

Perfect!

[Disneyphile]

And after looking at some of the other submissions? Psh! I am even more awed by your talents, T.
Thanks. :blush:

[Morrigoon]

I would just like to point out that in addition to the awesome filmmaking abilities of Disneyphile, another person deserves compliments here: CP, your performance is really great!

As much as I like CP's voiceover in 5+, It's a bit jarring to suddenly have a voice. Had there been a VO at the opening too, say, before the shower sound kicks in, or while Jen is rolling her eyes and before the soap drop, then it might have worked better for me, but with the rest of the ad being so quiet, I think it's better w/out the VO.

[Gemini Cricket]

Hmm.
I like the VO version of 5.
:)

[wolfy999]

Take 5 VO has my vote.

[Disneyphile]

Y'all are more indecisive than me. :p

Heh.

I'll wait until a few more chime in at least. :)

[figment1986]

hmm... the voice over sounds nice... but seems to make the video unbalanced with the no voice until then... but I'm just a student of RTV and never did get good grades on my commercials.

The VO is nice... Its your entry, up to you.

[Gemini Cricket]

Are Jenn and Greg going to be in the sequel?

[~MS~]

Take 5 with the VO is my vote, Jenny did an amazing job of making sure if someone had looked away they'd snap back to see the tv at that point.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Bwahahah! :) This is all too crazy for me.

If you would like to me to record "tired of the same old shower?" I can try that as well. Though my worry then is inconsistency if I don't say the middle part, and overdoing it if I do say all the lines, like I'm reading a powerpoint presentation out loud.

I can't even say which version I like better. I can see the pros and cons for both.

[Disneyphile]

I don't want a VO at the beginning, because I don't want to take away from the shower knob squeak. I think that draws enough attention.

The end VO works, because CP said it so relaxed that it fits. But, then again, the commercial speaks for itself without needing a voice.

I'd also love to see what our marketing guru thinks, since a VO was his idea. ;)

But, yeah, I couldn't have gotten a better actress than CP. :snap: There are only so many things one can "fix in post", and bad acting is not one of them. Thankfully, I didn't have to worry about that one bit. :D

[wendybeth]

Are Jenn and Greg going to be in the sequel?

Lol- I thought of that as well, but in a humorous way: The shower curtain is drawn and all that can be seen is a person's silhouette as they drizzle the soap onto a loofah sponge. As the person soaps up, a male voice says something like "Wow- this is great!" (in an Herbal Essence sort of way, borderline orgasmic). Then Jenn pokes her head in the shower, and your see a totally soaped up Greg looking startled and then guilty as she glares at him for using her stuff.


Let's not even go into the KB version.:evil:


(I love the VO- I think it's perfect!:snap: ).

[Disneyphile]

Ok. It's entered. (The VO version.) It said approval will take up to 24 hours before it appears in the gallery.

Commence nervous freakout. :eek:

[wendybeth]

Yayyyy! I think you did great, and I nervously await the results as well! :cheers:

[Disneyphile]

The five finalists will be announced by the 23rd. It's a long-ass time to the 23rd. And, here I am sweating over the next 24 hours.

Ah, hell. Who needs sleep anyway?

[~MS~]

Oh cool! I went and looked at the others, NO creative energy flowing in them for me at all...you are going to wipe them off the shower walls T!

[BarTopDancer]

Let us know when it's up.

Oscar party anyone?

I really know better than to post without looking at the calendar.

[Disneyphile]

Oscar party anyone?
Should it make it to the finals, we get a hotel stay in Hollywood that weekend. You can bet your butt we'd throw a party. ;)

[BarTopDancer]

Should it make it to the finals, we get a hotel stay in Hollywood that weekend. You can bet your butt we'd throw a party. ;)

The five finalists will be announced by the 23rd. It's a long-ass time to the 23rd. And, here I am sweating over the next 24 hours.

Ah, hell. Who needs sleep anyway?

The 23rd is 17 days away. You'll be able to check and see the * rating go up and up because, lady, your's knocks the pants off anything else out there!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Hmm, after doing some judging, I got curious about the judging rules.

Judging Requirements:
The judging criteria for the First Round of judging to determine the five (5) Finalists are as follows:

Originality and Creativity - 30%
Adherence to Creative Assignment - 40%
Overall Appeal - 30%

The judging criteria for the Second Round of judging to determine the two (2) Grand Prize winners are as follows:

Originality and Creativity - 30%
Adherence to Creative Assignment - 40%
Overall Appeal - 20%
Popular Consumer Online Vote - 10%

Consumers will be able to vote on each of the five (5) Submissions by logging on to www.dovecreamoil.com and following the posted instructions. Votes will be limited to one per day per person and/or e-mail address during the duration of the Contest Entry Period.
So all the voting now doesn't matter. They do not consult the online voting to decide the 5 finalists. It's only if it gets to the finals that our votes count, and even then, it's only 10% of the score.

Even so, I'm going to vote down and up just to help keep DP's on the "highest rated" page. :)


Does anyone know why SO MANY of these use the same crappy font? Is it some sort of default for a particular piece of video editing software?

And I can't f'n believe that I've seen multiple question marks, the word "luxury" misspelled, and even a text smiley in these entries. Shockingly bad.

[wendybeth]

(Sending the eyeball-scrubber CP's way).

[Disneyphile]

I'm happy the final winner is only 10% determined by votes, because VotefortheWorst.com and other idiots like to ruin contests like these.

As for the fonts, there are three fonts in their site's "editing tool" for people who don't have an editing program. They're not bad fonts, but sadly, most people don't know how to format them and make them look decent. Even I used Arial, which is one of those three that everyone else can use. ;)

(Sending the eyeball-scrubber CP's way). I take it you've seen the one with the big old lady in the shower. I showed it to Ken, and he said that he could feel his manhood retreating to the inside of his body. ;)

[Isaac]

I just clicked on that link and saw at least 20 of the 'highest rated' entries.

OMFG THEY SUCK!!!!

DP, I think you are a shoe in !

[wendybeth]

The old lady was the first one I saw. It went downhill from there.

[BarTopDancer]

I predict DP and "her life" as the two finalists.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I kind of liked the one that had views of working hands, as well as the "her life" one. We can have five good ones so it's ok to kind of like a couple others cuz DP's is gonna win it aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall!!

I boggled at the misspelling and the text smiley.

[RStar]

I missed this thread until now. I thought it was a Chocolate contest :blush:

I wasn't sure what it was but I clicked to view it and as I was watching it I kept thinking "dang, that actress looks like Jen!". Then I found it was Jen! I thought I was watching a proffessional commercial, you guys did a great job!

I don't know if my Quicktime needs to updated also, but I found that if I click on the Play/Pause button a few times rapidly it then plays. Just in case that helps anyone who can't get it to play.

Good luck to all involved! :snap:

[Drince88]

I finally got around to watching this.

WOW!!!

[lashbear]

Just wait till your Lashbear gets home !

(then I can vote for it.....)

[Disneyphile]

Still no approval email. :(

Although, it looks like they're getting hammered with entries now, since this is the last weekend to upload.

And, I'm quite pleased with some of the newer entries - they're very good! I'd hate to be one of the few without annoying text smilies. ;)

[MouseWife]

How about now? I think earlier wasn't quite 24 hours, was it?

I need to go back and find the title of your entry...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nephythys
....how do I find yours? I wanna vote-

I'm going to title it "Drop the Ordinary" and it will be in the video gallery under "most recent". I'm also supposed to get a direct link after the entry is approved, at which time I'll post it.


http://dovecreamoil.msn.com/Gallery.aspx?s=r

Is it okay to post this link? I don't nkow if it is already up somwhere...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

It's on there! Search by title for "drop" and there it is! Vote, baby, vote! :D :D :D

[Stan4dSteph]

Actually, this is the direct link:

http://dovecreamoil.msn.com/Gallery.aspx?pID=254331&s=m

5 stars! :)

[Moonliner]

I went looking for it by "most recently posted". I could have saved myself some time by looking under "Top rated". It's right there at the top.

[frodo potter]

Alright, she will be so happy that it's finally up

[mousepod]

voted! Good luck!

[wolfy999]

My votes in also......fingers are crossed for you DP!

[BarTopDancer]

#5 on the highest rated - with only 25 views!

[Disneyphile]

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Not to quote Spongebob, but this is the best day ever! :D

[Strangler Lewis]

I voted. Yours is the best by far of what I looked at.

[Gemini Cricket]

I can't vote from work.
I'll vote when I get home.

:)

[MouseWife]

Okay.....it may just be me not understanding how to vote but I realized after the fact that you click on the number of stars you want. It, to me, is a bit misleading. It asks you to vote but it doesn't say click on your rating. Unless it says it somewhere else? I didn't catch it.

So, I think, you are supposed to click on the star that equals the number of stars you want it to have.

It let me vote again so that was good.

Awesome!! Yes, I agree, yours is the best!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I can't vote from work.
I'll vote when I get home.

:)
You should demand your legal right to time off for voting.

[Kevy Baby]

Before anyone kills themselves with figuring out how to vote multiple times each day, Don't forget CP's ersearch:
So all the voting now doesn't matter. They do not consult the online voting to decide the 5 finalists. It's only if it gets to the finals that our votes count, and even then, it's only 10% of the score.BUT...
Even so, I'm going to vote down and up just to help keep DP's on the "highest rated" page. :)

[MouseWife]

For me, all I had to do was hit refresh.....

[Gemini Cricket]

You should demand your legal right to time off for voting.
Yes. Yes, I should!
:D

[Disneyphile]

Yes. Yes, I should!
:DWould it help if I wrote you a note?

Dear Boss Man,

Please excuse GC from work today as he must take care of something that could quite possibly save the world from craptacular ads with text smilies and misspellings.

Thanks,
Disneyphile

Now, just print this out and take it to him. ;)

[wendybeth]

I just so happen to have the day off.....:D

[Disneyphile]

I'm very impressed with some of the latest entries, and am quite pleased to see people putting some hard work and thought into their submissions. It's a breath of fresh air, even though it tightens the competition now. :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that as time goes on, the ones with actual effort put into them would start showing up. Even if it does mean there's more competition, it feels better to stand out in a crowd of quality than to simply be better than crap. And yours still stands out, T.

Putting aside my bias, I was particularly impressed by the "Dove Works For You" one (currently listed as 8th).

ETA: Gah, I can't believe there are still "cut together the provided stock footage and use the stock music" entries in the top 10! WTF people?!

[Morrigoon]

Is that the one with the hands?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Is that the one with the hands?
Yup.

[Kevy Baby]

ETA: Gah, I can't believe there are still "cut together the provided stock footage and use the stock music" entries in the top 10! WTF people?!I've noticed some interesting things about the voting tallies. They don't appear to update in real time as I have noticed the vote tally on DP's submission not changing at all, even when I navigate away from her submission and then come back to it. Same for other submissions - not that I am giving them one star votes or anything. :evil:

[BarTopDancer]

I find it amusing that the one titled "Love Letter" focuses on the word "caress" which is Dove's competition.

[Disneyphile]

Even if it does mean there's more competition, it feels better to stand out in a crowd of quality than to simply be better than crap. I feel much better just being among the quality. :)

ETA: Gah, I can't believe there are still "cut together the provided stock footage and use the stock music" entries in the top 10! WTF people?!I think that's why Dove is mostly determining the winner, because you have idiots like "Vote for the Worst" and other jerks who like to throw competitions just to be jerks. :rolleyes: (Makes me want to bring along a group of people and go file complaints about those idiots at their jobs.)

I find it amusing that the one titled "Love Letter" focuses on the word "caress" which is Dove's competition.Good eye!

I made sure to concentrate on luxury, because that's what Dove asked for - luxury. While a few of them are very good (like the hands one), they don't even touch on the luxury theme. I'm thinking that's where I might have an advantage.

[lashbear]

I luxuriated in voting for you !! :D

[MouseWife]

The 'hands' one~

While I really do like it, I don't think it is appropriate. This is more of a body wash, right? I wouldn't be surprised if it were taken and used for a hand cream.

Can these things be copywrited? {is that the correct spelling, it looks funny....}

[Alex]

It is copyrighted by its very creation. However, I'm sure the contest rules grant Dove unlimited perpetual (and probably exclusive) license.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Nice work! Where do I get my "I voted" sticker?

[NirvanaMan]

Apologies for my absence. I can't really view video from home and wasn't checking the internet over the weekend. However, I feel you made the right call. The VO is startling in its sudden appearance and all the better for it.

[Gemini Cricket]

I voted.
:)

[Snowflake]

I voted, finally.

Good luck DP!

[Not Afraid]

I got all of the people on my Pug board voting as well.

[~MS~]

We can vote once a day correct? I realize that it doesn't affect the actual contest other than keeping it on the most viewed top 10

[Kevy Baby]

We can vote once a day correct?With little effort, you can vote many times per dat: navigate away from DP's video and then come back to it. I have voted MANY times today.

[Kevy Baby]

And many times more just now.

[NickO'Time]

Great job DP and the team! I gave it five stars!:)

[RStar]

I voted!

CP for president!

Oh, wait. Wrong election.....

;)

[Disneyphile]

I got all of the people on my Pug board voting as well.YAY!!! Pugs for Production Promotions!!! :D :snap:

[Disneyphile]

And, thanks so much to all of you for your support and encouragement. It means more to me than even trying to win - because I've already won. :)

[Stan4dSteph]

There are some other good ones, however I think you should definitely make the top 10. I'm rooting for you! Way to go! :snap:

[Ponine]

I'm confused... are we actually voting now? Or just keeping you in the top rated still?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm confused... are we actually voting now? Or just keeping you in the top rated still?Just keeping her in top rated.

[BarTopDancer]

I tried to get a friend to vote. He didn't understand the concept* but he thought Jen was hot ;)

*the concept of making commercials for a product. I think he was just distracted. :D

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I tried to get a friend to vote. He didn't understand the concept* but he thought Jen was hot ;)[/SIZE]Eeeheehee. This stuff makes me giggle stupidly.

[Kevy Baby]

...but he thought Jen was hot ;)Well, she is!

[belleh5]

I voted!:)

[Morrigoon]

How does her ad still only have 3 stars, it blows my mind. If we're all voting early and often and giving her 5, then someone is going in and giving low rankings, probably for competitive reasons. Grr... we should make it our goal to pull her up to 4 stars.

[~MS~]

I was just thinking the same thing! Everyone I've shared it with is giving it 5 stars and we're still at 3...WTF?

[Ghoulish Delight]

These votes are often weighted in odd ways, specifically to counteract ballot stuffing.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Bear in mind that all the other contestants are doing the same thing - voting theirs up and the others down. I'm sure there are larger support groups for certain other entries. Still, I'm doing my part :)

[BarTopDancer]

I think it's also weighted in proportion to views. When it had fewer views it had a higher ranking (#5). Now that it has 400something views it's on page 3. The number one (as of the posting of this) had 42 views.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I suspect Marla might be right on that count. And also remember, even though you're able to vote again, it may not mean that you're actually being tallied after the first time. Nevertheless, it's not to worry, since the good work stands for itself!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

They've added the ability to leave comments! If there's something we are good at, it's posting comments. :D

[BarTopDancer]

What's a comment?

[Kevy Baby]

What's a comment?"No Comment"

[Moonliner]

"No Comment"

Even if you decided not to decide you still have made a choice.

[Kevy Baby]

Even if you decided not to decide you still have made a choice.You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish.

[Not Afraid]

"I just LOVE the setting? Who decorated the bathroom?" j/k

[Morrigoon]

It's not just me right... there's a problem with the comments thing?

[katiesue]

I tried and couldn't read/make a comment earlier.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Worked for me this morning.

[Deebs]

I enjoy a little voting, every day.

Just have to say again, the VO is great. CP, I love the way it sounds like you almost whispered. The words seem held back, almost swallowed or bitten off. Nothing about the whole thing is overt, which is why adding the fog to hide the nakey really worked.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I enjoy a little voting, every day.

Just have to say again, the VO is great. CP, I love the way it sounds like you almost whispered. The words seem held back, almost swallowed or bitten off. Nothing about the whole thing is overt, which is why adding the fog to hide the nakey really worked.I said the phrase a ton of times with many different inflections, some very breathy, some more upbeat. It was hard for me to get "little" to sound good, which is where the breathy ones won out, I thought. I could post those sound clips.....nah :p

[cirquelover]

I am impressed with the whole thing, Great job!

[Deebs]

I said the phrase a ton of times with many different inflections, some very breathy, some more upbeat. It was hard for me to get "little" to sound good, which is where the breathy ones won out, I thought. I could post those sound clips.....nah :p

I'm glad to know it took you a ton of times, because otherwise I would be entirely jealous!

Although, if you said you had done it perfectly first time out, I wouldn't have been surprised. :snap:

I tired saying it, when T first mentioned needing the VO, but I don't have a microphone anyway. Couldn't believe how silly I sounded, just waaay too perky. I'm not a bad elocutionist, but you're awesome.

[lashbear]

I left a comment ! I wanna use NA's Spa treatment hotel bathroom.

[Disneyphile]

Geesh, all of you are bringing tears to my eyes. (Ok, yeah, I'm a sap.)

I can't even begin to say how much all of this support means to me. Thank you so so so so so so so so so much. You are true friends.

[lashbear]

That's OK - when we pull this off, I'll be able to say: "Hey, you know the chick in the shower during the oscars?... I know her !"

...and you'll have to come downunder and use ME in your next commercial, BTW.

[katiesue]

Not to be a wet noodle but what happens if the Oscars go south a la Golden Globes?

[Disneyphile]

Not to be a wet noodle but what happens if the Oscars go south a la Golden Globes?I'm sure Dove has already purchased the slot of air time, so it would probably air anyway. But, with less pizzaz.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm sure Dove has already purchased the slot of air time, so it would probably air anyway. But, with less pizzaz.
But with lots of rich, luxurious foam :)

[Disneyphile]

Well, it's officially the 23rd. According to the rules, the finalists will be notified "on or about January 23rd".

*freak*

[~MS~]

Sending you finalist vibes all day today! It really is one of the best on the site!

[Snowflake]

Finalist MOJO, I hope! I voted enough (I hope)!

[alphabassettgrrl]

OOoohhhh, you deserve to be in the finals, and to WIN IT ALL!!!

[Gemini Cricket]

Visual finalist mojo, D!
:)

[BDBopper]

Drat...I missed this process? Why did you let me miss it Teresa? Now I feel terrible for not supporting you. :(

I'm sorry. :(

[Gemini Cricket]

Visual finalist mojo, D!
:)
I meant to type "visible"...
:D