Commercialism?

So I applied for a job, and part of the application process was filling out a template for a TV commercial on why this place should hire me. Now, I watch A LOT of television, which means I am quite familiar with commercials. (Aren't we all?) I know which ones are funny, which are touching, which are annoying--that would be most of them. Especially local commercials. Seriously, I don't care what part of the country you live in, local commercials are dreadful things.

However, now that I've spent the better part of today writing a commercial, I'm beginning to feel some sympathy for the local guy. It is not easy coming up with audio and video content for 30 seconds worth of air-time. Particularly if you have no clue what the proper terminology is! Thanks to google and plenty of surf-time, I finally found a site that is really helpful for TV and film lingo: The Grammar of TV and Film. Check it out. It's gravy.


video courtesy of x2v2

My only question now is whether I will get the job or not. Either way, designing a commercial was actually a really enjoyable experience. I definitely recommend it.