8 Days New Branding TVC

Happy 20th Birthday to 8 Days Weekly TV Magazine!

And here’s the new TVC I did with them…

Tone Up them Flabby Arms with Loopz

Here’s a short demo I did on how to use Loopz to firm up those upper arms:

LOOPZ at the Singapore Fitness Expo

A short while ago, I was invited to make an impromptu introduction at the Singapore Fitness Expo about the world of Loopz.  You can see what happens when a person has to do some public presenting with no preparation!

Now that’s all over and done with, I’ll plan to show you soon what I like to do with Loopz!

I’m an E-Geek for That’s I.T. on CNA

Here’s the segment on the CNA (Channel News Asia) show “That’s I.T.” where I rattle off what electronic gadgets I take with me when I’m racing (or doing whatever) around the world…

Sippin’ Tea Ain’t E-Z…

Tonight, I was planning on tossing up some pics of me playing basketball with Irene Ang and other Fly artists for our “Celebrity vs. Media” Friendly Match at the Singapore Slingers game this Thursday night.  However, the pictures never came into fruition because I totally forgot to whip out my camera so I’ve decided to humor you with this TVC I did a while back for Tian Di iced tea.

I’m sure the average viewer looks at a typical television commercial and must think just how easy it must be to shoot it.  This Tian Di TVC should be no exception, right?

While from your TV couch it seems like a simple “just sit back and enjoy the iced tea” shot, I actually spent more than twelve hours working on those few scenes.  Of course, a lot of the time is spent waiting around to shoot the actual product and resetting the lights/ set for each shot, but it certainly is not as E-Z as it looks.  In fact, I had to drink so much iced tea that I couldn’t go near that stuff until a few months later.

Come to think of it…I still have a problem coming into close contact with Ferrero Rocher chocolates after that I did that TVC because I literally ate a huge carton of that during the shoot–and the best part is you don’t even see me eating one for the camera!  I wonder how much more I would’ve downed if I did! 

Diamonds in Tuscany

This DeBeers Diamonds TVC seems so old (completed sometime around the new Millenium) that I had to dub over the original audio with “classical” music…

Making Amazing Memories with WLMM (Repost)

Last Thursday night, The Amazing Race Asia-Season Three (TARA3) took home its second ATA Award at the 14th Annual Asian Television Awards for Best Adaptation of an Existing Format.  A few weeks ago, I had posted up a blog using Microsoft Windows Live Movie Maker (WLMM) to make a video for some of my Amazing Memories.  Since then, I’ve had people ask me to show them more clearly just how easy it is to use WLMM so here we go!

Let’s start by opening up the  “Windows Live” folder in your Windows 7 OS…

I then just click on “Windows Live Movie Maker” to open up the application…

Once we’re in, it’s time to start making some movies!  I can either manually add in my own videos and photos…

…and I can just click on “AutoMovie” and have the application essentially put together the entire video for me.

And Voila!  Here’s my finished Amazing Memories again using WLMM and AutoMovie!  Quick, easy, fun…and Painless! 

A Typical Sunday in Hong Kong

Today’s a beautiful sunny Sunday so I decided to share this TV commercial I did back in Hong Kong with a lot of  “domestic help” for Hong Kong Telecom…on only a Sunday, of course!

A Sweet Ad with a Sour Taste

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, I did this TV ad for Ferrero Rocher in Macau.  The original contract was to “load” or use the commercial for only one year.  Of course, the production company in Taiwan decided to take the money from the client and continue to telecast the ad for quite a few years to come.  It was one of the most annoying and frustrating jobs I ever did trying to track down and finally get the unscrupulous characters to cough up the money they rightfully owed me.  Even to this day, I get a “sour taste” in my mouth whenever I see this TVC…

…at the very least it taught me to keep an eye out for ads that should have longed been “shelved.”  And I hope this situation never happens to you.

Singtel MIO Home TVC

Here’s the new Singtel MIO Home TV Commercial airing in Singapore…

Jonas’s “Mini-Hawk” (Quasi-Mohawk) is courtesy of Yours Truly!