Location: Washington D.C. Agency Personnel: Creative Director Ralph Frisina
Subject: Spalding Sports and their new Spalding 94Fifty ball, NBA Authentics, and Spalding shoes and socks.
Talent: NBA stars
Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat
Jimmer Fredette, Sacramento Kings
Chris Singleton, Washington Wizards
Time frame: 48 Hours to Capture Video and Stills.
Day 1:
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Departing Albany, N.Y. Where do you wind this thing up?
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Entering the tunnel: Verizon Center, 9:30 P.M., after the Mystics game.
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There’s nothing like having an NBA arena aalllll to yourself.
Day 2:
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5:20 A.M.: Accident in front of the hotel. Truck runs over a cab and, because it happened in front of the treasury building, the Homeland Security Police are called in.
Always anticipate delays.
Always anticipate delays.
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Practice facility lit at 7:00 AM … on schedule.
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Mario Chalmers, measured up and out of make-up.
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Some last minute shooting boards I drew up for the video crew based on some new information from the client… thinking on the fly.
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Jimmer Fredette gets ready for the Spalding sock shots in the locker room.
We load up the gear and head for home by 1:00 PM.
Additional Notes: These shots offer a fast, grainy, glimpse of a Spalding NBA shoot; there wasn’t much time to waste while on set. This is a typical run-and-gun style shoot for Spalding Sports.
Stay tuned for the final shots when they’re ready for publication…
Ralph Frisina is the Creative Director of Winstanley Partners. He has a penchant for both tuna fishing and sweater vests.