A few weeks ago, I shot the Mega Man 10 Lost Commercial for Capcom with the super rad i am 8-bit gang. It is a testament to our nostalgic love of everything 80s, including Betamax, lasers, robots, sweatbands, retro games, jogging shorts and faux wood laminate.
Here it is in all of its mega awesome glory:
A little trivia about this commercial:
• JenZ wrote and sang the lyrics, accompanied by ChrisT (who may or may not have been an original member of the Max Rebo band).
• JenZ is also inside the robot suit, thus earning the nickname Small Wonder 2.0.
• I built that robot suit by hand, using blood, sweat, tears, old circuit boards and advanced alien technology. (I should have scanned in a picture of Kelly LeBrock! What was I thinking??)
• Contrary to popular belief, that is not an Atari he’s playing on — that is a flux capacitor. Also known as Panthro’s samophlange. (Audio = NSFW)
• My genuine 80s keytar and TOMY robots are scattered throughout the room.
• Our director’s name is Jon. Our main actor’s name is Lennon. So we called out “Jon! Lennon!” whenever we were ready to start rolling.
• We listened to the Miami Vice vinyl picture disc on a record player on set for inspiration. It totally worked.
• My telekinetic powers accidentally made a box of chocolate covered raisins explode at the craft services table.
• Lunchboxes really glow when you put something magical inside. True story.
• This ranks in the top 2 as the most fun I’ve ever had working. Ever.
• I love everybody that worked on this job. You guys are all amazing!
• I’ve had this song stuck in my head for WEEKS now, and not even The Final Countdown can erase it from my memory banks.
It’s only been up a few days and there’s already 75,000 unique views on GameTrailers.com. If we hit 100,000, I will name my 50mm lens “Optimus Prime“. *(This is in reference to the Facebook Fan Group: “MY SISTER SAID IF I GET ONE MILLION FANS SHE WILL NAME HER BABY MEGATRON“.)
Mega props to the mega amazing crew and cast: Jon (writer/director), Amanda (producer), DeZastro (producer/1st a.d.), Taylor (editor/fx animator/pixel magician), Lennon (actor), Jeff (actor), Reagan (sound mixer), ChrisT (score), JenZ (vocals/actor), Lawler (gaffer), Britt (asst camera), Austin (grip), MikeS (storyboards), Veronica (stylist) and Jason (props).
Mega huge thanks to i am 8-bit productions and Capcom for making the magic happen and for hiring me as DP! (That means I get paid in lasers!!) And thanks most of all to Mega Man, without whom none of this would have ever happened. You really are more than a man, sir. You’re a Mega Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! *insert flaming guitars*





















