I was asked to do some work for Red Six Media in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Their plan was to create a Rube Goldberg type of machine for a TV commercial for ExxonMobil, and they needed some rolling ball sculpture elements to integrate into it. It sounded like an fun project, and I was definitely interested in the opportunity to put my work out in front of a larger audience.

As I worked on it, I considered the possibilities of the final outcome. You never know just how your work will be used, and I’ve seen situations where the end result hardly showed the contribution or presented it in such an odd fashion that it was hardly recognizable. I realized that my work could be edited down to 2 seconds and shot at an oblique angle that didn’t really present it well. This is just a reality of the job, and there’s not much you can do except hope for the best outcome and do your part to do the best work you can.

I just received a link to the completed commercial yesterday, 3/11/18, and I have to tell you that I am absolutely thrilled with how it turned out! Both of the pieces that I created for the commercial were used, and they got nearly ten seconds of time during a 30-second commercial! My work looks good in the video. You can tell exactly what it is, there are some cool closeups, and the counter weighted tipping arm that I made for it looks and works wonderfully!

I am thankful to Red Six Media for asking me to do the work, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to present my artwork in a commercial setting to a broader audience! The commercial begins airing today, and you an also see it on http://energygoesfar.com/ .

Here is a direct link to the video! https://vimeo.com/258747102/cf40f8cf08