Mentos - Let's Play Catch - ID# 472
Maine South
Commercial
Entry Description
A new take on a classic Mint.
Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/27 6:54 am - Little morbid, but funny! Use a tripod when shooting whenever you can. Nice use of the graphic at the end.
- 3/6 7:51 pm - I am not sure that the people of Mentos would like the concept of people burying a person with their happy music in the background. I get that the commercial is supposed to be cheesy, but this is a little over the top. As for the storytelling I am a little bit confused as to why they did not try to save him or do something heroic when the actor eats the mento? Why did you jump right to burying a person? As for the sound I am confused why the audio had to go slow and sound weird? Is it the person who got hit hearing the song, or the other people? Also, if it is just the viewer then let the music playout as normal, don't change it. Try to remove the zooms when shooting a commercial they take away from what the viewer is trying to focus on for the ad.
- 3/5 6:29 am - Let me start by saying thanks for taking me back to the 80’s when these mentos commercials seemed everywhere. I enjoyed the cheesiness of it all however it was hard to mix the happy music, the thinking quick on your feet cheesy acting, and death all together. Not that I can’t handle the death, the three just don’t seem to go together. When I look past that it seems like you make a quick jump to the burial of your friend, show me you trying to help him (you seem to accept his death pretty quick) show me the digging of the hole, show me the body in the background etc, if possible show me the body being dragged to the hole. You just jumped to the completed burial too quick (and the cross didn’t stand out enough to look like a tombstone). I guess I throw those ideas out there because you had the time and your music just faded out before that freshmaker part came on. Again when you really think of your story, the problem is what to do with this dead body (not so much that you killed your friend) yet you jump to the resolution / conclusion to quick. Also give me a few close ups, so I know what to think especially when there is no dialogue. For example the phone ringing of the friend, the horror of the football thrower feeling etc) Don’t get me wrong I know the whole theme of mentos is cheesy and I loved to see you bring it back, it just could have been implemented a little better. I do thank you for the trip down memory lane, my class didn’t appreciate it as much as I did, but I know you did your homework ☺
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