Windup Bird

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The Belly Dancers is the third tv commercial Jason and I made for Mytax.co.nz.

The setting for this one is in Monique’s lounge initially and then the action changes to her dance studio, which is just out the back.

During the planning stages for this series of ads, Jason and I would visit the prospective “talent” in their homes. We’d have a chat and a cuppa and look at their old photos. Including photographs in the commercials gives the ads a back story and, I think, makes them more intriguing. I really love the old photo of a bobby talking to Monique, …

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http://youtu.be/S-W2ewnUQvo

The Belly Dancers is the third tv commercial Jason and I made for Mytax.co.nz.

The setting for this one is in Monique’s lounge initially and then the action changes to her dance studio, which is just out the back.

During the planning stages for this series of ads, Jason and I would visit the prospective “talent” in their homes. We’d have a chat and a cuppa and look at their old photos. Including photographs in the commercials gives the ads a back story and, I think, makes them more intriguing. I really love the old photo of a bobby talking to Monique, …

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This is the second video we made for Mytax.co.nz. It follows on from This is How it Works in demonstrating the process of applying for tax refunds online.
Again, it was shot and edited by Jason Dorday and stars Vanessa Scott and Quentin Bright. My dog, Ivan, makes a cameo appearance.
The art gallery scene was filmed at Whitespace, in Grey Lynn, Auckland.

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This video demonstrates how applying for a tax refund online with Mytax.co.nz works.

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This video demonstrates how to go about applying for a refund online with Mytax.co.nz.

I’d been making a few radio ads for them this year and they’re always a lot of fun to make. I try to keep them light-hearted. The main voice I use on their ads is my pal, Quentin. When it came time to make videos, I thought, “Gotta use Q.” And as a good counterpoint, my friend Vanessa stars as the punter accessing the Mytax.co.nz website in order to obtain the gen.

Instead of just having Quentin deliver the info in a straightforward manner, a device was called …

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