Monday, November 7, 2011

Our Cooking Channel Bento Commercials!

Remember that interview and video shoot we did for the Cooking Channel back in the spring? Well, guess what? Our clip didn't end up on the cutting room floor after all. They ended up using it for a series of commercials that started airing a few weeks ago. If you get the Cooking Channel, you might have seen it - maybe without realizing it was us! We don't get that channel, so I had to get the DVD copy. I posted it here and on my flickr so you can see it too. After three hours of filming, bento-making, and talking, I was surprised to see a coherent 1-minute segment that made us look pretty poised and respectable. What a great editing job! I have immense respect for all the folks responsible for the work and production that goes into making an interesting and cool-looking promo. We found it amazing that it looks like a beautiful sunny day when in actuality it was around 8pm. All those hot spotlights really make a difference. I wish I had a setup that like to shoot my bentos at night and have it look like the brightest naturally sunny day ever. Also, if you have a 4-year old like mine, you know that after 3 hours of ANYthing they're usually either bouncing off the walls or having a meltdown or (yikes) both. But as you can see, my TinySprite was a perfect ANGEL. Hahahaha! (see previous comment about stellar editing job). Besides the solo 1-minute ad, there are also two other ads we're in which are comprised of two 30-second segments. Our segment is the same in both of these short versions but I've included them both so you can see the interesting other pieces (one's with a BBQ dude and the other is with a couple that runs a bowling alley restaurant). The cool thing about the Cooking Channel that makes it different from the Food Network is that it seems to focus more on the "everyday" regular person rather than celebrity chefs or reality contests. Folks like you and me. Thanks for taking a look! ^_^
Posted by Happy Little Bento at 7:58 PM
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13 comments:

  1. katNovember 7, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    thanks for uploading these, I don't get the cooking channel, especially here in Japan :) so happy for you guys!!

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  2. Happy Little BentoNovember 7, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Thanks kat! I'm glad they sent me a copy because I don't think as many people get the Cooking Channel as the Food Network for some reason, even in the US. It seems like a really interesting channel though, with lots of diverse shows.

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  3. OhayoBentoNovember 8, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Awesome!!! Thank you so much for posting the video, I'm so glad I finally got to see it! You rock Sheri!

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  4. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    Sheri, this is TERRIFIC! I loved it. I also now know how you sound like. hehe.. You sound great! So true about kids and 3 hours+ of anything. Actually, they get bored after 2 minutes of anything. lol. It's a great piece and something you and your family can look back on later in life and go, 'that was so cool!'. Thanks so much for sharing with us. I don't get the cooking channel either so this is great for me.

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  5. AikoVenusNovember 8, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    This is amazing! I actually signed up and entered to do this but I never got it. ^^; I'm glad to see you representing the "bento community" and your wonderful ideas.

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  6. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Woohooo!! You guys are awesome! Congrats, I'm proud of you as a friend!

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  7. Rina @ Bento School LunchesNovember 8, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    I am excited for you Sheri and thanks for sharing! You and your family look good too:)

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  8. YobodishNovember 8, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Congrats Sher! You guys look great. Can't wait to see it run and I can point and say, I know Sheri... well, in a virtual way :)

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  9. Happy Little BentoNovember 8, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Thanks Heather, Chantale, AikoVenus, babykins, Rina and Yobodish! Really appreciate your encouragement and support. Luv you! <3

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  10. Susan YuenNovember 14, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Yay Sheri!!! You guys were awesome and you definitely should be a regular on the Cooking Channel! :)

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  11. Happy Little BentoNovember 14, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Aww, you're so sweet. Thanks Susan!

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  12. Mrs. PNovember 20, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    wow!! It is "kinda cool" to see you on Cooking Channel's commercial!!!

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  13. Happy Little BentoNovember 21, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Thanks Mrs.P! I don't know why they closed with that >.<
    But thanks for watching!!

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