Raydon Labs Commercial Contest

[nikvoodoo]

Attention You Creative Types!

We're Not Dead is holding a contest to create the best Raydon Labs commercial! Now that we have a little more information on what the lab is, we're looking for a Pre-Z Day Radio ad for the mysterious Pharmaceutical Company.

Who Can Enter?
Anyone!

What do we have to do?
Well, there are two ways.

Create an audio commercial that is 30 seconds in length (that's a standard radio commercial).
Write a radio script. Make sure if you're submitting a script that it can be reasonably acted out in the 30 second time limit.


Ok...I've created it. Now what?
Now you submit them to werenotdeadpodcast@gmail.com. We will play the entries and read the scripts as they arrive.

When does the contest end?
Submissions must be received by Midnight of December 31st (New Years Eve) EST. So get those submissions in before the ball drops in Times Square!

What do I win
Why does it always have to result in winning something? Can't you just be proud that you won the contest??

There will be a yet to be ironed out prize for the winner.

Who will judge the winning submission?
The submissions will be voted on by the WA community. Once voting closes, the top 5 submissions will be judged by a special panel of WA staff (like Kc, Blaire, Grayson etc).

Can I submit more than one commercial?
No. One submission per person. This contest is long enough that you have ample brainstorming time! Give us the best that you got!


So that's it! Go out and create!

[Grognaurd]

First thought

Somebody: *Unity, the newest in performance enhancing dietary supplements...

(The rest of these are actually call outs from the show. *I have some more to work in, too)

Michael Swan: Desperate Times*( Chapter 15 )
Victor: Ha, ha! He looks like a little kid
Burt: Look at all that Flab, Man! ( Chapter 6-1 2:32 )
Saul: Look at your Buddah Belly, if I poke ya, it will jiggle, hey... ( Chapter 6-1 2:40 )
Blaire: A big ol' fatty*(Chapter 40)
Riley: That's right Fatty *( 23-1. 15:20*)
Michael Swan: Inadequate Strength ( Chapter 25 )
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Michael Swan: It Begins ( Chapter 1, but knitt with next line)
Michael Swan: Chemical Reactions*(Chapter 39)
Robbins: Muscles. Man muscles (39-1. *9:45)
Muldoon: You dead lift like 400 pounds (39-1. *9:45)
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Michael Cross: Saul can carry a heavy load
Riley: Look at his muscles they are so big
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Saul: *My big ol' guns here (knitt with next line)*( Chapter 6-1 5:15 )
Saul: With a waist the size of my thigh
Lizzy: Oh, my God, Saul, look at you!*( Chapter 6-1 2:50 )
Scratch: No Fucking Way!
Burt: No More Buddha belly (23-1. 15:35)
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Riley: and you should see my abs! (23-1. 15:45)
Everybody: Raydon Labs

[pmchawk]

I have a great idea for part of it.. Sadly that part would last maybe 5 seconds.

[nikvoodoo]

I have a great idea for part of it.. Sadly that part would last maybe 5 seconds.

Now you just need 25 more!

[pmchawk]

Now you just need 25 more!

And a mic, and... Hmmm.. I might have to do this.

[MGM Ray]

This is spectacular, what a great idea, I can't wait to hear them!

[Duffusmonkey]

Raydon Labs:

We don't make Zombies, we make the chemicals that turn them into super zombies.

[scbubba]

Raydon Labs:

We don't make Zombies, we make the chemicals that turn them into super zombies.

We don't make the things that kill you. We make the things that kill you better.
(Apologies to BASF)

[pmchawk]

We don't make the things that kill you. We make the things that kill you better.
(Apologies to BASF)

Thank you, this made something pop into my head.

[Storm]

Raydon Labs!
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

[scbubba]

Raydon Labs!
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

What doesn't kill you makes you zombie! :D

[scbubba]

Of course, this won't work in an audio commercial, but I'll add it here in case it might generate a spark for someone...

Say hello to the new spokesman for Raydon Labs....
http://i.imgur.com/NPiutCF.jpg

[Grognaurd]

Added a few more call outs. \o/lo/

If someone who knows sound-stuff editing, this actually works pretty well in my mind. But, I bet the background would screw it up waaaay too much...


First thought

Somebody: Unity, the newest in performance enhancing dietary supplements...

(The rest of these are actually call outs from the show. I have some more to work in, too)

Michael Swan: Desperate Times
Victor: Ha, ha! He looks like a little kid
Burt: Look at that Flab
Saul: Buddah Belly
Michael Swan: Inadequate Strength
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Michael Swan: It Begins
Michael Swan: Chemical Reactions
Robbins: Muscles. Man muscles
Muldoon: You dead lift like 400 pounds
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Michael Cross: Saul can carry a heavy load
Riley: Look at his muscles they are so big
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Saul: I'll whip out my big ol' guns here
Saul: With a waist the size of my thigh
Lizzy: Oh, my God, Saul, look at you!
Scratch: No Fucking Way!
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Riley: and you should see my abs!

Everybody: Raydon Labs

[Witch_Doctor]

Added a few more call outs. \o/lo/

If someone who knows sound-stuff editing, this actually works pretty well in my mind. But, I bet the background would screw it up waaaay too much...

I love it!

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

"Raydon Labs - enhancing our northern friends physical abilities since 1988."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCh5QswxQ6k

[pmchawk]

Dang. 35 seconds in my head.

[knoxamiz]

I have a commercial currently being worked on, keep your ears open! I hope it fits!

[knoxamiz]

Question: Is the 30 second time limit set in stone? Would a 40 second commercial disqualify a entry? or even a 31.5 second commercial?

5-10 seconds is a game changer when really trying to nail a line or two without it sounding rushed.
The script i have is written for 30 seconds but sounds much better paced to 38 seconds. If it the time limit is a hard 30 seconds we have some editing to do, if not we can start moving to the recording stage.

[nikvoodoo]

Question: Is the 30 second time limit set in stone? Would a 40 second commercial disqualify a entry? or even a 31.5 second commercial?

5-10 seconds is a game changer when really trying to nail a line or two without it sounding rushed.
The script i have is written for 30 seconds but sounds much better paced to 38 seconds. If it the time limit is a hard 30 seconds we have some editing to do, if not we can start moving to the recording stage.

Hard 30 seconds for produced material.

If you are offering a written script we will judge because the writer's ideal of "reasonably acted out" vs. Britt and my reasonably acted out could be different. Even then, I don't want to exceed 33 seconds on that performance. If it ends up going over 34 it's definitely out.

We will do our reasonable best jobs to record the performances we have to act out a couple times and we'll take the best one.

[FunkyDung]

I would love for someone to do an ad for Raydon Labs in the style of StrexCorp (from Welcome to Night Vale) (http://nightvale.wikia.com/wiki/StrexCorp_Synernists_Incorporated) .

[knoxamiz]

sent my audio bit in, hope you like it!

[Grognaurd]

First thought

Somebody: *Unity, the newest in performance enhancing dietary supplements...

(The rest of these are actually call outs from the show. *I have some more to work in, too)

Michael Swan: Desperate Times*( Chapter 15 )
Victor: Ha, ha! He looks like a little kid
Burt: Look at all that Flab, Man! ( Chapter 6-1 2:32 )
Saul: Look at your Buddah Belly, if I poke ya, it will jiggle, hey... ( Chapter 6-1 2:40 )
Blaire: A big ol' fatty*(Chapter 40)
Riley: That's right Fatty *( 23-1. 15:20*)
Michael Swan: Inadequate Strength ( Chapter 25 )
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Michael Swan: It Begins ( Chapter 1, but knitt with next line)
Michael Swan: Chemical Reactions*(Chapter 39)
Robbins: Muscles. Man muscles (39-1. *9:45)
Muldoon: You dead lift like 400 pounds (39-1. *9:45)
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Michael Cross: Saul can carry a heavy load
Riley: Look at his muscles they are so big
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Saul: *My big ol' guns here (knitt with next line)*( Chapter 6-1 5:15 )
Saul: With a waist the size of my thigh
Lizzy: Oh, my God, Saul, look at you!*( Chapter 6-1 2:50 )
Scratch: No Fucking Way!
Burt: No More Buddha belly (23-1. 15:35)
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength*(Chapter 38)
Riley: and you should see my abs! (23-1. 15:45)
Everybody: Raydon Labs

I am still adding some time stamps. I do not think I have the talent to edit the audio, but if Nik and Brit want to perform it, it would read something like this. Might be best if they read the name of the character so the Audiance

Somebody: *Unity, the newest in performance enhancing dietary supplements...

Michael Swan: Desperate Times
Victor: Ha, ha! He looks like a little kid
Burt: Look at all that Flab, Man
Saul: Look at your Buddah Belly, if I poke ya, it will jiggle, hey...
Blaire: A big ol' fatty
Riley: That's right, Fatty
Michael Swan: Inadequate Strength
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Michael Swan: It Begins Chemical Reactions
Robbins: Muscles. Man muscles
Muldoon: You dead lift like 400 pounds
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Michael Cross: Saul can carry a heavy load
Riley: Look at his muscles they are so big
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Saul: My big ol' guns here with a waist the size of my thigh
Lizzy: Oh, my God, Saul, look at you!
Scratch: No Fucking Way!
Burt: No More Buddha belly
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Riley: and you should see my abs!
Everybody: Raydon Labs

[Witch_Doctor]

I am still adding some time stamps. I do not think I have the talent to edit the audio, but if Nik and Brit want to perform it, it would read something like this. Might be best if they read the name of the character so the Audiance

Somebody: *Unity, the newest in performance enhancing dietary supplements...

Michael Swan: Desperate Times
Victor: Ha, ha! He looks like a little kid
Burt: Look at all that Flab, Man
Saul: Look at your Buddah Belly, if I poke ya, it will jiggle, hey...
Blaire: A big ol' fatty
Riley: That's right, Fatty
Michael Swan: Inadequate Strength
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Michael Swan: It Begins Chemical Reactions
Robbins: Muscles. Man muscles
Muldoon: You dead lift like 400 pounds
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Michael Cross: Saul can carry a heavy load
Riley: Look at his muscles they are so big
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Saul: My big ol' guns here with a waist the size of my thigh
Lizzy: Oh, my God, Saul, look at you!
Scratch: No Fucking Way!
Burt: No More Buddha belly
Michael Cross: Raydon Labs
Michael Swan: Unity Make Strength
Riley: and you should see my abs!
Everybody: Raydon Labs

I wish I could edit it. I have Garage Band on my Mac but not very much time to learn to use it.

[turbo]

Just sent one in!

[pmchawk]

Oh noes! I forgot and misplace what I had written down!

[knoxamiz]

Cant wait till they announce the the winner!! super excited... fingers crossed!!

[pmchawk]

I hate myself for not getting around to this.

The slogan I came up with was.
"Raydon Labs, bringing you tomorrow's solutions, Today"

That was the only certainty I had come up with. Thought about having a "scholarship winner" do the commercial talking about winning it (nurse Britt, lol).

[turbo]

Did the submissions get judged yet?

[nikvoodoo]

Quick answer: No. They will be though. And you'll all be getting an explanation as to where the holy hellfire we've been.

[pmchawk]

Quick answer: No. They will be though. And you'll all be getting an explanation as to where the holy hellfire we've been.
I believe you need to change the name from "We're not dead" to "Are we Alive?"

Makes the show more accurate. 😜

[Osiris]

I have fuzzy memories of a podcast about a podcast... but I also understand trying to coordinate with someone on the other side of the country can be difficult under the best of circumstances. It can be a labour just to find time to do laundry. Life always finds a way... to piss you off.

We should also take into consideration that Britt hates us.


(she doesn't, but Nik does)












(he doesn't)

[knoxamiz]

Is this podcast done? and the contest with it? www.mentalpoison.com is where i will be till i here something from you guys! miss the podcast come back!!

[nikvoodoo]

Podcast is basically done(?) maybe? Possibly?

Contest will get sorted out soon. Now that I've completed the nesting process of new baby (well...I'm done doing what I was directed to do is more honest) I will finish up the contest. Most likely through the forum.

[Osiris]

@turbo should be paying attention to this...

[turbo]

Oh I am, can't wait to see the results.

[Osiris]

Hmmm... that tag should have worked.... what the fuck gives?

[nikvoodoo]

Don't you have to use the correct bracket tag first? Or was the at symbol supposed to do it?

[Osiris]

Don't you have to use the correct bracket tag first? Or was the at symbol supposed to do it?

I'd used just the @ in the thread Kc put up about it... and it worked... I don't know. Maybe you need to tag them in the thread before a post? I don't know. It's all new to me. I'm getting too old for this shit, Nik.

[nikvoodoo]

I'd used just the @ in the thread Kc put up about it... and it worked... I don't know. Maybe you need to tag them in the thread before a post? I don't know. It's all new to me. I'm getting too old for this shit, Nik.

tell me about it. I got an email saying "You've been tagged" and I was like "Who knew I was even in a game of tag on the forum!"

Damn whipper snappers and their online shenanigans.

[Litmaster]

tell me about it. I got an email saying "You've been tagged" and I was like "Who knew I was even in a game of tag on the forum!"

Damn whipper snappers and their online shenanigans.

Tsk, tsk.... you Old Farts are like the Forum equivalent of my grandmother, who still failed after four years to program her radio alarm clock correctly... :nik:

[TacticalJHP]

Tsk, tsk.... you Old Farts are like the Forum equivalent of my grandmother, who still failed after four years to program her radio alarm clock correctly... :nik:

HEY!

Those things are fucking hard to program!

[kent17]

HEY!

Those things are fucking hard to program!

Don't even get me started on the VCR clock... What do you mean "What's a VCR?"
3065

[TacticalJHP]

Don't even get me started on the VCR clock... What do you mean "What's a VCR?"
3065

You know the most sure-fire way to get a VCR to stop blinking 12:00?

Black electrical tape. :nik:

[tonyhind86]

My grandad used to try and toast bread in the VCR...

[turbo]

I put Legos in mine

[tonyhind86]

I'm sure I've still got a lego brick stuck up my nose from when I was a three year old :nik:

[Duffusmonkey]

Tsk, tsk.... you Old Farts are like the Forum equivalent of my grandmother, who still failed after four years to program her radio alarm clock correctly... :nik:

If the radio alarm clock requires a manual then the user interface is crap. We old people are wise not stupid DAMNIT!

[Osiris]

*coughs* :nik:

[turbo]

What if y'all announce the winner of this contest at the Live Event?

[Osiris]

I think it's dead, brew.

[turbo]

Duuuuuuuuude. Lame. I'll share the link of our work if it's officially dead.

[nikvoodoo]

not dead. just horribly delayed. This contest is kind of like a wizard....it'll happen precisely when it needs to happen.

[Osiris]

Never on time, always with no memory of any place it has ever been, and constantly in danger of being captured by the enemy.

[turbo]

not dead. just horribly delayed. This contest is kind of like a wizard....it'll happen precisely when it needs to happen.

Excellent! :britt: