The producers of 'Regis and Kelly' saw a spot I directed at the 2008 Promax/BDA awards show. They tasked me to make them a new open with a similar approach. Regis and Kelly are treated like big celebs in NYC so shooting with them in and around Times Square would always draw huge crowds.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Here is a look at the original storyboards we presented:
There was a lengthy and extensive revision process on this project. Here is an alternate version of the open with an arrow as a main character. This clip also shows some of the other plates we shot for ‘bumpers’ and ‘today ons’:
“The Reege”. The guy is a rockstar! We had great security/crowd control team allowing us to complete our shots in Times Square:
Kelly talking to Gellman:
Left to right: myself, Regis, Sean (the EP) and Kelly. Great shoot! :
