I'm going to talk to Frank . . .

BEN: This Ad is shown every night on Comedy Central and I've noticed something very unusual about it.



BEN: The bloody benefits outweigh the cons! If you're willing to put up with a bit of memory loss, a shade of paranoia and the odd panic attack from time to time, you'll gain happiness, munchies, relaxation, a PHD in coolness (Dr. Chill), and become an acute conversationalist. Am I missing something?

BRENDAN: The talkative guy trying to calm down the panic attack guy reminds me of you and me come deadline day.

The joy of targets . . .

BRENDAN: I wonder who's sitting in my old chair. Quite the sales record he has to match up to. 10 targets hit out of 12 baby - during peak recession time too. I'm telling ya, cold calling - it's an art. I'm gonna miss it actually. You'd better come up with ideas I can sell, I'm pumped, ready to . . am I talking to myself here?

BEN: I'm trying to watch The Hills.

Amazing CG! blah, blah, blah . . .

BEN: It's revolutionary, it's historic, it's James Cameron! I just don't fall for trailers anymore, they're often completely different entities to the actual film, especially the music/montage trailers. It just looks like Final Fantasy to me, or worse, Phantom Menace.



BRENDAN: I'm COMPLETELY sold on that. It looks incredible. How can someone in Advertising say they don't believe in trailers - the ultimate selling tool for films. Also, dissing CG is kind of sticking it to everyone in Graphic Design and Art Direction - the very people we're looking to work with you idiot.

BEN: That's actually a good point.

On my downtime . . .

BEN : Just to show that I didn't always sit around twiddling my thumbs waiting for inspiration, here's a little music video I directed once upon a time for Moby.



BRENDAN : It was alright I suppose. Good in parts but a bit cheap looking if I'm honest. Also, you really shouldn't say it was for Moby when he knew nothing about it.

World Cup Fever . . .

BEN: I directed this little footy Ad for the Rund Award in Germany in 2006 during the World Cup. It didn't win.



BRENDAN: It looks like it cost sixty Euros.

BEN: Sixty Eight Euros actually. The two footballers wanted a carvery for lunch.

BRENDAN: I noticed you haven't had a single comment on YouTube for three years - the people have spoken.