143. These Guys Made Doritos a Super Bowl Ad, Now They Might Win $1 Million Dollars

What’s up Rock Nation, today we welcome back Nate Norell and Dylan Bradshaw! Nate and Dylan teamed up to co-direct a commercial for the Doritos Super Bowl ad competition and they made TOP 3! If they win, not only does their ad play at the Super Bowl, but they win $1 million! Voting is super easy! All you have to do is select their ad "Abduction" and enter your email. You can vote everyday, and every vote counts!Vote for their ad "Abduction" here:https://doritoscrash.com/Check out Nate and Dylan here:https://www.instagram.com/natenorell/https://www.instagram.com/dylanjbradshaw/SUSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: https://the505podcast.ac-page.com/rock-reportThe Creator Pricing Guide - The No BS Guide to Pricing Your Creative ServicesCoupon Code: ROCKNATION10 gets you $10 off at checkout for the bouldershttps://courses.thecreatorcoach.com/pricing-guideJoin our Discord! https://discord.gg/xgEAzkqAvsLightroom Presets:https://www.kostasgarcia.com/store-1/p/kglightroompresetsCOP THE BFIGGY "ESSENTIALS" SFX PACK HERE: https://courses.thecreatorcoach.com/BFIGGYSFXPACKKostas’ Amazon Storefront:https://amzn.to/3GhId2515% OFF Prism Lens FX with code: KOSTAS15https://bit.ly/42sNdejCollab with Artlist and get 2 extra months for free here:https://artlist.io/artlist-70446?artlist_aid=the505podcast_2970&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=the505podcast_2970&utm_campaign=the505podcast_2970Chase’s Totality LUT pack:https://www.chasealexanderfilm.com/color/totalitylutpackTimestamps: 0:00 - Trailer0:31 - Intro1:12 - One Handed Crack2:18 - The Doritos Commercial Explained3:14 - “Abducted” Commercial3:44 - How to vote4:42 - Commercial Breakdown: Computer screen VFX5:33 - How they landed on the alien abduction concept6:00 - Opening Shot lighting breakdown7:07 - Computer Screen VFX breakdown7:23 - Pre-production process8:17 - Bringing your vision to life as a director8:59 - How VFX changes a production9:51 - How they pulled off the ragdoll scene11:47 - The challenge of storytelling in only 30 seconds12:32 - The importance of working with a team13:50 - Shooting schedule14:55 - Another VFX shot breakdown17:07 - Making the submission deadline by ONE HOUR19:47 - The power of making spec work23:23 - What they learned from co-directing28:42 - Gear used to shoot the commercial29:25 - The ending punch line breakdown32:57 - Rule of 3 in comedy35:16 - Their marketing strategy36:40 - The strategy behind viral content40:05 - What winning will mean for their careers42:37 - Going all in and betting on yourself46:44 - What they will do with the $1,000,000 if they winIf you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on. DM US ON IG: (Our DM's are always open!) Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/ Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/ Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/ TikTok:Bfiggy: https://www.tiktok.com/bfiggy/ Kostas: https://www.tiktok.com/kostasgarcia/