Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

Adrian Carter directed this spot for Sharpe Blackmore Euro RSCG for the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Produced by Greg Horton for William Cranor at Cartilage Digital, it was a quick turn around and a great success. Go to the festival next year if you missed it this year. Keep reading below to see the creative process for this spot, from storyboards to animatic to mock up and offline.

Agency: Sharpe Blackmore Euro RSCG
Art Director: Randy Demelo
Copywriter: Brent Turnbull
Creative Director: Ron Tite
Associate Creative Director: Mike Wilson
Producer: Barb Gibson
Client: Paul Snepsts, Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
Production: Cartilage
Director: Adrian Carter
Executive Producer: William Cranor
Producer: Greg Horton
Director of Photography: Ray Dumas
Editor: Mark Hajek
Transfer: Alter Ego
Talent: Mark Andrada

Special thanks to Jim at New College Cleaners – Jim, don’t change a thing! This commercial was shot at our local dry cleaner on the north edge of Kensington Market. Jim was kind enough to move his business to the street while we shot. He collected garments on the sidewalk all day.


Here are my original storyboards.
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival Storyboards
This is a mock up after the location scout.


This is a rough cut straight out of my mind.


Here is the Director’s cut.

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