If you were watching TV last week between conference sessions, you may have seen a commercial for the Mormon channel. For those that missed it, or live outside of Utah, I've posted it below. For those that saw it, I'm sure you were immediately captivated by the agile and debonair moves of the hand that was featured in the ad. And for good reason. The aforementioned disembodied hand belongs to none other than yours truly.
How did my hand land such a prestigious leading role in a television commercial, you ask? Well, sit back as I tell you a tale of swashbuckling intrigue and chivalry...or maybe I'll just stick to the facts—but that's not as interesting.
One week before General Conference was scheduled to begin, the Church asked us if we would help them create an ad for the Mormon Channel. They had a small budget and very little time. In fact, we found out that we would need to brainstorm, sell the ad to the client, film, create supers/visual styles, record voices, edit video and sound, make revisions and get the ad to the TV station all within a week's time. Everything would need to happen without any hitches to meet our deadline.
Fortunately, the stars aligned and we soon found ourselves at the point of needing to schedule a "casting call" to find the perfect hand to star in the ad. Well, if you remember earlier when I mentioned that we had a small budget and no time, we quickly realized that a casting call was out of the question. Casting takes time AND money. So the decision on which hand should be used in the ad literally came down to two people in a room (myself and the writer) yelling "not it." I must have been a bit too slow because later that day, my hand was being filmed in front of a green screen in preparation for the ad. So, truth be told, they weren't filming me because my hand was particularly graceful or looked good on-screen, but rather because there wasn't any other available option.
Long story short, I think my hand has let all the fame go to its head. It's hired an agent, wants a bigger dressing room, is charging for autographs, trashes hotel rooms and wants its Perrier at room temperature—no more, no less.
Anyway, take a look at the ad and don't judge it too harshly. I'm thinking that if my illustrious hand-modeling career takes off, I may need to start a hand skin care regimen and take out an insurance policy on the ol' boy. Oh, and don't be surprised if the next time you see me, I ask you to "talk to the hand."
10 comments:
Very very good "hand"iwork there Ryan. I'm mucho impressed! Next time I see you, I'm going to have to ask your hand for an autograph.
The commercial was awesome too. :)
Great Ad! Very talented hand. I couldn't help but notice that your hand looks a lot like your Dad's hand. You Mom gave me a heads up about your ad so we were watching for it and we weren't disappointed!
Keep the ads coming. You do such a good job!
Even more talented than the "hand" is your language arts....I'm always so impressed with your creative lingo. Always makes me smile and sometimes lrol (laugh right out loud)! I've always known my boys were very talented, and now the world is finding that out. Keep up the great work Ry! Love ya lots!
Oh, and by the way, do you know you're on YouTube?
you are funny R.A!!! nice job :)
hahahaaaa...
Our family was watching with baited breath for your commerical to air and we weren't disappointed! What skill you have! :)
'hand'some as ever. love the ad.
as i was watching this, emery ran over and said, "i want that black one",and after making him repeat it several times, he said, "you know--confince(conference)--the black kind".
also, your last line was not okay.
Your hand did a great job! You make me laugh.
hahahahaha! i LOVE this blog and blogger! great post and such ultra-talented phalanges!
Ohhhhh, now I get it. The 'hand' needed a more prestigious ride, hence the new wheels eh? Or was that a project of Adams? Did he build you a new car with his monkey wrenches???
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