Keller Williams Gold Coast Sponsors Red-Day 2015

It's that time of year to 'Give-Back' ...and what better way than with donating my voice-over and production skills for the non-profit activities of Keller Williams Gold Coast Red-Day 2015. 

Red-Day is Keller Williams year 'round commitment to improving their local communities. Each year tens of thousands of associates, from across-the-globe, participate in a wide range of good will projects. This year they're collecting donations for the Vincent Smith School; A co-ed educational facility for children with special needs. 

 

The school offers a well integrated program of studies for boys & girls utilizing a multi-sensory approach to learning.
This is my second time around working on the Red-Day event along with my partner Mildred Tassone. I produced the voice-over and music track and she did the video production and the social media end.

By: +Tom Clifford, VoiceOver & Creative Services

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TC & Company - Bringing the movie-going public together in the UAE

Grand Cinemas opening up the movie-going experience with the partnering of its SR & Co division. Tom Clifford, VoiceOver & Creative Services is the voice of choice to brand the Call-to-Action video Plan-A Advertising produced. The video is a vivid bi-opic of sorts with stylized graphic animation depicting the cinema exhibition business growth in the UAE. It matter-of-factually shows there are certain dynamics at play that don't exist in too many other places of the world.

The video gives a good breakdown of the players, the interesting landscape and how at times, certain segments of the region are up for grabs that present opportunities. Featuring western and  regional film titles, the region is becoming more sophisticated than ever and equally thirsty for Hollywood content.

I'm more than happy to be able to represent the agency, but I particularly like being able to represent this part of our country's customs and way of life. Then I started to wonder if this part of the region might have entered into the picture making business. Have the resources to provide the necessary elements - sound and film stages, talent pools and crews that are checked out and know the lay of the land. So, I Googled it and sure enough the UAE does have a film commission at: http://www.film.gov.ae/en/  ...Complete with cash rebates, no less!

By: +Tom Clifford, VoiceOver & Creative Services

516.488.4643

Super Bowl commercial with Tom Clifford marks 25th Anniversary

Tom Clifford's On-Cam as the 'Wimp' in Humongous Gas & Electric
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Super Bowl XXIV

On January 28th, 1990, new head coach, George Seifert, led the San Francisco 49ers to their second straight Super Bowl Title, blowing-out Dan Reeves' Denver Broncos 55-10 at the Louisiana Super-dome in New Orleans.

This game remains the most lopsided game in Super Bowl history to date. San Francisco's 55 points were the most ever scored by one team, and their 45-point margin of victory was the largest ever. The 49ers are also the only team to score at least eight touchdowns in a Super Bowl and at least two touchdowns in each quarter (the only mistake was a missed extra point attempt).

It was also a damn Big Night for the fans of Tom Clifford... his wife and infant child - LOL!

Because, during the game's commercial interruptions or as the industry calls 'em - commercial clusters,  the On-Camera commercial I had done for the Oil Heat Industry "Humongous Gas & Electric" aired in one of its 'commercial clusters'. I had a ball doing the spot (there were a series of them) and had a chance to work with Bill Bryden the star voice of those "Oxy Five" (prepubescent pimple ad) spots. We went from cloud nine to cloud ten when we later learned that the spot had gone on to win the prestigious Clio Award amongst the other nominees. In the ad business, the Clio was tantamount to getting an Academy Award Oscar...or something of that nature.

 

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SAG - Screan Actors Guild Awards - Member voting countdown is On!

As a select Screen Actors Guild (SAG) member who receives DVD's and Streaming videos for voter consideration - this time of year becomes Movie Night every night it seems...compliments of SAG! 

The countdown is On as another years Sag Awards loams ahead. Hunkering down to watch and vote for about 15 of this years nominated performances. The Guild will tally votes by Noon, January 23rd, 2015.

 

Just about a week into the year the landslide of DVD's start arriving at the door or Film streamer links are in our emails. 

 

The studios & networks have provided different options for members to view their Award-nominated projects. These include DVD's , digital streaming, free iTunes downloads, brick & mortar on-site screenings and Movie Cash. iTunes is the marquee of choice for streaming films. Some take a while to download and require a good sense of computing to work the ID's and secret PIN numbers. And some seem to be fired-up and ready to play right outta the gate! We download them onto our laptop and simply connect the HDMI patch into the big screen TV and watch them precisely as if they were DVD's. And you can re-visit them again and again till they expire. They're actually in a way 'squatting' on each members computer till a magical beam goes out just before the SAG Awards begin and deletes them from each members computer. Someone say - Big Brother.

It starts to get intense the week before they broadcast the SAG Awards. These little 5" x 5" DVD squares sent through Snail mail are arriving two at a time. Sag just introduced 5 more new digital streamers. It gets to the point that some days you can't remember which one was watched or anything about it. So, early in the process remarks are jotted about the SAG performances before early dementia sets in. And we take particular pride knowing that our vote is being counted. Feel like we're part of the A-list...till the next morning where it's time to make the Bagels...again.

By: +Tom Clifford, VoiceOver & Creative Services

516.488.4643 

'Twas the Night before Christmas

 

 

That time of year to wish all a Good Night with plenty of that Holiday Cheer! Take a listen to a favorite Yuletide ditty with a different slant...complete with Celebrity Cast from +Tom Clifford, VoiceOver & Creative Services   

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TC & Company delivers openers for RDS Delivery's sister company Gottfried NYC!

Tom Clifford and TC & Company has been supplying RDS Delivery Service with the image they wanted for over 20 years. When it came time to connect the dots with their sister company they wanted more of the same. Click for their 'Quick Cut' video.

We had wondered if there might be a connection to Gilbert... Gottfried. But, RDS Delivery said nope and pointed out that Gottfried's NYC Delivery Systems was established in 1935 and is New York's premiere full service logistics company and subscription agency. Darn, woulda had fun doing a spot-on imitation of Gilbert if needed...except you'd go out of your mind or become hard of hearing afterward.  Click to visit website

By: +Tom Clifford, VoiceOver & Creative Services   

516.488.4643

Cosby answers to a higher authority

Couldn't help but think how Bill's current woes (snowballing accusations that he victimized women in serial fashion throughout his trailblazing career) play into one of his earliest routines. And does he answer to a higher authority when it comes to answering accusations head-on.  

In stark parody with Bill's voice routine and in true form to some of the political cartoons I did years back, here's a fair ditty that's quick and to the point.

By: +Tom Clifford, VoiceOver & Creative Services   

516.488.4643