Fund Duel: Putting the Fun Back in Fundraising

This is the full version of a commercial I made for a new fundraising website called Fund Duel (fundduel.com). I was given the stipulation that we wanted to use a pair of honest to goodness Sumo wrestlers in the video, given that our CEO had met someone from USA Sumo and formed a relationship. I cranked out a screenplay, trying to work in the style of the Harmon Brothers, and this is the result.

Given that our company is small and we had to do things inexpensively, I had to wear virtually all the hats. I even decided to call my own number when casting the main “pitchman” character, because I knew I would be cheap and that I would always be available to record voiceover.

Because we’re overachievers, we went ahead and held a photoshoot the same day we shot most of the video at Paragon Media in Santa Ana, California. Our photographer was a talented creator and delight to work with named Rocco Ceselin.