We had the good fortune of wrapping out our month-long Best Buy campaign working with the G.O.A.T. of the sports broadcasting world, Mr. Mike Tirico. We took our production services to Washington DC and met us for some good fun.
Mike is a consummate pro, and while his shoot was all green screen, he really chopped it up with his imaginary friend, GRAM. Mike is doing his play by play for Football Night in America, and suddenly, Gram appears out of nowhere. Once Mike gets over the shock of it, he begins bantering back and forth.
Gram wants to hook him up, and Mike asks for something to boost his energy. Maybe a “Pick me up!”. Turns out, he’d prefer a Hair Dryer more than a pick me up!
Mike was such a pleasure to work with. Being a passionate, lifelong sports fan, Mike shared his experiences of working the Olympics, FNIA, the Masters, the Kentucky Derby and so many more iconic events. The kind of person we love having on set. Pleasant with the crew, on time, affable and flexible. Just a good guy, and a pro’s pro. Hope to hang with you again Mike, maybe down in Miami next time. Thanks for being such a good sport!
Earlier in the campaign, we were asked to produce a commercial at the Football Night in America set in Stamford Connecticut. This isn’t a big deal for most people. But our Paradiso Fam are football junkies! So this was a bad ass experience.
Maria Taylor and Chris Simms are just trying to get on with the broadcast, but GRAM takes over the set, starts controlling the screens, reads Chris Simms lines from the prompter…all the while they can’t figure how he just “appeared” on set! Hijinks ensued, and it made for a great day.
Taylor and Simms are a great team, and they couldn’t have been more polite. Taylor is a pro, and grounds the team. Simms is hysterical and had everyone cracking up. It really helps when the talent on set gives themselves to the production and all the potential silliness that can come with it. The folks at the studio were fantastic to work with. Not to mention our Paradiso production team hit Bartaco for basically every meal during the week. The Lobster tacos are AMAZING! Thankfully we've got one in Miami! Great times, feeling blessed to do what we do.
