Jan 03
2011: In MEMEoriam
posted by admin in in memeoriam, video on January 3rd, 2012 » No Comments »

A look back at all the memes we lost in 2011. Rest in peace.

Concept by Tremendosaur (Justin Michael and Jacob Reed)
Edited by Jacob Reed

Nov 23
Thanksgiving Commercial
posted by admin in thanksgiving, video on November 23rd, 2011 » No Comments »

One of our favorite Thanksgiving commercials.

CAST
Grandmother: Pat McNeely
Announcer: Jacob Reed

CREW
written and directed by Tremendosaur (Justin Michael and Jacob Reed)
director of photography: Gabriel Patay
AC/Gaffer: Jason Arnot
special thanks: Michelle Cardinale, Clay Larsen

Oct 17
Kanthor
posted by admin in kanthor, video on October 17th, 2011 » No Comments »

Kneel before Kanthor!

CAST (in order of appearance)
Jacob – Jacob Reed
Justin – Justin Michael
Kanthor – Dan Lippert
Mom – Jill Donnelly
Dad – Mike Leffingwell
Soup Farter – Ryan Rosenberg
Grandma – Pat McNeely
Bible Thumper – Rene Gube
First Crush – Lila Scott
Trader Joe’s Employee – Mano Agapion
Bar Mitzvah Bully – Ben Greene
Camp Counselor – Allison Fields
Ex-GF – Ann Maddox
Stop Eating Guy – Greg Kanimian
Cat Lover – Betsy Sodaro
Bad Trip Buddy – Pat Janssen
Judy – Justin Michael
Jace – Jace Armstrong
Chris – Chris Otte

CREW
Written/Directed by Tremendosaur (Justin Michael & Jacob Reed)
Shot by Brennan Maxwell
Production Sound – Jeremy Slome
Make Up – Sarah Dorsey
2nd Unit DP – Andy Knapp
2nd Unit Sound – Pat Janssen
Visual FX – Andy Maxwell
Edited by Myron Santos
Sound Mixing/Design – Pat Janssen
Special Thanks – Nick Wiger

Sep 19
Tremendosaur Branded Reel
posted by admin in Uncategorized on September 19th, 2011 » No Comments »

Sometimes people pay us to make commercials disguised as sketches. Here are a few of our favorite moments, edited together. Check out more on our new branded page, and if you’re a super-conglomerate and wanna make some internets with us, shoot us an email!

Jul 19
Taco Time Friend Fiesta
posted by admin in betsy sodaro, jon mackey, taco bell, video on July 19th, 2011 » No Comments »

We make a lot of branded sketches. This is not one of those sketches.

CAST
Justin – Justin Michael
Jacob – Jacob Reed
Clumsy Guy – Pat Janssen
Betsy – Betsy Sodaro
Jon – Jon Mackey
Rodney Strangerfield/Marty – Marty Dusig

CREW
Written/Directed/Produced by Tremendosaur
Cinematographer: Andrew Knapp
AC/Sound: Jason Tippet
Edited by: Myron Santos

Jul 07
Mary Holland outtakes from The Flyer
posted by admin in behind the scenes, mary holland on July 7th, 2011 » No Comments »

We were fortunate enough to work with the extremely talented Mary Holland on the branded shoot we did for Best Buy last month. Unfortunately, we had to cut her out of the final video. Below are her takes.

Also, this is pretty much how it went down:
US: So, can you just say a line that’s the end of a news report, and then read this line to introduce the Flyer.
MARY: Just improvise news stuff?
US: Yeah, we have a couple ideas in mind, but maybe try a few first?
MARY: Okay. I think I have a few.
[Mary then proceeds to calmly improvise eight back-to-back home runs]

Jul 01
4th of Ju-PIE
posted by admin in 4th of Ju-Pie, awesome, politics, video on July 1st, 2011 » No Comments »

A PIE-triotic salute to America.

CAST
Justin Michael as Uncle Sam
Jacob Reed as Uncle Sam
Skyler James as Drummer Boy
The Trojan Men as Mens Choir
Andres du Bouchet as Bald Eagle
Paul Rust as Lady Liberty

CREW
Executive Producer – Funny or Die / Mike Farah
Producers: Ally Hord / Tremendosaur
Director by: Dustin Bowser, Justin Michael, Jacob Reed
Written by: Justin Michael, Jacob Reed
Cinematographer: Andrew Knapp
AC: Jason Tippet
Hair & Makeup: Haley O’Neil
Sound: Pat Janssen
Vocal Arrangement: Daniel Weidlein
VFX: Dustin Bowser
Edited by: Dustin Bowser, Tremendosaur
PAs: Leigh Alan, Joe Bergren Sam Fischell, Mike Gabriel, Grant Lipschultz, Minh Vu, Vince Wloch
Special Thanks: Danny O’Malley, Abel Charrow, Melissa Becerra, Fatal Farm, David Lewandowski, Elliot Dickerhoof, Sean Boyle, Gian Molina, Alex Berg, Jordyn Rachel, Logan Olson

Jun 10
The Flyer for Hire
posted by admin in branded, ryan rosenberg, suzi barrett, the flyer on June 10th, 2011 » No Comments »

Even superheroes go on interviews.

CLIENT
Best Buy/HTC

CAST
HR Gal: Suzi Barrett
Edgeblade: Ben Siemon
The Flyer: Ryan Rosenberg
Pufo: Chris Otte
Office Workers: Robert Stephens, Zachary Sigelko
Superheroes: Alison Fields, Christian Daly

CREW
Written and Directed by Tremendosaur (Justin Michael & Jacob Reed)
Executive Produced by Mike Farah, Chris Bruss, Juliet Seniff
Produced by Christin Trogan
1st AD: Ryan Lacen
2nd AD: Jake Gilbert
Cinematographer: Andy Knapp
1st AC: Jason Tippet
Gaffer: Geoffrey Sykes
Editor: Myron Santos
Additional editing and Flyer VFX: Jacob Reed
Key Grip: Marcus McDougald
Grip: Sean Meehan
Production Sound: Botown Sound
Sound Design and Mixing: Pat Janssen
Art Direction: Rachel Ferrara
Asst. Set Dresser: Robin Brockway
Key Set Staff Assistant: Elizabeth Lanteri
Staff Assistant: Sam Varela
Special Thanks: Mary Holland

Apr 28
HK Episode 1: Crack The Case
posted by admin in branded, hk pretzels on April 28th, 2011 » No Comments »

Snack Co’s CEO hires a private eye to see who’s been stealing all of their business.

The first of a two-part web series we directed and produced for HK Anderson Pretzels. You may know them as the secret supplier of all pretzel products sold at Trader Joe’s. Now they’re going public with their own line of products and brought us in to help get the word out. The extremely talented Alex Berg wrote these spots, which star our friends Dave Theune and Luka Jones.

CAST
Chief: Dave Theune
Chip: Luka Jones

CREW
written by Alex Berg
produced and directed by Tremendosaur (Justin Michael & Jacob Reed)
edited by Jon Mackey
line producer: Marissa Strickland
cinematographer: Andy Knapp
gaffer: Ralph Jimenez
1st AC: Jason Tippett
sound: Pat Janssen
set PA: Chris Otte
makeup: Veronica Rodarte
color correction: Phil Dennison
location coordinator: Gretchen Eggings

Apr 19
HK Episode 2: Eating With The Enemy
posted by admin in branded, hk pretzels on April 19th, 2011 » No Comments »

Chip is on the case, but it’s too late: Chief is hooked on natural pretzels.

The second of a two-part web series we directed and produced for HK Anderson Pretzels. You may know them as the secret supplier of all pretzel products sold at Trader Joe’s. Now they’re going public with their own line of products and brought us in to help get the word out. The extremely talented Alex Berg wrote these spots, which star our friends Dave Theune and Luka Jones.

CAST
Chief: Dave Theune
Chip: Luka Jones

CREW
written by Alex Berg
produced and directed by Tremendosaur (Justin Michael & Jacob Reed)
edited by Jon Mackey
line producer: Marissa Strickland
cinematographer: Andy Knapp
gaffer: Ralph Jimenez
1st AC: Jason Tippett
sound: Pat Janssen
set PA: Chris Otte
makeup: Veronica Rodarte
color correction: Phil Dennison
location coordinator: Gretchen Eggings