EDIT 06/03/09: I finally got around to adding a page with the photos and videos taken "behind the scenes" during the two days Capital One/MTV's commercial was being prepped and filmed. I included scans of the storyboard-schedule which is also pretty interesting

http://www.digitpress.com/images/store/index_46.htm

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So check it out.

About a week ago I get a call from home, it's Katie at the store. There's a "scout" who had been calling all morning standing in front of her, he needs to talk to me about a commercial he wants to film using the store as a location. Sounds interesting but I never expect much from these kinds of visits.

This scout was representing Capital One, and unless you've been hiding from your television over the past year, this would be another in their series of "What's In Your Wallet?" commercials. Now THAT is cool, and suddenly I'm listening. Ironically, one of their commercials was on my TV at the time - the sorta-cool one where they have various generic videogame characters using their card.

Just about an hour ago I got the final confirmation call. They're really gonna do it!

I have to close the store next Thursday and Friday for the filming. Thursday is a set-up day, Friday is the filming itself. There are approximately 70 people in their crew including the technicians and actors (and though they need 10 extras it's Screen Actor's Guild people only so you won't see me when it airs. Maybe that's a good thing, really). The store layout is going to get moved around A LOT but they always put things back to the way they were.

I'm pretty excited! I'll try to take pictures and/or video if I'm allowed to, and I'll have more info on Tuesday when they come in and do a technical analysis and contracts are signed.