Below you'll find several examples of trailers, one-sheets, ads, and promos I've written for major studio releases. I've worked on hundreds more, but this should give you a pretty good idea of my range. If you want to see additional samples, just ask.
Zero Dark Thirty
Trailer
Written for and produced by BLT
Brokeback Mountain
"Love is a force of nature"
This project really was a labor of love - and I couldn't be happier with the resulting line. Fun fact: The studio was very hesitant to market this as a love story... so I had to cull every mention of the word love in my initial submission. For months the line was "Destiny is a force of nature." I know, not even close. Fortunately someone at the studio grew some Rocky Mountain oysters and went with the line as it should be.
Written for and produced by BLT
Side Effects
"One pill can change your life."
I was happy this tagline made the one-sheet, but I had a few other faves, including: "Everybody takes something" (a subtle reference to the greed of the main characters) and "A prescription for disaster".
Written for and produced by White Spark Creative
The Book Thief
"Courage beyond words"
Written for and produced by Arsonal
Sherlock Holmes
:30 television
A fun movie. A fun challenge: Use three words to convey the promise of this blockbuster.
Written for and produced by BLT
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
"If you have a mind, he will blow it."
A couple of character posters for the Warner Brothers magic flick.
Written for Arsonal/Produced by Works ADV
"Magic is hard, but he makes it look cheesy."
Written for Arsonal/Produced by Works ADV
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
:30 television x 2
Written for and produced by BLT
Dreamgirls
Teaser
I wrote this copy-driven teaser for Dreamgirls - as if writing the tagline for Brokeback Mountain wasn't enough to secure my status in the pantheon of gay movie advertising writers. Yes, they have a pantheon for that.
Written for and produced by BLT
The Hangover
Red-band Trailer
Written for and produced by BLT
Tim Burton's
Corpse Bride
"There's been a grave misunderstanding."
Written for and produced by BLT
Stop Loss
Trailer
Written for and produced by BLT
Oculus
"You see what it wants you to see."
Written for and produced by Arsonal
Carrie
"You will know her name"
Written for and produced by Arsonal
Guess Who
"Some in-laws were made to be broken."
Even if the movie is forgettable, at least the tagline can be memorable.
Written for and produced by BLT
World Trade Center
Trailer
This was a challenging project. Unlike most films, this one was based on an all-too-real story that didn't need any dramatic help from me. Ultimately we settled on a single sentiment of hope, expressed in graphic cards at the very end of the piece.
Written for and produced by BLT
The Kingdom
:60 TV
Written for and produced by BLT
The Chronicles of Riddick
Trailer
OK, this was definitely not an Academy Award-winning film. But I would have happily surrendered all of humanity to an evil galactic empire for the chance to write voiceover for Dame Judy Dench. I also thought the copy run at the end was pretty cool.
Written for and produced by BLT
Troy
Teaser-Trailer
Written for and produced by BLT
The Soloist
Trailer
Written for and produced by BLT
Garden State
:30 TV
Written for and produced by BLT
