No real advice on self-promotion, Eli... but just a couple of comments.
Firstly, your works is absolutely top notch. Those two TCM "31 Days of Oscar" spots have long been my absolute favorite promos...
ever. They are just soooo seamlessly crafted, and have such stunning attention to detail. Every time I saw them I saw something new and different and cool... but they never felt cramped or crowded. As I said, they've always been my favs, even before I knew who did them.
Secondly, make sure your website is fully accessible. I'm usually on big monitors with wide vistas, but today, I happen to be on a machine with a not-so-huge screen while my normal suite is being re-vamped. I thought your site looked exceptionally cool and clean, but was frustrated by the fact that it was bigger than my screen size, and could not be resized (scaled down) to fit. That left me unable to see some of the info I was trying to read because it was a "no scroll" page and I couldn't get far enough down (I even tried two different browsers). Finally (duh) I realized it was no-scroll because the entire page was Flash, and was able to click "Show All" in the Flash to be able to see every thing. Not a big deal for me, but I did have to jump through a few hoops and was willing to do so because I was very interested in seeing it. For someone less likely to take the effort, it might could be made easier.
SUPER stuff.
Oh, btw, cinematographers will tell you the "Jaws"-esque dolly/zoom you mentioned in that great Shark Week promo is called a "trombone shot." Your useless trivia for the day.
T2
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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
