Directing team The Real McCoys of Los Angeles-based Boxer Films demonstrate that even the toughest Nevadans are not immune to punishment when it comes to careless water usage in the comedic :30 “Golden Ruler,” part of a playful campaign for the Southern Nevada Water Authority out of R&R Partners, Las Vegas.
The team got their hands dirty filming this project, even stepping in front of the camera as The Real McCoys’ Nelson Cabrera served as the double for the spot’s nun character. Cabrera and Sean Mullens comprise The Real McCoys.
The spot features a grizzled, scary-looking biker welding inside his garage while, outside, his sprinklers spew water across his lawn indiscriminately. He’s interrupted by an incessant banging on the garage door and opens it to reveal an unlikely visitor: A smiling, elderly nun. “Sister Agnes?” the disbelieving biker asks. However, Sister Agnes’ demeanor suddenly turns stern as she whips out a ruler and twirls it like a nunchuck, barking: “Hands!”
Chastened, the biker submits to a severe wrist-smacking as we cut to a series of title graphics reading: “Don’t Make Us Ask You Again. It’s a Desert Out There. Water Only One Day A Week.” A voiceover conveys the web address for Nevadans to find out their watering schedule.
Stars Among Those Who Lost Their Homes In L.A. Area Fires; Jamie Lee Curtis Pledges $1M To Relief Effort
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Jeff Bridges, and R&B star Jhené Aiko, and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events. Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend have been postponed. Next week's Oscar nominations have been delayed. And tens of thousands of Angelenos are displaced and awaiting word Thursday on whether their homes survived the flames — some of them the city's most famous denizens. Thousands of structures have been destroyed but damage assessments are just beginning. More than 180,000 people are also under evacuation orders in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, a number that continues to shift as new fires erupt. Late Wednesday, a fire in the Hollywood Hills was scorching the hills near the famed Hollywood Bowl and Dolby Theatre, which is the home of the Academy Awards. That fire had been largely contained without damage to Hollywood landmarks. Here are how the fires are impacting celebrities and the Los Angeles entertainment industry: Stars whose homes have burned in the fires Celebrities like Crystal and his wife, Janice, were sharing memories of the homes they lost. The Crystals lost the home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that they lived in for 45 years. "Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this," the Crystals wrote in the statement. After her learning her Pacific Palisades home was lost in the fires, Melissa Rivers says she was... Read More