I write this blog because I enjoy it, and hopefully it can be entertaining for others to read as well, but it’s meant more than that. Last year I got a job in communications principally because people at work had read it and liked what they saw. Gratifying, to say the least!

So I’ve been conducting interviews and writing about what goes on in my work place, but this autumn I got to do something really special: I was put in charge of writing a movie script for an infomercial – a task both daunting and exciting, as I’ve never done anything like that before.

The brief was to sell my organisation as the go-to-place for big conferences and similar events. And while it might be a little too American-action-movie-trailer-y for some*, I really like how it turned out. Hope you do, too:

As you may have noticed, I ended up doing the voice-over narration as well, which was fun. That inspired me to do a commercial of a rather dissimilar nature – for my application to go on the Fjällräven Polar expedition**. It’s a different beast altogether, but I think it is rather sweet. Here it is:

So in one month I’ve done two whole movies (and never mind that they’re two minutes each)! Writer/director/narrator/animator would look good on a business card, wouldn’t it?

Joking aside, I don’t know that movie making will be a regular feature in the future, but voice acting I could see myself doing more of. The reviews are in, and they range from “sexier than Morgan Freeman” to “laglag malawal”, which is foreign speak for “underwear-droppingly good” (or so I’m told), so maybe there’s a sideline to be had in that department? 😄 A dear friend has already said she would scout the market for me.

Maybe I should add that to my list of challenges for next year…?

* On the other hand, my kids lobbied hard for Deadpool to have a cameo – just goes to show you can’t please everyone.

** If you’re reading this before 14 December there’s still time to vote – what are you waiting for??