Royal Guard - (spec Geico commercial) by Barry Katz - Short, Comedy, Commercial - An obnoxious tourist attempts to break a royal guard. 2 pages - pdf, format

Writer interested in feedback on this work

Barry,

Even for a one pager I was expecting an ending with a bit more bite than this delivered.  Felt a bit safe - but then I guess that's a result of the whole Geico thing.  Was this part of a comp?  

Not a bad scenario - I smiled, but not sure I'd switch my car insurance...though to be fair I don't think they cover Europe.

I quite liked this - think it would make a good commercial

Thanks for the read and review!  I wrote this commercial completely on spec in hopes of garnering some attention from ad agencies.  I pitched the script to the agency who represents Geico, but they wouldn't even look at it because I wasn't employed by them.  Ahhh... the joys of red tape! :)

Anyhow, if anyone out there would like to produce this little ditty, it could make a nice addition to your reel.  For those who aren't anywhere near London, a green screen might do the trick.

I'd never even heard of Geico before, so even though you didn't get the gig, it ironically worked for me.

Aside from that, I really liked it! Shame it never got picked up, keep it on board for a portfolio piece I guess,

Cam