May 16, 2013
Here's the Real (and Real Silly) Dunder Mifflin Ad Airing Tonight on the Series Finale of The Office

AdWeek caught wind of our Dunder Mifflin Paper spot and wrote a little article! It’s great to finally see this thing take off. It airs tonight on the finale of The Office!

 
May 15, 2013

So check this! Back a few months ago my wife and I wrote and directed a spot for Dunder Mifflin Paper for Quill.com. The spot was done for a Tongal contest. We ended up winning 4th place with a $2000 prize which was rad, but the real pay off-

“This commercial will air in the Dunder Mifflin branch cities of Buffalo, Albany, Utica, Scranton, Akron, Camden and Nashua the night on The Office series finale.”

That is a quote right from Quill. Yes our ad will be airing during the finale of The Office. Today just got insanely wicked.

Written and Directed by: Mike P. Nelson and Katie Maren Nelson

Talent: Eric Pierson, Cheryl Hoffman, Josh Clos

Shot and Cut by: Mike P. Nelson

Art Direction: Katie Maren Nelsobn

Production Sound: Nick Leisenheimer

Gaffer: Doug Gander

VFX: Josh Clos

Produced by: Katie Maren Nelson, Eric Pierson and Mike P. Nelson

Special thanks to: Joe Dressel, Ben Pawlik, and Richard Reeder

Here is a sweet little article from the Minneapolis Egotist on the spot!

 
May 7, 2013

Directed and edited this Nosler Defense Ammo commercial with MAKE on a cold December night a few months ago. VFX handled by Aaron Dabelow, Kevin Wisdom, Joe Kim and Danny Robashkin. DP Nick Junkersfeld. Camera Ops Jameson Johnson and Mike P. Nelson. Gaffer Doug Gander.

 
April 11, 2013

April Snow

Just a glimpse outside my office window. Yes those fonts are there, too.

(photo and design by Mike. P Nelson)

 
April 10, 2013

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A new idea? Perhaps…

-mike p. nelson

 
April 8, 2013

Hastings 3000 Music Video Miniature Shoot / Book Cover Photo Shoot

Busy weekend. Started with a book cover shoot for a local author self publishing her first novel. Set in 1962, the book is about a romantic relationship between a teacher and a student. Thanks to wonderful art direction from my wife Katie Maren Nelson and our stunning talent Maddy, the shoot went without a hitch. Also thanks to Jennifer Nielsen for producing the shoot and making it happen. I’ll post the cover once it’s finished. Below is a little glimpse of the space we created.

Sunday we started early with a miniature shoot for the one man band Hastings 3000. Again, another smooth shoot. Over the last couple weeks I had been working on carving a giant floating rock structure out of foam. Then we went “all out 70’s miniature shoot!” My wife and I were contacted by local director/DP Patrick Pierson to add the finishing effect touches to the video he directed for Hastings 3000. Click the link for a quick behind the scenes clip of the shoot. Special thanks to my wife for helping me plan this and making it so cool, my DP Nick Junkersfeld, Eric Pierson, Patrick Pierson, Chris Hadland and Token Media. And thanks to Joe of Hastings 3000 for the beers!

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April 3, 2013

Don’t know how to tie a tie? Neither does Cornelius. Let Moustache Man show you how it’s done. Brought to you as a series on etiquette and manliness, Moustache Man takes you on his adventures of making guys, men. I present to you, Episode 1.

Directed by Mike P. Nelson

Written and Produced by Troy McCall and Eric Pierson

Shot by Nick Junkersfeld

Moustache Man: Troy McCall

Cornelius: Eric Pierson

Official Facebook Page

 
March 19, 2013

A trailer for my latest directorial effort. Moustache Man! Manliness is coming… Stay tuned for the final in April!

Directed by Mike P. Nelson

Written and Performed by Troy McCall and Eric Pierson

Shot by Nick Junkersfeld

Trailer cut by Troy McCall

 
March 8, 2013
"The Retirement of Joe Corduory" Filmthreat.com Review

So thanks to Mark Bell at Filmthreat Joe Corduroy just racked up a 4 out of 5 star rating with a pretty nice review! Hey, we beat “Jack the Giant Slayer.” That’s kinda cool, right?

 
March 5, 2013

Here is a the first trailer for Semper Fidelis, a new web series from Marty Doogin Arts. I was producer and DP along with “Joe Corduroy” DP Nick Junkersfeld! Psycho!

 
February 18, 2013

Watch Mike P. Nelson’s revenge flick “The Retirement of Joe Corduroy” right now!

 
January 9, 2013

A brief look at what “The Retirement of Joe Corduroy” is to the people who made it.

Watch the entire short film here.

 

Trailer for The Retirement of Joe Corduroy. The film will be screening at the Traildance Film Festival in Duncan, OK at 11:15pm. Click here for more info!

 
November 26, 2012

A Behind the Scenes look at how we made the Quitsmoking.com spots, “Kill the Habit” and “Drop the Habit.”

Edited by Mike P. Nelson and Josh Clos

 

Quitsmoking.com Spot #2 “Drop the Habit” featuring Lindsey Dumire as Lexi, Kevin Klein as The Interviewer and Aaron Quist as The Monkey.

Creative Director: Danny Robashkin
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/Sound Design: Mike P. Nelson
DP: Nick Junkersfeld
Production Sound: Tom Colvin
Puppeteers: Justin Weber, Josh Clos, Chang Dai, Alec Mueller
Animators: Andrew Chesworth, Justin Weber, Aaron Quist, Chang Dai, Alec Mueller, Michelle Yoon, Josh Schneider
Assistant Animators: Jordan Hill, Niklas Norman
Compositing/Finishing: Daniel Broadway, Josh Clos