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

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:31 -0500

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!

So check this! Back a few months ago my wife and I wrote and...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:18:00 -0500

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!

Directed and edited this Nosler Defense Ammo commercial with...

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:02:00 -0500

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 Snow

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:42:03 -0500

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

(photo and design by Mike. P Nelson)

A new idea? Perhaps… -mike p. nelson

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:31:00 -0500

A new idea? Perhaps…

-mike p. nelson

Hastings 3000 Music Video Miniature Shoot / Book Cover Photo Shoot

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:06:00 -0500

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!

Don’t know how to tie a tie? Neither does Cornelius. Let...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:40:00 -0500

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

A trailer for my latest directorial effort. Moustache Man!...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:43:01 -0500

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

"The Retirement of Joe Corduory" Filmthreat.com Review

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:22:00 -0600

"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?

Here is a the first trailer for Semper Fidelis, a new web series...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:37:00 -0600

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!

Watch Mike P. Nelson’s revenge flick “The Retirement...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:43:00 -0600

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

A brief look at what “The Retirement of Joe...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:39:00 -0600

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...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:36:32 -0600

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!

A Behind the Scenes look at how we made the Quitsmoking.com...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:42:03 -0600

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...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:38:00 -0600

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

A while back in a post, I mentioned that I directed a couple...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:31:00 -0600

A while back in a post, I mentioned that I directed a couple spots for Quitsmoking.com at Make. Here is our first one entitled “Kill the Habit” featuring Charles Hubbell as Eric, Kevin Klein as The Interviewer and Aaron Quist as The Monkey.

The Retirement of Joe Corduroy - Online

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:31:35 -0500

It is my pleasure to invite you to Marty Doogin Arts to watch The Retirement of Joe Corduroy. This is my first personal film in several years. It was funded by the Minnesota State Arts board and is my homage to the gritty, violent revenge opera’s of the 70’s and 80’s. Enjoy!

Watch the film here:
www.martydooginarts.com/theatre

Joe Corduroy: Best Short at the 2012 Twin Cities Film Fest!

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:24:00 -0500

Joe Corduroy: Best Short at the 2012 Twin Cities Film Fest!

So remember that Bullying awareness spot I was working on WAY...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:28:00 -0500

So remember that Bullying awareness spot I was working on WAY WAY back? Well that PSA finally got snatched up by the folks at Not in Our Town. 4,000 hits later, the spot got the attention of CNN and they posted a little article about it. It wasn’t more than 2 days and 50,000 hits later I got a call for a live interview on HLN. Check the spot above and click the links below for the news stories and interviews.

Spot get’s a home on Not in Our Town

Not in Our Town Interviews Producer and Director Mike P. Nelson

CNN picks up the story

Mike P. Nelson is interviewed live on HLN

Production/Agency: MAKE

Creative: Danny Robashkin

Edited, Written, Produced, Directed by: Mike P. Nelson

Director of Photography: Nick Junkersfeld

Art Direction: Katie Maren Nelson

Production Manager: Eric Pierson

Gaffer: Doug Gander

Key Grip: Jonny Stuckmayer

Production Sound: Tom Colvin

DIT: Josh Clos

Makeup/Wardrobe: Samantha Tucker

Storyboards: Aaron Quist

The Retirement of Joe Corduroy is an Official Selection for the...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -0500

The Retirement of Joe Corduroy is an Official Selection for the 2012 Twin Cities Film Fest! Above is my filmmaker interview for the fest. The film screens at 9:15 on October 18th at the ICON Theater in St. Louis Park, MN. Get your tickets here.