How We Do:

Opening Scene: Rain Storm

We open on the front of our home, it’s raining, it’s pouring. The door opens and we cut to a detail of a dry umbrella opening into the rain. We see a head and shoulders shot of our talent as they peek out the door, wearing glasses and a rain coat. They take a peek up at the sky. They’re not really fazed. It is what it is and they’re going outside, damnit. We see that person walking along in their rain jacket, hood on, getting soaking wet in the rain. Glasses fogged and soaked. Our talent has a hand out, extended as they walk, an umbrella strangely being held but not covering themselves, and a leash in the same hand - but a leash? Why? We cut to a headshot of our wet hero looking down and to the side. Cut to a happy-go-lucky, dry as can be, tiny-little-thing-of-a-dog, bouncing along in the rain, looking up and gazing at their owner. We see the pull backed reveal of the scene, our hero, drenched, soaking, walking their happy dog, holding an umbrella for him, keeping him warm, and dry.

V.O. | “Dog people make sure their dogs get exercise, no matter what kind of miserable the weather is.”

Next Scene: Dog Snuggle

We open on slowly pushing-in shots of cozy, comfortable, napping and relaxing dogs. We hear muffled sounds of snoring canines. They are piled in blankets, on pillows and sprawling. The early morning glow is coming in the windows. We see these dogs, one cut after the other, it’s a scene of pure relaxation. We cut to the same style frame, of a person, clearly uncomfortable and half-asleep, tightly bound to ensure they’re keeping themselves in a minimal amount of space. The camera shot becomes floating above our bed, the three dogs comfortable as can be, our hero on the edge of the bed. The alarm on the nightstand goes off, and our hero falls off the last little sliver they had, out of the bed onto the floor, startled by the alarm. The dogs briefly stir.

V.O. | “Dog people share the bed. And the blankets. And the pillows. “

Next Scene: Poo Bag Montage

We open on a less-than ideal poo, freshly laying in the grass. The shot is heroic, showing this turd large as life. A hand wrapped in a beautiful pink bag goes in for the pickup, and scoops away the poo. Cut to a locked off shot of this hefty poo bag swaying with its’ weight as the V.O ends on “here”. Cut to a different poo bag (also a notably different poo size) sailing slow-motion style and elegantly into a trashcan. Perhaps it just misses, hitting the side of the can, sliding down to the floor. The V.O. chimes in again “And here.” Cut to a shot of the rear window of a car. Strangely we see a poo-bag left stashed and dangling from between a wiper blade and the glass. We hear our V.O. again - “And here” as the car pulls away. Additional options could also be a hand holding a poo bag while trying to open a car door handle. We see a leash is lightly wrapped around their wrist, tugging against the struggling hand as the dog acts up off camera, the hand trying desperately to daintily hold the poo bag while also trying to open the car door.

V.O. | “Dog people take care of their dogs’ business here. And here. And here.”

Next Scene: Ending Dog Portrait Montage

We see the end of our :30 being a montage of dogs, dogs with their owners, and/or dog personalities. Portraits of dogs from our set and in our production locations, smiling, looking into camera, wagging their tails. Showing the shining personality of dogs and their owners.

V.O. | “Of all the things dog people do for the health and happiness of their dogs, the ultimate dog DNA test is the most important. This holiday season, give the gift of Embark.”

Additional Scene Options:

A couple coming home from work together, flirty and without a care in the world. They step to their front door and open it wide, revealing a smiling dog looking right back at us, sitting in the middle of their living room, pillows torn, shoes chewed, lamps knocked over, boxes of cereal spread across the floor, and a few light feathers slowly falling through the frame. Our happy dog sitting in the middle of the mess, tail wagging, tongue relaxingly hanging out, happy to see our owners returned home.

A single shot, slowly pushing-in, as a dog is being scrubbed in a bathtub or kitchen sink, sudsy and soapy or even covered in red tomato juice, with dirt and mud streaks and paw prints leading up to the tub, or several large opened and empty cans of tomato juice strewn about. Our owner, nose pinched, scrubbing our happy and wet dog, arms extended to keep as far away as possible, muttering to themselves in, can’t help but laughing, disbelief.

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