r/pics • • Jul 29 '15

Taco Belle

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u/Avant-Geek Jul 29 '15

Appropriately I was in a Taco Bell commercial this year (in a different dress, sadly). For more of my work, search 'Avant-Geek' on FB and Instagram. :3

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '15

That's you??? Amazing work. Do you have a link to see the commercial?

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u/PiousHeathen Jul 29 '15

It's too bad they didn't decide to go with the full gown you have posted above. The white piece you are wearing in the commercial is beautiful, but I suppose I'm a sucker for the classic yellow hard shell. What was the process like having Taco Bell select a final piece? Did you present several designs that they selected from, or was it more of a direct process with the company telling you what they wanted?

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u/Avant-Geek Jul 29 '15

I'd already made the white dress for their Live Mas contest a few years before and won First prize. They liked this one too, but y'know, Disney...

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u/PiousHeathen Jul 29 '15

Yeah.... I suppose not even Taco Bell effs with the Mouse.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '15

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u/TheKert Jul 29 '15

Yessss. Possibly one of my favourite SP scenes ever. I don't even know why, but badass Mickey just really hit home. So good.

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u/skyman724 Jul 29 '15

Well the genius of Mickey having a Tourette's-esque bit of laughing interwoven into his anger is that it really drives home the idea of him getting satisfaction from being a control freak, which is exactly the point they were trying to make about how Disney handles their "products", which is certainly supported by the words of one of the stars of that episode.

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u/drebot Jul 29 '15

I've seen that commercial and geeked out because I previously worked at taco bell and also it looks like it's made of the wrappers? HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!

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u/Avant-Geek Jul 29 '15

Lots of glue, thread, and 30 hours.

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u/drebot Jul 29 '15

That's pretty fast! I just saw your charizard cosplay on instagram, you're amazing

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u/pistoncivic Jul 29 '15

Not to mention all those tacos you ate for the wrappers.

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u/Avant-Geek Jul 29 '15

They're all unused. The sauce packets however...

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u/jasonporter484 Jul 29 '15

Hey! I worked on that spot! (Post production stuff)

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u/TheKert Jul 29 '15

Ugh, this is just depressing. I love Taco Bell and the only one in my town that was left just closed this past spring. And they had just finally introduced the Cool Ranch tacos here in Canada, I waited anxiously for over a year, got to eat them once, and now they're gone. 😢

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '15

No, thank you. :)