Advert adventures: Khaki English

Post advert, proud of the end product feat. Pappa's beloved Landy 

Being a communication student, I am always ready to jump in to help with any assignment or project that requires creativity or language skills. Over the weekend, whilst visiting with family here in Potchefstroom, my cousin, Christine, took advantage of the opportunity to pick my brain concerning her English assignment - making an advertisement. A few ideas came to mind and after a few minutes, we had a basic blueprint laid out.

After procrastinating the whole of Saturday, when Sunday afternoon was upon us we realized that it was now or never. We made quick work of arranging a set from a white table cloth and costumes out of Oom Christiaan's old khaki shirts and caps. Wikus, Christine's brother was roped in as cameraman and sound effect- maker, Jandri, the little sister, was in charge of lighting and Christine and I the actresses. After a few humorous attempts in the house and a rehearsal of lines, we were kicked out of the house due to the amount of noise which was disturbing the afternoon naps occurring we quickly made our way outside.

Here we located a semi-white wall and my dad's Land Rover which is parked in the yard (in an attempt to sell it) which fitted into our theme perfectly. We quickly came to realize that the lighting and setting outside were much better and after one or two shots we had our foundation video on which we could build. We moved inside and after about half an hour of editing, we had our final product. A definite team effort, all four of us were extremely proud of our production. And that is how Khaki English came to be ...

The making of this advert was an adventure and definitely one that I would embark on again so long as I have the crew along for the ride. Take a look and have a laugh, we definitely had two or three!