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THE TRAVEL HACK.
My Brush With The A-Listers

In 2018 The Big Bang Theorie's Kaley Cuoco signed-up to host a content series for Shell. In which two teams of social influencers  would cross the USA using low-carbon emitting vehicles. The team with the lowest CO2 score would win. I was drafted in to cover 

for a colleague who'd been involved in a nasty accident. I arrived in L.A. without a clue what was going on and jet-lagged to the gills. 

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40 minutes before the first take of the day, is not a good time to re-write scripts, but our client had spotted script issues that would never get passed Shell's legal eagles. Fortunately, I'm well versed in Shell legalise. The scripts were re-edited and client approved under the homicidal glare of the 1st AD, then typed into the auto-cue before the film crew could throw me over a cliff. Soon after 'Kayley's People' decided they wanted to make some script alterations: "HEY WRITER GUY!..." It was a very, long day. 

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Whether it was my speedy re-writes, or the entertainment value of watching 'writer guy' being run-ragged by Kayley's chums,

I earned my seat on the van, and a road trip of a lifetime. More importantly I played a small part, in a project that pulled focus on 

Shell's commitment to the electrification of everyday journeys. I contributed script, web, and promo copy, for 2 series of Travel Hack. 

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BACK TO LONG COPY 

Creative team: Tom Le French & Emilio Pastore

Copywriter: Ian Edwards

Creative Director: Chermine Assadian

Producer: Josh Carter

Agency: JWT

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