February 3, 2007
On my way back from an assignment this week, I noticed a television commercial being shot at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center downtown. Being somewhat nosey and persistent I convinced the director to allow me to hang out on the set for a while. Several minutes into shooting, a crew member came over and tapped me on my shoulder.
“Have you seen the main character yet?” he asked.
“Nope,” I said.
Next thing I know, I’m photographing Jim Axt of College Hill in full costume who had his feet kicked OFF and was resting on a bench in the center’s lobby between takes. I knew my parking meter several blocks away was set to expire, but how many chances will I get to photograph “Sasquatch” taking a break on the job? It all made the $40 parking ticket well worth it. The display the photograph received in the newspaper the following morning was not however. It ran so small it was hard to tell what Jim was dressed up as and his feet placed to the side were partially cropped out of the photograph. By the way, the company filming the commercial was the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation. Their “debunk the myth” commercials advocate a smoke free and “healthier state for all”.Jason Geil
The Cincinnati Post
Co-founder of Cryptomundo in 2005.
I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
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