 posted: Feb. 12, 2009 | by:
Ah, yes… the shoot that will forever be referred to as the “meat locker” episode. Something to remember when shooting in really old buildings… the buildings may look cool, but sometimes they lack certain amenities… like, uh, heating.
Yes, it was substantially cold in our location. So much so, that you could see our breath in the air when we spoke. You might not think this is a big deal, but on camera, it just doesn’t work. Here are some tips for keeping the “breath” invisible when filming in the cold. Luckily, we’re all so much fun to hang around, Sarah barely noticed the cold room (yeah, right). posted: Feb. 12, 2009 | by:
Yay! We were back at the Creative Individual for another episode. We love this space; it is constantly changing as the artists that frequent it work on new projects. This time, we walked in to find two fantastic floor-to-ceiling murals of New York City (and they’ve got some pretty high ceilings in this building). 
But we weren’t just excited about the space. When our VJ’s give us great material, something that really stands out and inspires, it makes our shoots really fun. VJ Alexandra Liss’ ears must have been burning especially hot, because we were over the moon about the Matt Harding segment. Not only was Matt’s around-the-globe dance video inspiring and beautiful, the interview Alex did with him was top notch. It created quite the buzz for us. posted: Feb. 05, 2009 | by: doneen
For some reason, our producer doesn’t like it when things get broken on set. She’s a little crazy like that. We shot a few scenes in a pretty narrow space, so we were crowded in with the equipment. It seemed like everyone was having close calls with the lights all day. Our producer was getting pretty nervous every time someone backed into a stand. 
Aside from the narrowness of the hallway, we did love the location. The interior brick walls were great and we were all pretty excited about the old freight elevator. No one was as excited as Sarah was, though, because she was going to do a scene riding up in it. (yes, we know, it’s a little sad that an elevator excites us so much. we obviously don’t get out enough.) Sarah was a bit out of control with that thing, singing and riding up and down. Once, she got the buttons mixed up, though, and went up instead of down and, yes, you guessed it, almost took out a light. Luckily our producer was running an errand at the time, otherwise she would have had a heart attack. posted: Dec. 12, 2008 | by:
How cool is it that we have so many segments from VJ’s that we can now do a best of show? Picking the best of wasn’t easy, we all had our faves, and I think each of us on the team got at least one top pick... but cheeserolling was completely unanimous (it’s cheeserolling for gosh sakes! what’s not to love!). For some reason Sarah wouldn’t let us pelt her with rounds of cheese again, though. Awww, she’s no fun. 
For this shoot, we had a state-of-the-art theatre all to ourselves, which was a blast. We even went behind the scenes into the projection booth... although that was a bit of a tight squeeze. And you know that shot of Sarah walking through the aisles and up the stairs towards the end of the show? That was NOT easy. Our cameraman had to do some pretty fancy footwork to make it pretty. We think he has eyes in the back of his head cuz we’re not sure how he managed walking up the stairs backwards while looking through the camera. Hmmm. For those of you who always read all the way down to the bottom... a little piece of TV trickery for you... since the theatre was empty, there was no popcorn made. We had to fill Sarah’s cup with something! We looked around and grabbed the first thing that we saw... Cheerios! LOL! posted: Dec. 12, 2008 | by: Admin
The location we shot in for this episode was really small – the smallest space we’ve shot in yet. We were drawn to it because of its unique features. That said, the place was crowded, everytime we set up a shot we were moving tables and chairs to make space. Let’s just say there was a lot of heavy lifting, luckily Sarah has super human strength and with her help moving furniture - the shoot went smoothly and on schedule. We were all super stoked with the segments in this show. We all kept quoting Casey from the Bungee segment and saying “it’s my time”. You have to admire an 11 year old kid who travels across the country to bungee off a bridge, actually on second thought you have to admire a dad that would take his 11 year old son on such an adventure - you are a lucky kid Casey! The Foot-working segment was a source of inspiration for random dance-offs during our shoot. Our grip, Daisy, nearly foot-worked herself into a wall and a twisted ankle! We all have a better appreciation for the kids who make this seem so easy. It’s not. When we shoot an episode, we are always talking, yelling, and singing to communicate throughout the shoot. When we watched the segment on Bison TV, we were totally amazed as to how they make their shows- it proves just how innovative and talented they are. Overall the shoot went well, Sarah declared she would not have to go pump iron for at least a week after all the heavy lifting, and we all gained a better appreciation for large locations. |
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