Rain, Wind, and some Sun was the forecast for my most recent small production with Alpha Xi Delta Sorority - a chapter of Eastern Washington University, Cheney Washington.
A small group of girls from Alpha Xi Delta walking toward the camera during our 3rd to last shot of the day. The rain was just starting to come down.
Evan Hagerth manning camera for the shot.
Production began at 10:00 AM with golf-carts, fountain dancing, and simultaneous rain dodging. Evan Hagerth performed secondary camera shooting and Production Assistant for the day - working to grab stills while keeping the his gear dry (not to mention helping me with mine!).
A shot of the camera rig mid-production in the rain. We shot on the Panasonic GH3 and Nikon D7000. The lens was an old Nikkor 24 1.4mm prime + speed booster. In addition, an Arri matte box.
We broke production at 11:30AM for lunch and on account of a mandatory sorority meeting. Evan and I traveled the backroads of Cheney to capture some environment shots to be used in the final video. After which we warmed up with lunch and coffee.
The videographers most prized piece of gear besides the camera - coffee.
The camera rig, Evan, and backroads of Cheney Washington.
The final stretch of production was a fast-paced haul to the end. Within 3 hours we completed 4 scenes plus some additional footage - just in time too given the rain began to come down harder as we made our way back to the rigs. Footage included running, alleyways, glitter, pumpkins, and more.
Jumping into each others arms - and capturing it on camera!
Glitter mania.
Everyone coming together when the shoot was about to wrap.
We wrapped with voice over work in studio. Ashely served as the voice talent while Evan and myself recorded and captured some behind the scenes and potentially some clips that will make the final cut!
Ashley (voice talent) during voice over recording for Alpha Xi Delta sorority at Eastern Washington University.
Behind the scenes work during Voice over recording for Alpha Xi Delta sorority at Eastern Washington University.
Evan prepping the great before recording Evan sorority at Eastern Washington University.