Pre-Production

First, hopped on a call with Wilbert on the 7th, then a PPM on the 11th with the whole team; at that point we knew what the game plan was. Reviewed the deck. Asked some clarifying questions. Shoot day was the 18th so…within 11 days we were put on site. Had to act quick and be intentional with our actions. Every day counted.

Shoot day rolls around. Picked up our gear from Greenwood Cine, a rental house in Brooklyn; not a huge order because we flew with a lot of our gear and had a small team. After an early train out there to pick-up and an incredibly expensive and full Uber XXL (and yes, not joking; this is actually a thing) we were back at PHNY getting everything built. We have two lights on roller stands and an easy rig with an FX6…again, as nimble as possible!

Production Strategy

We did not have that much time with Jessica, originally only 5 hours, then cut down to 4 hours with her media interviews beforehand running a bit long; just how it goes! Nobody’s fault! With that being said, we had to be unbelievably organized and on the same page as a production team. Elise was doing BTS photo as well as stills for World of Hyatt Instagram stories so purely for video production, we had 3 totals individuals working on Cam & GnE…that’s how we roll, super nimble and everyone is a team player. Like our man Dan Campbell says…”we want football players, not position players”.