PSA – City of Victorville
It must have been around 5:30 in the morning when I first noticed a small flash of light, a pause, and then the quiet roll of thunder. Ten minutes later, a bright flash and then a thunderous crash the shook the room and completely woke us up out of our sweet slumber. It was quite possibly the loudest crash of thunder I’ve ever heard. The rain came and it’s been off and on since then. Not wanting to write off the shoot completely, we’re giving it till noon and making a decision then. We still got up and out for a continental breakfast at the hotel. I made a waffle. Yum. I even made a waffle for our talent, Stephanie Edwards. Very professional on my part. We waited out the weather and then took a trip to the locations to take notes and to see if the weather would change. The weather eased up a bit – enough to shoot about a dozen shots, but not enough to finish the spot we were shooting. It dried up and drizzled, then dried up and drizzled. Then it just out right rained. That’s when we called it a day and headed home. Re-shoot later this month. The project is being shot with the Canon XL2 in 24p, 4:3. We had both the standard lens and the wide-angle lens. The two spots are part of a campaign to promote water conservation and to promote the use of xeriscapes – replacing grass with stone and desert friendly flora in home yards. The irony of it all is that these spots focus on water conservation and here we are in the middle of a winter storm. One of life’s many little ironies. …I’ll be back.Victorville Gothic Jim wrangling the flowers Julian and Andy taking notes (note the brief blue sky) Stephanie between takes The long drive home… You moment of Zen… ]]>