I have finally gotten around to importing the footage of the crime scene shoot (formerly known as the accident scene). I am completely blown away by the beautiful lighting, and the superb acting by everyone involved. Shannon and Alfredo’s scene is especially convincing, and both performed with conviction.
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Hello Folks,

Here is the third and final installment of my behind-the-scenes photo blogumentary for the music video “Are You Bullet Proof”  produced by Hotcakes New Media. As you know, a production like this just does not happen without some serious thought, dedication and immense effort going into it to make it all come to life. After Andy and Dave had their concept down for the video, the next step was finding the characters to make their vision a reality – and that is never an easy feat. So this meant that Andy and Dave had to put their feelers out there to find kind and friendly people who were willing to volunteer their time and energy to fulfill this project.  So it was a real relief (and the most pleasant outcome you could hope for) to have such down-to-earth people, some whom we met for the first time that night, respond to the call and actually show up to play their respective parts for that evening. As mentioned before, everyone was really easy to work with and they gave the crew exactly what they needed with minimal coaching. So without further ado, I now introduce you to the people who made the murder scene video shoot possible….

First, I present to you the lovely and sweet Shannon who played our only witness at the scene of the crime … She was in town just for a little while to spend some time reconnecting with some folks before making her way back home to B.C….

And then we have the most charming and ready to go Reda who gave us a great performance as one of the police officers who arrived to and swiftly departed from the crime scene. Another fellow in town briefly for the summer before his return to B.C. as well – what a coincidence! We love you artsy folks from B.C.!

Next, we have a fellow familiar to Rogers – the talented Dave – who has had previous experience with local television productions…and who played our veteran cop giving orders to our rookie cops on the scene…

And of course, this guy is the very handsome Italian Stallion Alfredo (at least in my mind)  :P , whom you all know as somewhat reserved, but who is also very willing to answer the call when a friend needs a serious looking gentleman to play a young police officer whose craving for raspberry jelly filled donuts is always set off by the sight of coagulated blood at a murder scene (yeck!)  :) …….

And also so crucial to the making of any video are those people behind the scenes who help with the lighting and other miscellaneous requirements like the very friendly Aaron, here, who helped re-create the police cruiser lights (as a light swinger  - heh, heh) and who also took some pictures to document that evening’s work…

Who has heard of a set without the make-up artist ????  Impossible! Tall or small – she powdered them all and made sure that their faces made love to the camera!  The very cute Miss Ginette (also a light swinger on her down time)  :) …. with our resident dead guy – God love him – Andy !!!  I swear, just being near him made me crave buffalo wings for the rest of that evening… Damn you guys for using that sauce when I could not find a place at midnight that serves wings!

And finally, I just had to have the three musketeers pose for me for their spot in the spotlight so that they could take a bow for their great work and winning spirit! We love you Dave, Andy and Jeff! Way to go guys! It was a pleasure working for you!  Oh… and love those nipple whatever you ma-call-its… LOL!!!

In conclusion, I have to say that being a part of this as a helper and as an observer was a real cool way to spend my Saturday evening / night with my friends and a most wonderful opportunity to witness a great plan come together. Sure, we had hit a bump in the road that night, but it only served to demonstrate how these guys will find a way, no matter what, to keep their cool and to persevere on their path in pursuit of that final cut. When I heard Andy say “That’s a wrap,” I have to tell you that I got a chill. Why? Because, I really felt that, at that moment in time, it was only the beginning of great things to come for these guys. They dared to dream and now they are actually out there doing it.  How can I not be excited by that drive?  God bless you for having the balls to go out there and get it boys! We’re all behind you 100% of the way and we’ll be cheering you on as you continue on this journey together.  Viva Hotcakes New Media! We see a bright future for you! So Go Get ‘Em Boys!!!!

Love Tina  :) oxoxox

(the following post was written by Tina – for part 1, click here)

Awwww – Thanks for the comments Andy, Dave.  It was an absolute pleasure working with you and our cast of characters. Yeah – everyone was really easy to work with, eh? And the new folks were really friendly too! I appreciated the opportunity to get to know our new cast members and to capture what was going on during the production. I enjoyed the whole process from start to finish….

In continuation from my last post…..

As the sun cast its last hour of light upon us, Andy was still in the midst of mulling over the details on how the scene would play out on the screen.

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The second shooting weekend for To The Rescue’s new music video being produced by Hotcakes New Media can now officially be considered a successful shoot. It was, however, a rocky shoot. Want to know why? Keep reading.
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After a long wait, and large amount of planning, Hotcakes New Media‘s first weekend of shooting was finally started this past weekend. Dave and I just wrapped the “bar scene” and all the live band footage. Keep reading to see more pictures and find out how it went.
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