Video Report

On Monday we went to Creative House Studios to shoot the video sequence for the Scottish play. We met everyone the night before to go over the fight sequences and rehearse each scene, and even though I felt a little underprepared, I was really excited to get into the studio and start filming.

Of course, in true Cleveland fashion, the first major snowstorm of the season hit Sunday night and didn't really let up until late Monday night. I was worried that people wouldn't be able to make it to the studio, but they're all true Clevelanders and they soldiered through the rotten weather. We all met up at the studio at 4:00 and after loading in, getting into costume and tying up some loose ends we were ready to shoot.

The studio was really awesome, and Peter Sampson, the gentleman who graciously agreed to work with us and who also shot the whole thing for us, was a fantastic collaborator. He kept saying how impressed he was with our concept and our preparation, which made me feel a lot better about our rehearsal the night before. We started with the scenes with Matt and Margi, since they agreed to bring their newborn son Devin for the Lady Macduff scene and I wanted to release them early so they could get him back home. And after that we just kept knocking them out, one by one. It was super fun to be able to see each take right away as we shot them, and I think we came away with some really great footage. I got the hard drive back yesterday with the video on it, but I have not had a chance to review it yet. I'll start editing this weekend.