Well, Jadon got a huge break this week and it paid off BIG time. He was booked as a back-up to another little boy for a Walmart commercial. Long story short, after two hours of shooting on the first day the producers didn't like what they were seeing. They reformatted the commercial, brought Jadon on to set, gave him all the lines of the other two boys who were supposed to be doing the commercial and sent those boys home. Jadon shot the whole commercial with his "sister" and had the time of his life. I think we got to see many of the most popular tricks in Hollywood on this set. He got to ride in a car and deliver lines while being pulled by a trailer with a camera crew riding on it with a police escort! The best though, was the snow. They brought in a huge truck that shaves ice and then shoots "snow" out of a giant hose. They literally covered someones yard with 2 feet of snow, built a huge snowman, Christmas lights...the works. Then "the family" got to have super fun having a snow ball fight, "making the snowman," and again Jadon got to be mic'd and deliver lines. It was really a wonderful two days. Moreover, in the gift opening scene they let Jadon and his sister keep the present...a Fisher Price portable DVD player! This is a toy commercial and should be out very soon given it is a Christmas spot. It should be aired nationally, so wherever you live (in the US) you should see it. Let us know if you do because we'll be looking for it too.
Okay...now back to the real world.
Jadon in the hair chair before the Christmas morning scene.
Jadon and his little sis watching a DVD while they wait to be called to set.
In the van on the road shooting the scene. We followed behind in a van in case the kids had any problems. We had pulled over here for a minute for the crew to check something.
Blowing snow. This equipment was amazing.
Still getting the house ready for the shoot.
The snowman on the monitor.
Snow ball fight on set.
One more shot of the scene being filmed. I couldn't get very close, so this was the best I could do.
1 comment:
Tami,
If you're going to continue as a set photographer for tv commercials, you're going to need to get a new camera with a big telephoto lense.
The Jadon, Cole, and Carter, are ready for their close-ups.
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