Today is supposed to be a “relaxing” day but I’ve spent most of the morning reviewing footage taken over the past several days. For what will be kept, I have 792 photos and just under 8 hours of HD footage to use for the final projects. Now, though, it’s time to take a much needed break!

It’s been overly exhausting but incredibly rewarding. I’ve filmed countless families; interviews and shadowing throughout the Disney parks, learning such amazing stories from people who reside all over the world. All of the primary shots are complete so being able to relax a bit on Wednesday will be a welcome change.

10:30am as of now, and I’ve been filming guests most of this morning for various interview promo spots. I shadowed two families around for breakfast and got a handful of food shots for an apparent promo booklet as well. Much of the day will be spent doing this and then forthis evening, I’ll be filming at Kouzzina, a Kat Cora restaurant.

After a good flight and settling into our room, much of today was spent organizing and readying equipment for this weekend. I had about 3 hours of shot-testing, which, in 90-degree weather proved interesting albiet walking around with about 20 lbs of lenses and equipment, along a few miles. A lot of Savannah shots were done today, including various birds, giraffe; zebra, and many more. So far so good and much of tomorrow will focus on guest interaction and food setups.

To those interested, and perhaps to those not(!), I am speaking with a few others on Social Media & Marketing and the little time it takes to create solid marketing campaigns and drive business. If interested, either check out the BVA website or contact us directly. It should be a great meeting, particularly in today’s economy and state of this industry. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at: Hyatt Place 940 International Dr Linthicum Hts, MD 21090 (410) 859-3366 7:00 – 7:30pm – Networking 7:30 – 9:30pm – Meeting

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