Donna’s eye view

Although Murphy’s Law was in full force as we attempted to shoot footage for our video project at work, it was an absolutely wonderful day. We went on the road and hit various locations in search of the best background with the least amount of ambient noise. Unfortunately, unpredictable weather made it difficult, at best, to find a suitable location and we ended up driving to Makapuu, through the Windward side, to Sand Island and finally to Kakaako where we did the bulk of the shooting. How often can an office grunt like me get out, ride around the island with a camera and get paid? Not often enough.

Factors like wind, planes flying overhead (two locations were in a direct flight path of the airport), noisy cars, and homeless people fighting in a park made the shoot a challenge. (Although the altercation was not physical, the verbal shots were pretty intense with F-words and screaming, which made it pretty tense for several minutes.)

Our “talent” was very accommodating and understanding, a genuinely nice person whom I had a wonderful time talking to as we drove 70+ miles around the island in search of a good spot.

It’s going to be pretty interesting when it’s time to start editing (next week). I hope the footage is decent. And, on another note, Derek’s “reflecto-thingy” (lite disc reflector) was a life saver!

All in all, it was an awesome day of “work.” If only this were my real job instead of just a special project! I could definitely get used to this.

Day 30 of 30