January 31st with JeanNicole Rivers

Today was a cool day because I was able to go out in the woods and shoot a book trailer for up and coming author, JeanNicole Rivers. It was an early start; we were down in Randolph Park for sunrise but what was great was that I was witness to the coolest woman I've seen in a while.

She was walking along the edge of the woods with feed and she was power walking in a windbreaker suit, scattering the food and talking to the squirrels. Once she noticed our crew there, she gave a happy wave and went right back to feeding the squirrels without missing a step, saying things like, "Good morning babies. Here you guys go!." 

Anyway, for this shoot, I was working with a group of people who haven't worked in video before and It's always an interesting challenge to have to step back and go over the basics with everyone. It's like a good fundamentals check. We wrapped shooting within a couple of hours and now, I begin the painstaking process of editing and color correcting.
The video will be out in March!

Here's a pic of me directing our talent and crew. Working with kids rules because they are supreme actors.