Day 4 - Santa Paula Shoot

We shot in the town of Santa Paula, CA and the weather was perfect blue skies, not a cloud to be seen. There was more excitement on set today since there were about 10 extras which were mostly children. Grant started the day out with Hunter's stand in Daniel to make sure the lighting and scene was good on the bus. Hunter and Daniel have become good buddies. Hunter met Daniel last month in Lake Tahoe for the Holiday shoot. Today's first scene was shot on a vintage 1954 school bus. The bus was loaded with school kids dressed in vintage clothing. It was amazing to see how creative the film crew was to depict a moving bus. They wedged 10' long 4"x4" boards under the bus to rock the bus to make it look as though they were moving. They also had multiple reflective boards that they spun around 360 degrees to reflect random light like a passing car would do. After they completed the bus shoot we moved to a new location a couple of miles away to a beautiful school house. It was like little house on the prairie on steroids. This shot was depicting the boys getting out of school. They had the extra's walking vintage bikes and little girls skipping while Tim and Richard exited school. After the school shoot we were shuttled back to the original set for lunch. The food on set is awesome. Hunter and I had trout over a bed of rice and Grant had beef tips over noodles. The catering company is continuously coming around with little appetizers or shots of espresso. There is a snack truck on set with tons of goodies. Needless to say I have got to hit the gym when I get home. After lunch we shot a new scene of the boys running down the stairs of their front porch to catch the bus. When I arrived on set in the morning the porch was a stage out in the middle of the dirt parking lot. The next thing I know they had completely built a replica of the front porch of the house we shoot in a previous commercial. They laid grass sod, brought in plants, and painted it to the exact specs of the original home. They also shot another scene on the porch stairs of Hunter reciting his favorite jams which end up totaling 16 different flavors. The final scene of the day was the boys getting picked up by the bus at the end of their drive way next to the mail box with Smucker written on it. After a long successful day of shooting, the day had come to an end. Grant, Hunter, and Daddy get a treat tonight. Mommy (Andrea) is arriving to catch the final day of shooting before we are off to Disney Land on the weekend......keep posted!!!