Zack wrote:I thought I got emotional and smiled just when I called the number but putting the visuals with it really tugs at my heart strings...
We had the heart-tugging Annie audio playing live to get the timing down, though I re-synched it slightly in the edit with a less tinny version.
We'd aborted several takes that were flawed for technical reasons, but on the take you see in the finished video, I actually got choked up looking through the lens at Harold and Annie when she speaks about him so sweetly at the very end.
Zack wrote:Also I'd be pissed too if I had been reading the same People magazine for 30 years
From the moment I envisioned this video until my 'montage'-style Janine phone was completed was the span of about two weeks. During that time I sketched storyboards like this one several times during down moments at work.
As you can see, my original idea was to put the old People under some more current magazines, but I never did go buy any.
When I was actually dressing the set (which is my son's bedroom desk turned around backwards and some black fabric to hide the window), this idea morphed into tucking the 2014 Pippin Playbill under the older magazines. The corner that is obscured is autographed by Annie Potts.
I forgot to consult this storyboard on the day, so I am slightly mad at myself for leaving out the spindle and the White-Out. Oh well.
I also couldn't find a real nail file, but didn't want to run to the store to buy any. So the nail file is actually two pieces of sandpaper taped together with double-sided tape.
The bottle of nail polish on the desk was a last-minute addition. I had to go buy some for the 'costume', as my wife never wears it. Since it was purchased solely for the shoot, I got extra mileage from that $2 investment by making it a set prop as well.
By the way, my wife is actually six years younger than Annie Potts, so she had the perfect hands for this. I was amazed I finally got her to participate in one of my cosplay projects.
Alex