BWW Blog: Dates, Mates & Clean Slates - A Little Help From Your Friends

One of the best things about Dates, Mates & Clean Slates is that we made it happen ourselves. Writing a script is one thing, but actually following through with it is quite another. The awesome thing about living in New York is that you have so many colleagues and friends who are artists and creators at your fingertips. People with tons of knowledge and experience to pull from.

First, I reached out to a friend who I knew had tons of insight about filming and editing, Andrew Keenan Bolger. He graciously gave me information on what camera and lens he was using to shoot his web and blog videos. (Check out his blog here: www.thisisandrewsblog.com...he's also co-creator of Submissions Only, which is incredible and featured right here on Broadway World!)

Next, I went to Adorama Camera Rental, per recommendations, and rented everything I would need. Of course then, a tutorial on how to use everything was essential. Interestingly enough, most anything you want to learn you can look up on the internet, which is how I figured out the camera functions, the microphone set up, and later on how to edit the videos!

Finally, once the equipment was set up and in place, Steph and I started shooting. The first couple of videos were a bit of trial and error. One example: we filmed an entire day and realized the microphone wasn't set up properly. (Yikes!) We had to rent the equipment again and do a re-shoot. Other issues that came up we were able to fix in editing...but with more and more practice it became much easier and, of course, super fun!