eyes wide awake but i'm living in a dream

Well today was a decent day, it started off like any normal studio today, but today was a special studio day. Denise and I were shooting the befores of another fashion makeover :) So that consumed most of the morning, and once we left the fashionistas to do their makeover thing, Denise and I went up to see our editor Dave. He was cutting together the segment we shot with Jo yesterday and from what I saw, its going to look great :) After the quick visit it was time to head upstairs and see what needed to get done.

The answer, not much. So I went down to the studio to see what needed to be done, and what do you think they had me do?

I bet you'll never guess....

So I'll just tell you....

But it involves coveralls....

Rollers....

A tray....

Tape....

That's right folks, I was painting! And thankfully because I've painted enough flats in my time, I now have it down to a science, and that science is... Lay it on THICK! I mean, there is a gallon of the stuff so why not use as much as I can, right?

So that's exactly what I did and thankfully when I went down later in the day to check on the drying process, I was told I didn't have to paint a second coat. Science = Mastered.

After painting, it was time to unload some stuff from West Elm and see what else needed to be done. To be honest there wasn't much, which was really surprising, I'm now used to being asked to do 4 things at once and prioritizing. Well you're probably wondering what I did with the rest of my day.... I went shopping.

I was sent to the Eaton Centre HMV to pick up both the Tim Burton version and the classic version of Alice in Wonderland. I'm not going to tell you why.... until later :)

But yeah, that took up the rest of my afternoon and then it was back to the office to deliver the movies/see if they had more work for me/or see if I could go home. They didn't have anything for me to do, but I couldn't leave just yet because I had to wait for Denise to finish up and help her load all the gear into her car. After that it was time to head home in the pouring rain, and here I am, sitting at my computer, Blackberry on the fritz :(

*switching to iPhone is imminent*

Cheers :)

if i share with you my story, would you share your dollar with me

Today was a very sweet Friday.

This morning I went to work, expecting to leave at about noon to go shoot at a restaurant with Andrea Ford. Well I got to work and that quickly changed, there was a whole bunch of scheduling and rescheduling that took place and a lot of shoots for next week got switched around but you guys don't care about that haha. You care about what I actually did do, and the answer, not a whole lot. I know I probably shouldn't say that but its the truth, my morning was very easy. And then it was lunch time and then after lunch I helped Isabella get the audience giveaway for Monday ready...this meant unpacking boxes and putting the giveaway into the bags provided. Again, pretty easy, but necessary.

But while I was doing that I got a text from Melissa (one of the producers) saying that she had a paying gig for me for saturday night and to call her ASAP... so I did. And now I'm working on saturday night! My best friend/second half/almost brother Matt is coming to town on saturday and we are going to have a great night "working". More details on sunday.

After unpacking the giveaway it was time to head out for our easiest shoot ever. It was the before of a "kitchen" but literally, there was nothing. I mean no counters, no stove, no fridge, no microwave, no sink, no cupboards, 1 electrical outlet and a newly laid floor. How long do you think it would take to shoot something like that... I'll give you a hint... Under an hour. AN HOUR! Never have I ever had a shoot that was load in, shoot, wrap, load out in under an hour. And I mean EVER.

But yeah, that sums up my day... Time to enjoy the weekend!

all he needed was some rockets on the side of a car

Well these past 2 days have been pretty busy, busy but awesome.

Yesterday we were back in Kitchener to shoot the "afters" of the kids bathroom makeover. And as promised, here are some pictures :D

A little "Behind the scenes" action

More "behind the scenes" action

I can't give away the whole room so here's some parts of it... just watch the segment when it airs :)

It's pretty incredible to see what it was, and what it is. But overall an awesome day, full of talking about awesome things...literally. You know The Book of Awesome? Well Jo brought it with her so while Denise was busy shooting beauties, we flipped through the book and would argue each awesome thing, tell a story about said awesome thing, and just generally laugh. We talked about farts for quite some time haha. 

Yup, that pretty much sums up that day haha.

Today could be included in that "Book of Awesome"...ever wanted a room makeover? Well these people did, and they won a little contest...I bet you can guess what happened. And again, here are some pics from today...but I'm not going to give away the whole space. That would be too nice of me.

Great start to the day!

Sneak Peak

His

Hers

I Love Lamp

"Like"

This is literally just the tip of the iceberg....this place looks incredible. Denise's shooting looked just as incredible and this piece is going to come together incredibly. Did I mention, incredible? How about 3 discs full of incredible? Thats a total of about 2 hours of footage for an "after" of a makeover. Not a bad day at all haha. Lots of tripod shots, lots of dolly moves, lots of incredible. Period.

p.s. here's what NOT to do on set.....

This is a picture of me telling Melissa not to take a picture during a take.... Clearly she didn't listen haha.

Anyway, that's all for me tonight, see you again tomorrow :) Or maybe you're reading this "tomorrow" in which case, I'll see you tonight ;) 

anything you need, you can find it at the market

Today... Today... Today was a "Monday" kind of day. You know, one of those days where you don't really feel like yourself. A large part of that feeling is due to the fact that I went to TIFF with my Uncle Bill last night and saw The Lady... It was incredible!!

Here's some snaps!

David Thewlis

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David Thewlis...turns out we were sitting almost beside him the entire time

Michelle Yeoh (main actress....also beside us!)

Awesome night! But onto today.

Today was a 2 show Tuesday, with Lisa Worth and her French Chic style for the decor segment. Not much to say about this episode other than.... watch it (when it airs!) After the first show I took Lisa downstairs and helped her load everything into her car. Then I greeted Frank DiLeo and went upstairs to get a cart for all of his stuff but when I got upstairs Denise stole me away before anyone noticed. We went down to the food court for a quick bite to eat and then it was off to the Beaches to shoot with Lisa! 

We were shooting a basement renovation "before" the renovation...I say "before" because it has already started but compared to what it is going to be, its very much before haha. If that makes any sense at all? Lets just say there were some giant holes, some insulation (that Lisa thought was a rat :p), some temporary walls put in place, and lots of work to be done! I really need to take more pictures while out on location shoots so rather than explain the spaces, I can just show it to you. That'd be easier, and possibly more enjoyable for everyone. Goal starting tomorrow: more pictures! 

That sounds good in theory, lets see if that actually happens. Guess you'll just have to come back tomorrow to find out. G'night!

p.s. all of my post titles are song lyrics...props if you can message me with all the songs they belong to

i be high when i think what the future holds

So these past 2 days have been pretty sweet! And it seems like I'm doing this blog in 2 day spurts now which is kinda nice...it gives me a night off from this whole writing thing and when I DO write, it's longer, more informative, and you get a double whammy. Win, win, win, winning!

Monday was a shoot day with Carson Arthur and it was revealing the "after" of a backyard makeover. It was an awesome shoot because 1) it was HOT out, 2) it was my first shoot with Carson even though I feel like I've known him for a year(ish) and 3) we finally got to bring out some of the toys! The combination of those 3 things made for an awesome day.

If there's one thing I learned from last year its the format of the shoots... Load in, figure out logistics, shoot the contributors stand-ups, shoot b-roll, wrap, home. Using this same format for most of the shoots is great because it allows Denise and I to get into a rhythm and knock 'em outta the park. Since this is our third official field shoot, I can feel that rhythm starting to build. If this rhythm and momentum continues for the rest of the season...watch out, we're going to be a force to be reckoned with. Now enough of me talking about how great we are haha here's some pics from the day :)

Amazing backyard!

...hard at work...

Table setting!

Me and Ms. Wray!

Macro Lens :)

Enough giving away of the space. Sorry. You'll just have to watch the segment to see it all :) 

Anyway, that pretty much sums up yesterday...and no pics of the dolly, oops. I was too busy working to take pictures haha ;) (More on why there's a wink...right now).

Today was an "in office" day full of sourcing a book, a meeting for the entire design team, and helping out wherever I could. The meeting consisted of us just going over logistics and trying to stay ahead of the monster by weeding out any problems we can foresee and coming up with solutions for them before they happen. It went well and a lot of good points were brought up...including the one where they want me to take photos of the field shoots for the online web articles. Which would be awesome! However, I have another idea in mind... Which I'll discuss with Rick tomorrow :) After our meeting it was time to carry on with the day as usual. Help Xico hang stuff in the "fashion room", Dave and Xico go on pick-ups, I go for coffee, I help unload said pick-ups, pack up, and head home. Not a bad 2 days at all! Maybe you'll see a post from me tomorrow, maybe not...we'll see how I feel haha.