SOS Numbers Video.

For a couple of weekends in May, the SOS numbers video was filmed. The video is an introduction to all of our leaders, and it is played at the SOS kick-off event. Our theme this year was an elementary school storyline. Greg, a crew leader who also filmed Mock Rock, was the one filming the video. I was interested in helping, so my main job was shooting production stills/behind-the-scenes.

The first weekend of shooting included an epic game of dodgeball, which we shot at a nearby elementary school. The kids got out of school as we were filming, and many of them gathered around to watch. They cheered for the two teams as we filmed, and afterward they came up to us and asked for autographs. It was so great.

The kids decided to copy the actors.

Charlie taking a serious hit.

The next weekend, two scenes were going to be filmed in a classroom. Greg had gotten permission to film in the elementary school, but he had to be there at 7 am. I didn’t really have plans for that day, so I told him I would come with and help him out however I could.

We arrived at the school bright and early, and I mostly stayed out of his way as he set up for the actors to get there at 8am. Filming was a ton of fun, and everyone looked awesome in kids clothes. We had two scenes of people come through and finished filming by 1 pm.

Greg pensive at 7 am.

It was Micah's birthday, so he got silly-stringed.

Besides shooting stills, I didn’t really do that much and often felt like I was in the way more than anything else. But I did remind Greg of things he told me to, and it was really fun to be a part of the filming. After we left the school, we stopped by CVS and Taco Bell. We took our food to go and sat on Emerson patio, unwinding from the long day of shooting.

A few bonus photos:

They were heading to school.