This project was one of the Rage team’s favorite of the year. The concept was exciting and new, and it allowed the entire team to get creative with not only the potential shot list but also with set design and props. We filmed this over the course of a week, organizing several outdoor activities and locations. Filming from a high vantage point proved challenging at times, but again, the team always loves a challenge.

The indoor scenes with the little girl were filmed during the day with the windows of the home covered in black plastic to block out the sunlight. We then collected, borrowed and purchased antique props for the cupboard and had to place small lights throughout the cupboard to highlight different elements within the shelf. The downside of these tiny lights was that they automatically turned off after about 10 minutes. So, throughout the day we had to watch for lights that had gone out and continually turn them back on again.

The talent did fantastic. It took a lot of red vines licorice and other sweets to keep her going but she was a real trooper and we captured some really magical shots with her expressions and voice. We shot an alternate ending with the talent actually saying the tag line, “what’s your Central Oregon.” But we ended up going with the text end card instead.

We edited together a longer web version and a shorter TV version. Below is the longer version.