This was what I was treated to early this morning when I arrived on location to shoot a Tennessee Lottery commercial at the Elm Hill Marina on J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville. The cameras started rolling almost precisely at 6am and the whole shoot went off pretty much without a hitch. The only stumbling blocks came as the 9:00 hour approached and the temps started to rise and the glare off the water started to hit the perfect angle to always be in our eyes. Oh yeah, in addition to the near 100 degree temps on the docks, I was wearing jeans, a dark blue t-shirt, my hiking boots, and a flannel overshirt!
The commercial will air statewide in Tennessee and in some surrounding markets. It might even be played in the Huntsville market for the hometown folks. If not, I’ll podcast it after it hits the air in September.
Anyway, special thanks to Holly at FilmHouse, Director Bruce Van Dusen, and everyone at Dan Williams Music and Motion! A special shout out to Josh Childs who played my older brother in the commercial. He and I had a ball improvising some of the reaction shots.
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