A few months ago, I flew to Orange County to film a big campaign at the famous reality star’s house. Living space They promoted the summer furniture line and hired me to work with them in the campaign. A fulfilling job was all about challenging, fun, stressful, creatively stretching, adrenaline rush and a huge happy relief when it worked out. If you don’t know who lives your life “on camera,” you may not know what the most experts are most nervous. I’m listening Armchair experts Religiously, they have some of the biggest movie stars ever, and hear them talk about the nerves, pressures and anxiety about being on camera (script or press). When many people are staring at you, especially when the work you create is staring at you, it’s actually a really normal part of human existence. Their Work, and their own careers. Now, when we self-produce our filming, I don’t get nervous (this is typical), and I’m pretty confident in providing tips on camera and explaining designs – I’ve been doing it for a long time and I really know myself. But the crew in the living space challenged us all to take one commercial. This means that the camera needs to be cut and everything must be done perfectly. Our “one take” included kids and dogs, and was even less predictable. So I remembered my lines in advance in advance to make sure it was now set in my brain (I don’t need to do much). We then rehearsed over and over on the first day, fixing all timing issues and instructing the dog to be released early/later, or fine-tuned where the child kicked the popcorn bowl. It was stressful, challenging and very enjoyable. It’s a great day mark at work. Everyone had a great attitude and when one person or another got a mess, we just started going back to one (no stress or responsibility). After a day of rehearsal (before the camera officially “rolls”), I arrived on the day I felt pretty good on the day of filming, but I was the “star” of it and had to hit the most lines with very specific markings and if I messed up that, everyone had to go back to one.
We ended up doing it 19 times (it took about 2 hours) and it was only a handful, because I ruined it (I was proud!). You can watch the video here (please do it!).
If you don’t know the space you live in, I’m here to let you know it’s so great (Nate and Jeremiah have too) Amazing line I’m sure you saw it with them). They are quite large in California, so I ordered a lot from them, especially when I lived there. Even before I partnered with them, we would buy their pieces because they are affordable (I think it’s less than IKEA, than crates and barrels). Like within a week. We ordered twins from them on a Queen Bank bed in the Mountain House double room, and not only came two days later, we paid to do the assembly that took several hours. A real treat.
So I wanted to show you some of their summer pieces that they styled (I love) and a compilation of other pieces I really like. Now I wasn’t designing or styling the set (I don’t want to credit a team of talented people), but I was able to look and approve in advance to make sure it would be a room I felt comfortable with being photographed.
We rented something called a “Location House” for the living space. This is often a personal home for people who rent comfortably for TV/movie/commercial production. Essentially, you hand over the keys to producers who have almost free rule to reposition the house for filming purposes (often moving everything and changing the lighting fixture). It is very expensive and very destructive, but if you have a desired home, it can make a lot of money (1,500-10ka days). I think this kind of thing is fascinating. Nowadays, the house needs to be special, concrete and easy to shoot (i.e., we rarely rent a small house that makes it difficult for crew members to come and go). The house was owned by Christina Hall (the host of a “flip or flop” with Tarek and now “Christina by the Coast”). Most of the time, our family left, so we didn’t see her at all. But it was cool to become her hyper-modern California home.
I am grateful to the crew of the living space that felt very supported, comfortable and was very incredibly dialed in. I have worked with so many crews over the years and I was impressed by how well everyone worked and how well the family felt (many of them have worked with large in-house crews for over 15 years). I was nervous about this job. Due to all the scripted nature, I was so excited when it worked out, we were having fun and everyone was happy in the end. That’s really all you can expect 🙂
If you’re now in a great price range and there’s a quick summary of many of my favorite pieces (made by companies that support staff) (made by companies that really well support staff) in the market for quite the home furniture.
140 inch 4-piece modular L-shaped cross section | 34 inch black modern metal task table lamp | Black dining chair with woven fabric
Nora Natural Desk | 27 inch matte black modern table lamp | Dean Sand Upholstered Panel Bed
9′ Ivory Scalloped Edge Outdoor Market Umbrella | Caldera leather accent armchair | Black traditional 72 inch storage bookcase
And to normalize the credit-earning crew – thank the following department heads:
Director: Matt Odom
Video/Photo Production: Garret Shigenaka
Production Design: Jesse Harris
Food styling: Jorazo
Hair and Makeup: Christina Macramb
Source: Emily Henderson – stylebyemilyhenderson.com
