One day our videographer was out at the farm, and he mentioned to Mom that he was filming a video that still needed two children to star in it, and he thought Emery and I would be perfect for the role.

Even though I don’t really like filming videos, I said I’d do it. I’m glad I did!

Emery and I were given a script to memorize and we worked on it all the time. We had to laugh at some of the stuff we’d be saying, and some of the stuff the other people in the video would be saying.

The day of filming arrived and Dad brought us to the studio. He dropped us off, telling us to call him when we were ready to go.

We knew a couple of the people in the room – Dustin, the videographer, Lincoln, his partner, and Lincoln’s granddaughter, Amiah. We didn’t know the others, but they introduced us. There were two ladies from YPII (the organization), and our “parents” in the video, Kelly and Tyler.

It was a fun afternoon, filled with laughter and donuts. 😀

In between takes I’d run lines with Amiah and Emery. I helped keep track of the props, and made sure Amiah knew what she was doing next. Dustin said at the end that he should hire me to help him. 🙂

A couple of months later, I was so happy to see the finished product!

 

A couple of fun facts:

• The cards from the scene in the kitchen were green, and we were filming on a green screen. We had to be careful when we were holding them so they wouldn’t turn the same color as the background.
• The steering wheel wasn’t attached to anything. After a couple of takes, Kelly’s arms were really tired. LOL
• We had to make up our own ways to make the world a better place. I loved Emery’s. 😀
• There were no seatbelts for the car scene. So they cut a ratchet strap and gave us each a piece.
• My family doesn’t play video games. So hearing Emery talk about games was weird.
• Tyler (the dad) was REALLY tall. And Emery and I are really short. LOL
• We got to keep our real names, which made it easier.
• They forgot to get flowers. Someone had to run to the store and get them, and then we pulled half of it out because it looked store bought. 😀

If you’re interested in the box, you can find out more about it here. The folks over at YPII are awesome, and y’all should check out their website. 🙂

Thanks for letting me be in the video, Dustin! I had lots of fun. 🙂