SHOOT DAY!

Saturday the 28th February 2015. The day that has taken weeks, and weeks of preparation and meetings, had arrived.

We were so organised. We met at Alex's house at 9am sharp and HOORAY the sheets stayed up! We all had a cuppa that Alex had so kindly prepared for the night before:

Photo by Alex Torrens

Louis and Kelly ran through the schedule for the day and reckoned we should finish about 5, cleaning and all. Alex and I walked to the shop to pick up some milk and in that time Theo, his mum, and Rachel (and Eli) had arrived!
Rachel who is Theo's dance teacher brought her 8 month old baby Eli along which was great entertainment for those of us who weren't so involved with the shoot. By this I mean the room was quite small so only camera operators, director and Theo could be present.

Theo got changed into the clothes Kelly had bought him and they fit! Hoorah! He also liked the shoes and we said he could keep them however they would be changing colour by the end of the shoot.

Theo began to warm up and had a chat to the camera operators. Within a couple of hours we were ready for the paint. We piled the placed into piles within the square in which we assigned him to dance and Louis directed him on what he wanted him to do. We were after big movements, lots of kicking, popping and generally having a blast.

Photo by Alex Torrens

Here are some photos of the shoot:

Photo by Harrison Twinn

Photo by Leanne Kent

Photo by Leanne Kent

See what I meant by the shoes changing colour?

The shoot went better than any of us could imagine. The paint lifted beautifully and spread incredibly. Best of all Theo had the best time! He loved the mess.
We were done by 3pm!
We gave Theo some coveralls to protect his mum's car as he was absolutely covered in paint! She was very grateful for this, and appreciated our preparation. Off they went and we were to begin operation clean up.

It was actually easier than we thought! We took the sheets and bin bags down which had protected the windows wonderfully. The others swept up as I helped out attacking the windowsills and walls with wet wipes. It was a lot easier than I had imagined!

So after a lot of stress and panicking- doubts about whether it is going to work or not, we completed our shoot day with ease and genuine enjoyment! It was amazing. We are so incredibly proud of the outcome and Theo was amazing at dancing and we were incredibly lucky to have him!

THAT'S A WRAP!