Recording the album led to shooting a music video. We were blessed to work with Harry Jarvis out of Nashville and lots of talented people from right here in LA. More than 400 actors submitted to work on the project so it was a tough job to cast the video but we chose some amazing people in the end.
Filming began a couple of weeks ago with an afternoon of just Ellysa which segued into the evening concert performance footage. Everyone there had lots of energy and had a great time and some even went home with a custom Ellysa Rose TShirt! The concert was held at Amplyfi...if you haven't checked them out yet, you should. www.amplyfi.com ...they are all about indie artists, especially the younger ones that can't play at other venues. Their venue is all ages and alcohol free so it's a great space to see some up and coming artists. Word of advice...they don't sell tickets at the door. You must buy one online or you won't get in.
After Amplyfi, the week continued with shots at Venice Beach and Santa Monica Pier. We spent the morning and afternoon with the "younger versions" of Ellysa and her Male co-star, Matt, filming "back story" shots. It was a very nice day to be at the beach. Once we finished with the littles (as we called them) Matt and Ellysa filmed some shots at the beach and then we headed to the pier for some carnival shots and dinner.
The next few days included shooting Ellysa driving a beautiful blue Jeep Wrangler...which just happened to be a manual transmission. Did I mention Ellysa had never driven a stick before? IT was quite an adventure to say the least but she persevered and got it done! We also had some more fun with the littlest of the littles at the park.
The final big scene shooting day was the party. Again, a very fun day of shooting with some great actors, some of whom we are lucky to call friends, and a great crew. It was an extremely hot day on set but we stayed hydrated and well fed so we braved it well. Our good friend Karen was on hand to take pics (as well as at the concert) so look for an online photo album coming soon.
Filming wrapped last week and the video is now in Post Production. Ellysa and I were able to see a few seconds of the intro and it looks amazing! We are so excited to be able to share it with all of you. Once we have a release date, we will let you know! Meanwhile, we are going to enjoy a few days off and then it's back to the grindstone. Two concerts are upcoming...one at Rusty's at Santa Monica Pier and another at the Burbank Olde Time Country Fair where she is opening the fair so come out and see her!
Fondly,
A Reluctant Stage Mom
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