Film Star 

Yesterday was so much fun!  I’m still recovering from all the craziness.  A film crew came to do the video shoot for the segment that will air before the interview with Donny.  It was about 2 hours worth of film, but they will only use 2 minutes.  I can’t wait to see how it turns out.  I was on the board yesterday right before they came.  Here is some of what was going on…. 

“It’s 11:30, they will be here… (next door) in about 2 hours. The inmates are running the asylum, I have to get them fed, put my “face” on, change clothes, put Morgan down for her nap, have my husband go to Costco still, bring over all the food, sauces, salad, and other “stuff” to make it look like a real summer cookout… Okay, I’m starting to overwhelm myself. Here’s the nutshell version of what is happening for those of you that missed it… I was on the Donny Deutsch “American Dream team” the beginning of the month, got a call then next day to say they are flying me to NY to do the show for real (Jan 28th, taping on the 29th), today (in about 1 hour) is the video shoot for the 2 minute intro they will play before I get sat down in the hot seat next to Donny while they do the “One Minute to Millions” segment and critique my company, product, marketing etc… I’m not really sure what I’m doing online right now. I think I’m procrastinating because I really don’t know what to do first. Now I do have my face on, and my clothes I just have to put on. The kids are eating lunch right now and I just wolfed down a Lean Cuisine. I’ve got the “props” out on the counter including sauces, platters, salad bowls, fruit bowl, buns and the chicken and burgers are in the fridge. The hubby isn’t back from Costco w/ the steaks yet, but he’s on his way. My girlfriend has a better camera so she’s about to bring over her video camera to do the video of the video. That’s about it for now… I’ll write more soon!” 

That was as it was happening.  Now it’s all over and it was soooo much fun!  My husband, my best friend 2 doors down and my very good friends and neighbors (right next door) were my cast of characters.  The film crew arrived at my house and I advised them that we would be going next door.  I begged my neighbors to let us do this at their house because she doesn’t have kids and her house is SPOTLESS!  (She also has a better deck)  We had tons of food and the crew filmed me spicing things up, the guys grilling, the girls asking for “Mild chicken please” or “I would like the rare one thank you”.  We shot about 2 hours worth of film and I can only imagine what it will look like when it’s all over.  It was really very very easy.  The guys had a very good idea of what they needed.  They had been in contact with the producer and knew that they needed “B roll, with natural sound”  (Whatever that means!)  They may as well have been speaking Greek when they talked to each other, but their directions to us were plain as day.  The best part was after the shoot was over, we had a FEAST!  I had a babysitter here at my house to watch the kiddies as it was the little one’s nap time.  I actually did video the video.  I’m hoping to have that on YouTube in the next few days.   

6 days till Donny! 

Leslie Haywood, Founder and President of Charmed Life Products, Inventor of Grill Charms™  www.grillcharms.com