Terra Firma Film - Cedar Rapids IA

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Filming "TERRA FIRMA."

- 06/23/2013
Sunday morning- Wheels up ATL
Sunday afternoon- Wheels down CID - storms blowing in- scout locations. Film some b-roll corporate location: C Street.
Sunday night/Monday morning- monster storm smashes down.

- 06/24/2013
Monday forecast - Severe weather- local flooding, high winds- no filming.
Monday afternoon - Tornado sirens blowing- heading for the hotel basement. More rain. Watching the radar...
Monday night - Thunder/lightning, more rain...

- 06/25/2013
Tuesday morning: it's 7:50AM- forecast today is heavy rain. Heading to 'Home' location to scout. Dealing with property release issues w/corporate locations.
Thunder in the distance, skies dark, ominous.

Plan now is to shoot Thursday/Friday when rain goes to zero (0) percent...
Note: Adjusting flights/hotel/transportation schedule.
Tuesday afternoon: Clearing corporate release requirements- (trying to anyway).

- 06/26/2013
Wednesday morning: OK! Looks like it's over. Weather today is opening up. The crew is on alert to work.
NWS Radar image:
























Wednesday 11:31 AM - FLAG DOWN! T.O! - It's Monday part 3! In holding pattern till noon.
Wednesday afternoon - B-Roll filming - 42st garden.
Wednesday evening - filming interview - 'Home' location

Hey! How about a dog photo to break things up?! Here's Bella!


















- 06/27/2013
Thursday 09:00AM - filming corporate location GE Capital.
Thursday 10:00AM - filming community garden.
Thursday 10:30AM - filming 42st garden. Interview/b-roll.
Thursday 11:30AM - meal break or the 'chilin' will go mad.'
Thursday 12:30PM - filming corporate location Rockwell.
Thursday 01:00PM - filming new/untilled garden plot.

- 06/28/2013
Friday - 08:30AM - Pick up shots/interview/portraits.  Location: 42St.

That is a wrap.

















So OK! After waiting through days of torrential rains, flooding, tornado warnings, more rain, thunder and lightning (the likes of which we have never before witnessed) plus all the hoop-jumping to get corporate property releases approved (and the back and forth between our attorney and their people for the 'fine points') and then signed not to mention the changing of flights, car rental arrangements, hotel accommodations and adjustments to location and subject schedules... we have got the shots!

- 06/29/2013
SATURDAY: Well now... more weather and our flight is drifting away. The scheduled 4:32PM departure is now 6:44PM... departure now 7:22PM... departure is now... argh!


Boarding. Wheels up. Heading home.








































Feels like we've been here for forever...

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