A Perfect Day

Team television 101 was approached by a talented young musician, Jon Santos, and his producer/friend, Courtney Zito, to direct a music video for them. We are always eager to work with talented people, and once we met with Jon and Courtney, we were hooked. After planning the narrative and shot list, we headed out to the location to shoot.

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I'm writing this in the blog because what usually looks on paper to be the typical location shoot, (which any filmmaker knows, is basically man/woman against the elements as well as the likelihood that many things could go wrong), turned out to be the definition of GRACE. We moved around the Mojave desert without disrupting the "deafening silence" of the environment, and paused to shoot and capture it's true beauty and vastness to the tune of Jon's engaging song, "Empty". The weather was perfect, no one was around, and we literally meshed with the environment.

Our only unplanned shot was a passing freight train which quickly became a spectacular backdrop. Team television 101 loved working with Jon and Courtney. They are true professionals and passionate about their art; emphasis on PASSIONATE. Check out our reel to see the video, and also look for Jon's video on your favorite video show or internet outlet. He's definitely one to watch. MDM