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I had NO idea either until I experienced it myself with you and Israel.
You guys explained everything (straight on shots and over the shoulder shots) and Noell you helped make everything as easy as possible! There are so many little details that go into the shows.
When you asked me to bring powder (which I don't even own) I went out and bought some and I'm
so grateful you warned me. Powder is a MUST!

You and Israel are true PROFESSIONALS in every sense of the word and I admire your passion!
I too, hope that someday you and Israel will be able to have the studio of your dreams!
You two crazy kids are on your way for sure!

Love ya!
Dedra

OH my goodness Noell, I giggled and giggled...you've got to do some more of those goof-reels, maybe at the end of each show? I think it'd be fun to see a few goof ups at the end of each show...ya'll are so cute...and you do such a great job too. Thanks for making each weekly episode such a pleasure to watch!

Great to see behind the scenes! It really makes me appreciate your work!

I noticed your apparently effortless use of a rub-on and I have a question - my rub-ons don't work very well. The have bits that have even come off on the backing, but they won't rub on smoothly and completely onto my project. Although I am pressing firmly and trying to get the whole thing rubbed on before I lift the plastic sheet, I can't get them right. Sometimes an area that was rubbed on, comes back off the surface onto the original applicator plastic sheet. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Deanna, how many different manufacturer's rub-on's have you tried? Some work
better than others and I've had some that are very difficult to work with. I
use lots of different brands. I'm also not a perfectionist when it comes to
rub-on's. While I've used some rub-on's that work almost flawlessly, most do
mess up here and there and I really don't worry about it. If I can add the
missing piece in I do. If I can fill something in with a pen I do. If not, I
just move on.

For rub-on's that are difficult, try rubbing them with with your hands for a
bit first to warm them up before rubbing them on. You could even try
exhaling onto the rub-on before you rub them with your hands. The only other
thing I can think of is to try some different brands. I haven't really paid
attention to which ones work well so I'm sorry I can't give you a specific
recommendation. Good luck!

I've only tried a couple. They were items that came with something else and I no longer know what brands they are. I will try some other types.
Thanks so much for taking the time to reply!

Well, the girl have said everything so I just can add...

THANKS!!!!!!

Hi Noell, That was a fun episode to watch! Can't believe you do that every week!!!

Wow! That is a lot of work to set up and take down EVERY WEEK!? I'd leave that up and watch tv somewhere else :) Thanks so much for sharing...this is another favorite :)

Wow, I assumed you two worked hard but honestly? I had no idea. I hope that you might one day have a studio if that's something you dream of. Oh, and this...."Do I need more powder?" I laughed out loud. It just struck me as funny in the midst of it all (though I'm sure it's a reality of being in the lights.)
Blessings,
~Toni~

Wow. Thanks for all the tips, and an even greater thanks for all the hard work you and your hubby put into making the videos.

Loved this Noell! Thanks for taking the time to show us the whole process. It takes a lot more work than I thought. Thanks again to you and Izzy for all you do, it's much appreciated :) And I LOVE how you layer your embellishments, I could watch you dothat all day I think!

Great behind the scenes shots... I think I saw something similar before on Izzy's site so I knew it was involved. We all appreciate all the time, talent and effort that you guys put into your shows. It definitely comes through on the finished product! :)

The show theme is great. I like seeing your take on making it your own. It is funny because I just posted a challenge on the Crop Circle about creating your own embellishments on Friday during the online crop, too! It is really a fun way to use up a few minutes of spare time, packaging, random stuff, etc. and get creative. Sometimes if I am not in the mood to do a layout I will just create embellishments to use on pages... it really gets me motivated. I posted a few on my blog: http://terribradford.typepad.com

See you tonight!

Another great episode!
And LOVE the hair!
You did an episode on how you come up with ideas for pages, but how do you come up with ideas for the episodes? Just when I think you've covered it all, you give me more tools.
Thanks for all your hard work!
Allison (Anq1)

After watching this video, I now appreciate more what you do. I always use the word "profesional" when I talk about your work (and when I say your i mean you and Izzy. I can see not only how talented and hard workers you are but the great team you make. Thank You!!!!

oh! and I love the embellishments, more samples would be so much appreciated!! ;)

Wow, that was really interesting to see! I have dabbled with video production (on a MUCH smaller scale!) so I understand the time post production takes, but to have to set that up every week looks exhausting! I guess it helps if you love what you do!! And to have family involvement would make it that much cooler.
My family just thinks I am a video/computer geek!

LOVE this episode. It's fun to see the behind the scenes -- especially, since y'all are sooooo great at making these amazing videos! Oh, and the embellishmens were GREAT, too! Fun, all the way around!

=) Liz

Noell, love the epidsode...was very interesting to see the behind the scenes. I especially loved learning about building your own embellishments!!!! I would love to see lots more examples! Even just some more examples on the website if you didn't want to do another episode but more episodes would be awesome too!

Sure, I'll make sure to do more embellishment-building in the future! Can't ever run out of ideas for that.

i love it Noell, how long does it take you to set up before you even start filming? (And do you make Izzy do it all, heehee)

We usually plan for a 45 minute setup of the studio. He usually sets up while I'm doing my hair. And yes, Izzy mostly does it, although I usually help with the background--was surprised to see he had done it all by himself this time. ;)

wow! now that was so cool- I live for behind the scenes of shows and this one was my favorite to date :o)

thank you so much for showing us a glimpse of how you pull it all together.

~simply stork~

Too cute...love how you keep it real! Marcy :)

That was really interesting. It's amazing to see the amount of time and attention detail it takes to put together a show that is not even 10 minutes.

Do you disrupt your living room EVERY week ie moving furniture, taking out all the bulky equipment, etc. I think i would just leave it out and put it away only when company was coming over. LOL

Thanks for sharing your insight and the embellishments tips gave me some nice ideas. Thanks
Rosann

Yes, we do this every week. It's usually up for at least 3 days because Izzy shoots his own episodes, plus we often have other stuff to shoot. It's just a really nutty part of our lives.

Each episode takes many hours to produce because there is also a lot of time in post-production for editing, rendering, labeling, uploading, writing the post, etc. We just laugh when people say they wish we made more and that they were longer. ;)

You can figure...
a handful of hours for preparing my projects/topics.
45 min. studio setup
2 hours shooting one episode
2 hours post production
1 hour for photographing/editing layouts, posting to the blog

...all for one episode.