Rain, rain go away...

It's official, I hate Chicago weather. It seems like winter will never go away. A Chicago winter is like a bee, as much as you try to ignore it and hope it goes away, it keeps coming back to annoy you, and in my case, stall my shoot days.
John and I were supposed to shoot b roll of Wrigley Field and a co-ed softball game, but the rain and cold prevented that from happening. It's so frustrating when a shoot is scheduled and the weather does not cooperate.
Actually, this entire week of work was a complete let down. It is incredibly discouraging when representatives from the school ignore their students. Two of my interviews with Columbia officials fell through this week. One never returned my calls and the other stood me up for an interview. I'll never understand why Columbia folks are so hard to get on camera. I mean, I thought we went to a school that wanted its students to succeed, but how can we succeed if the school won't help out?
Even with the set backs, we were able to get some needed footage shot, but we could not work our schedules out so we could both be at the new shoots. I feel that the footage we shot could have been stronger if our schedules matched up. When John and I are together on shoots, our creativity flows and we come up with some great stuff, but I could definitely feel a difference without him at the shoot days. I'm not saying that the b roll is bad, but I know that if we were there as a team, it would have been fantastic.
Although we had a frustrating work week, I am pleased with what we have put together with the project, so far. The interviews we have are great and the video we shot is creative and eye catching. When this package is complete, I'm sure it will be a good one.