On Sunday morning Oliver alerted me that Darcie Lanthier, our Green candidate for Charlottetown, had put out a call for volunteers to meet that afternoon on the Confederation Centre of the Arts plaza to accompany her around Farm Day in the City for a video shoot. Without entirely knowing what I was getting myself into, I asked Oliver if he wanted to go and, of course, Green-blooded Oliver said yes.
It was an interesting process to simultaneously watch and be a part of. Mille Clarkes was shooting the video, and it was “B-roll” that she was after–shots of Darcie walking around and talking to electors that would run under Darcie’s voiceover. I can attest that this wasn’t a pantomime: Darcie actually took the opportunity to talk to actual electors about actual things. Here she is talking to an elector-to-be while Mille is shooting:
My primary roll in all of this, other than accompanying Oliver and keeping him out of trouble, was to carry Darcie’s cloak, cast-off when it became apparent that it was actually quite balmy out. I think I did a good job of cloak-carrying.
What I didn’t completely grasp is just how much of me and Oliver would be in the “B-roll.” Given my affinity for Darcie’s candidacy, I’m fine with that. And I was happy to see that I was apparently enjoying myself, as I’m smiling throughout.
The end result–turned around in amazingly short order–is as heartfelt and genuine a campaign video as I’ve ever seen.
(There are a couple of places where the subtitles went awry; I’m hoping to receive an updated version shortly).