I’ve been working on a Documentary about Happiness for about a year now with Lisa Kamen. I started out as a camera operator, and since then my responsibilities have expanded to every aspect of production. We’ve shot over 150 hours of footage, and have traveled all over. It has been a rewarding project as the subject matter is something that pertains to everyone, and I’ve got to interview and meet some truly amazing people. We have tried to sample as many different people from as many walks of life as possible, and have focused on combining the Spiritual and the Scientific definitions of Happiness.

For the last week, I started roughing out this version of the trailer, where I was aiming to really show Lisa and Kayla’s adventure, and introduce them as characters that will take us on the journey and discovery of happiness.

Upon reviewing this version with Lisa and Rachel, we decided that it was a bit flat, and that we needed to add a little more tension. Show the difficulties in trying to get a 10 year to cooperate, or the struggle most people have with trying to be happy. So this is my task for this week, to build some tension and excitement for this film.