Daybed - Lincoln Park Formal Garden, Chicago, Illinois

About Daybed: As they often did, Valentiger let the city “tell them where to go” for the filming of “Daybed” in Chicago. A decent parking spot and a bit of walking led them to Lincoln Park’s Formal Garden on a windy, yet warm Thursday. The idea was to shoot Shirey walking through the park, which led to Kehoe managing a mobile audio unit consisting of a laptop in a shoulder bag and the condenser microphone on a boom. Shirey did his best to sing well while walking, and take one was lent to figuring the other two’s path of backward walking. Sandals needed to be removed. However, the second take captured the spontaneity of a child who was simply drawn to the music and followed Shirey throughout the stroll. Improvements could have been made, but nothing would top the purity of this take.

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