"Be Brave, Have Heart" my first music video

My Dearest BraveHeart Sisters,

This is my first ever music video.

It’s funny because someone who saw it just made the comment, “I’ve been shooting video for 25 years and this crew did a great job”

The “crew” consists of me and my new friend Stephen, a filmmaker in Door County. Prior to this, he had only done documentary film making. Our “tools” are a video camera, tripod and a piece of plywood covered with tinfoil (that we stopped and bought at the local gas station) and my laptop to play the song while I lip-synched to it. The tinfoil and plywood are used to add fill light, which actually works pretty well. I could barely hear the music on the beach, but we managed to do it anyway. It is a good thing we used my old laptop because the wind was kicking up a lot of sand.

We went to the Baileys Harbor beach and I felt kinda dorky and stupid because there were people all around. But, it was a now-or-never moment, since I only had a short break from work. I changed from my “Julies Café” uniform into my party dress in the beach outhouse. I was kind of crabby because the dress “somehow” had gotten way too tight since the last time I put it on. It took a good 15 minutes to zip it up. I had to do an attitude check. The gremlins were talking in my head. They aren’t really me... I was really grateful that Stephen was doing this.

While filming it, I manage to do a double backwards somersault as I tumble off a sand dune.

Stephen says, “Why don’t you turn around and run down the hill”, and down I go, tumbling like laundry in a clothes dryer. He captured the beginning on film. You might get to see me disappear (if we ever include a collection of comic outtakes) and then all you will hear is “whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa.” I kid you not. I went to work an hour later and slipped in the kitchen on some poppy seed dressing that a server had spilt on the floor. All in the line of work…. a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.

The video is part of an enhanced CD that I just finished for the song, “Be Brave, Have Heart”. I wrote this song as a gift for all of you. I’m bringing copies I will share with you at RISE if you are there. I’m looking forward to it.

Thank you for making a difference. I am forever grateful.

With Love,

Debra
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