Production Diary

May 15, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Spectrum Designs, production area
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia May 14
    • Drive home to Virginia after shoot, evening of May 15
      • Huge traffic jam leaving Long Island, stuck in city, 9+ hours to get home (rather than 5…)
    • 550 roundtrip drive miles

July 10, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of demolition, new building exterior
  • Crew
    • Stephen, Shannon & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia July 9, brakes on SUV jam in closed position just as we’re leaving, limp back to house, swap gear into small SUV, drop big SUV at repair shop, head up to Long Island, arrive 1 AM

July 11, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • Interview, Dave Thompson
  • Crew
    • Stephen, Shannon & Devon

July 12, 2017

  • Long Island, NY
    • Interviews, James & Mary Murtha
  • Crew
    • Stephen, Shannon & Devon

July 13, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of demolition, new building exterior
  • Long Island, NY
    • Interviews, Jon, Amy & Lauren Beyer
  • Crew
    • Stephen, Shannon & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Drive back to Virginia after shoot, evening of July 13
      • Huge traffic jam leaving Long Island, 7+ hours to get home (rather than 5…)
    • 700 roundtrip drive miles

July 24, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Spectrum Designs, production area
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia July 23

July 25, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • Morning = interviews with Ilene Fishbein, Sy Feit, Samantha Fishbein
    • Afternoon = trailer interviews with Spectrum co-founders Stella Spanakos, Nicole Sugrue & Patrick Bardsley
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Devon flying into LaGuardia (which was “rather under construction” during this period…) from Texas

July 26, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • Morning = b-roll of Spectrum Designs production area and the Nicholas Center for Autism (Spectrum Bakes / Spectrum Grows / Spectrum Suds)
    • Afternoon = trailer editing
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon

July 27, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of “Night In White” gala
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Travel home to Virginia after shoot, night of July 27
    • 700 roundtrip drive miles

September 8, 2017

  • San Francisco, CA
    • Interviews with Michael Bernick, John Marble & Jack Hogan
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Shannon
  • Travel log
    • Flew in on September 7

September 9, 2017

  • San Francisco, CA
    • Interviews with David Platzer & John Comegys
    • B-roll of the Autism Job Club
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Shannon
  • Travel log
    • Finished shooting, returned rental camera, hustled to airport, flew home
    • 2,600 flight miles

September 25, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • Morning = b-roll new building interior construction
    • Afternoon = interviews with Kendall & Kenneth Kuhlmey
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia September 24

September 26, 2017

  • Jericho, NY
    • B-roll 2017 Golf Outing
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon

September 27, 2017

  • Mineola, NY
    • Interviews with NY Senator Elaine Phillips and former Senator Jack Richards
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Drive home to Virginia after shoot, evening of September 27
    • 800 roundtrip drive miles

October 5, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • Morning = b-roll Port Washington, Spectrum Designs production area
    • Afternoon = interviews with Greg Beyer, Brian Murtha & Evan Kuhlmey
  • Crew
    • Stephen with Patrick Bardsley & Dave Thompson (interviewing Greg & Brian)
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia October 4

October 6, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Port Washington, Spectrum Designs
    • B-roll of opening sequence
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive home to Virginia after shoot, evening of October 6
      • Huge traffic jam leaving Long Island (again), 9+ hours to get home (rather than 5…)
    • 550 roundtrip drive miles

October 10, 2017

  • Erie, PA
    • Interviews with Michael Victor, Brad McGarry, Mercyhurst University AIM program students
    • B-roll of Mercyhurst campus
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia October 9
    • Drive home to Virginia after shoot, evening of October  10
    • 660 roundtrip drive miles

October 12, 2017

  • New York City, NY
    • B-roll Mercyhurst AIM program visiting corporate offices (Ernst & Young, KPMG, Autism Speaks)
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • 4:00 AM train from Washington, D.C. to NYC
    • 6:30 PM train from NYC to Washington, D.C.
    • 460 roundtrip train miles
    • 120 roundtrip drive miles

October 14, 2017

  • Fort Collins, CO
    • Interview with Temple Grandin
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Shannon
  • Travel log
    • Morning drive up from CO Springs
    • Afternoon drive home to CO Springs
    • 320 roundtrip drive miles

November 16, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Port Washington, Spectrum Designs
    • B-roll of construction
    • Interviews with Erik Sommer (contractor) and Patrick Bardsley
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia on November 15
    • Drive home to Virginia after shoot, evening of November 16
    • 550 roundtrip drive miles

December 11, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Port Washington, Spectrum Designs
    • B-roll of equipment installation
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia on December 10
    • Drive up to Boston after shoot for another client gig

December 12, 2017

  • Boston, MA
    • Different client gig in Boston
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive back to Port Washington

December 13, 2017

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of construction
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive back to Virginia after shoot, evening of December 13
    • 1,100 roundtrip drive miles

January 22, 2018

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Port Washington, Nicholas Center
    • Interviews with Stella Spanakos, Nicole Sugrue
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia on January 21

January 23, 2018

  • Port Washington, NY
    • Interviews with Tim Howe & Spencer Pusey
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive back to Virginia after shoot, evening of January 23
    • 550 roundtrip drive miles

March 22, 2018

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Port Washington, Spectrum Designs
    • B-roll of new building interior (no staff just building)
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia on March 21

March 23, 2018

  • Port Washington, NY
    • New building ribbon cutting
  • Crew
    • Stephen, Devon & Levi

March 24, 2018

  • Port Washington, NY
    • Interview with Patrick Bardsley
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Devon
  • Travel log
    • Drive back to Virginia after shoot, afternoon of March 24
    • 550 roundtrip drive miles

April 9, 2018

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Spectrum Designs
    • Interviews with Madeline Singas & Judi Bosworth
  • Crew
    • Stephen & Levi
  • Travel log
    • Drive up from Virginia on April 8

April 10, 2018

  • Port Washington, NY
    • B-roll of Spectrum Designs
  • Crew
    • Stephen
  • Travel log
    • Drive back to Virginia after shoot, evening of April 10
    • 550 roundtrip drive miles