We shot this video in December, not really realizing how much of a challenge it'd be to actually put the whole thing together. As amateur filmmakers, truthfully, we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. We planned a 24-hour trip up to Tahoe with the hope of shooting a cool-looking video capturing this beautiful imagery of a single skater on an expansive frozen lake. But of course when we got there, the lake we were looking at was melting and making all sorts of scary sounds, there was a snowstorm that night, which covered the ice with a layer of snow, and the weather was about 11 degrees with a 40-mph windchill when we actually were able to film. I honestly wanted to give up and go home, but my team - who literally swept and scrubbed the ice with brooms, a plastic box, and a wooden stick to create an ice rink for me to skate on - insisted that we push through and at least try to get some shots. So after losing feeling in our fingers and toes for hours, incurring mild frostbite, and scrapping many ideas of the original plan due to unforeseen circumstances, we left Tahoe with shots we hoped would piece together somehow and the best memories of 2017.

In many ways, this project is the product of the invaluable generosity and support of others. My home ice rink loaned rental skates for our camera guys, a friend provided lodging and food for my team up in Tahoe, another friend built homemade stabilizer rigs for us, yet another friend allowed us to borrow other equipment for our shoot, and of course, my team poured in hours of muscle work, preparation, and editing. So if there is one word to describe how I feel about this project, it would definitely be "GRATEFUL".

I also walked away having accomplished two of my long-time dreams: 1) to skate on a frozen lake and 2) to skate to one of my own songs. So was it worth it? Yes. But would I do it again? Definitely not under those conditions. Haha.

Having much of our original plan derailed, it has taken us about 6 months to put this all together. It's not perfect, but we learned and we grew, and that is what the song, "Reverie," is all about.

Please enjoy!

Sincerely,
Coral

You can view the Behind The Scenes video here.

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