filming on palm beach

 Today I filmed the Christmas decorations on palm beach. The trees were all wrapped in beautiful lights so I knew it was the perfect place. As I was driving through I took multiple tracking shots under the lights. I continued walking around and admiring the lights. Every time i saw something pretty with Christmas style I would film it. The entire scene was very Christmas in Florida. It was full of palm trees, short sleeves, and green grass. However, it was all still lovely and Holiday spirited. There was also a massive Christmas tree there. The three was fake and made to replicate snow, but very nice. There were light auras projected onto the white tree, making it pop. I recorded the tree from many angles. I took the shots close up, medium close, long, etc. There were a lot of people there, so it was hard to take a clear shot of the tree. the element of a crowd may add to the video though, we will see how it looks when editing. I took videos of storefront with mini Christmas villages in the window. There was also a giant ornament that I recorded, but it didn't look as extravagant as I had hoped. Throughout the whole night I would just lift my camera and record. The lights were perfect and I got plenty of shots.


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