In August I was contacted by Storytelling Pictures (a Grand Rapids area production company) about working on a new telelvision show being produced by The Dove Foundation called Dove Spotlight.  I was very excited at the opportunity to work on the first show ever produced by The Dove Foundation and even more excited when I heard what the show was all about: a family focused movie, DVD and gaming review show based on The Dove Foundation criteria.

The three hosts were all great to work with: Rachael Ruiz, former news anchor for WOOD TV-8 and host of eightWest; Brian Burch, a (very humorous and witty!) senior associate for a public relations firm; and Derek Emerson, a college student and part-time actor and model.

We filmed the pilot episode over several days in September and I'm happy to tell you that it begins  airing today!  You can find the full schedule here.  Dove Spotlight will be broadcast over several networks, reaching an average of 40 million households.  It will also reach over 6 million online each month.

Here's a sneak peek behind the scenes filming the pilot episode (borrowed from Storytelling Pictures!).  More photos and the trailer can be viewed here.  Enjoy!

Brian and Rachael

What it looked like in person with the green screen

Derek in the "game cave"

Lots of lights!

Director John Evans giving the ok to give Brian some faux "plugs" in his thinning hair....(I kid, I kid...maybe.)

Doing Brian's makeup with Dove Co-founder and CEO Dick Rolfe looking on.

The MASSIVE green screen...

Walking into that sea of green in person makes me dizzy.  Really.

Watching the filming on set and satisfied with the results!