I thought you might like to know some behind-the-scene details of how our House Proud segment came together. So here we go…
When the folks at The Nate Berkus Show contacted us & asked if we could be on the show, we obviously said yes without thinking about what it meant. They then told us that they would be overnighting a Flip video camera to us to film rooms in our home and short clips that they could piece together for the segment. Basically, they needed clips of me on camera introducing our home, clips of me in each room talking about 3 things that we are proud of and then clips panning the room to show the different items (like the bed or fireplace or chairs). Then they needed an outro and pictures of each room and each item. It was a huge job. It was even bigger because our Christmas decor was still up. It was even bigger than that because they needed it all in 24 hours.
They told me – high energy! be a cheerleader! say it’s awesome, you love it, and you’re so proud! Those were the instructions. And they said to send in a slew of options when it comes to clips – because they can piece together what they want and make it work for the show. So we went to work cleaning, packing, decorating, and trying to act normal for the camera. I also made an effort to wear a jewel-toned color shirt (a tip from my girl Sher).
When it was all said and done, I sent in over 70 clips for the show. And in case you missed it, here is the video again from The Nate Show…
and they also posted an online gallery – so you can see the photos that I took and sent it too. Click here for the gallery.
but now for the fun stuff…I made a little compilation of all the stuff that didn’t make the cut. It is chock-fully of randomness and silliness, so if that ain’t your cup of tea….well….you should really analyze what’s important in life. (that was sarcasm for you non-corny-humor folks) (and that was an explanation for all you peeps that find over-analyzation-humor funny) (and this last one is just so that I can put another set of parenthesis in this post.)(last one I promise.).
House Proud Outtakes from Katie Bower on Vimeo.
psst…tomorrow I’ll update you on everything with the house! promise!
HAHHAHA! Thanks for the laughs this mornin’, Katie! 🙂
LMAO!!!!!! Katie, i so heart you! This video was hilarious! You are so funny and when Will smacked your boobs, I about died with laughter (AND I’M AT WORK!) lol. He’s “such a guy!” Guess that’s what I have to look forward to in June! =D
This was so hilarious! I love it!
Gift Me. In this economy, I am thankful for my job as a first grade teacher.
Looking forward to watching this when I get home from work.
But what about your closing day yesterday!? You are quite a tease – hope all went well!
Do you know how hard it is to not hysterically laugh out loud at work! You are seriously my favorite person ever! Thanks for sharing.
OH my goodness this “moo-vie” was hilarious. Thanks so much for sharing the outtakes! You are too funny 🙂
I was wondering how that segment was filmed! You did a great job doing it yourself but I can’t even imagine how stressful!
The all important question: DID YOU CLOSE ON YOUR HOUSE!?! We’re waiting on the edge of our seats! At least, I am. 😉
That was a good laugh My favorite was the “thank you credits” at the end. haha!
“and it’s SUPER magical in here…” haha! nice, Katie, nice 🙂
Bang on those bongo drums Will! Haha!! Too cute!
Looking forward to watching this tonight! (when I get home from work).
And I’m with bethany: Dream house details pleeeeeease!
Oooops just saw the psssst! Ignore me!
Good Job Katie, love your blog….how do you know Sherry from Young House Love?
This had me laughing out loud! Thanks so much for sharing…it’s so fun to see the parts of you being goofy and having a good time and think to myself, “That’s what I imagined she would be like!” =)
Baahahaaa!! 😀 Well done, Bower Crew – that. was. hilarious.
I see that now, too. 🙂 I guess we’ll just have to wait until tomorrow!
that was great! And your sense of humor is da bomb so don’t go apologizin’ ya hear.
How do you embed your vimeo videos onto your website? Is that only available in the upgrade version
HAHA I love this. So cute. I too am very excited to hear all about yesterday with the new house, but I just realized I’m still on the edge of my seat waiting to hear details of all the new things you’ve got going on in your guest room! Especially a close up of the artwork over the bed!
You are such a doll!!!!! Loved the whole video, you were fantastic on Nate, he did a great job highlighting your talents! Will is precious, so happy for you friend!
xoxo
Kate
ahhaha my favorite part is all the cute faces Will makes! He is SO cute! And Katie, you are hilarious!
You are the cutest gal ever! Love this video, you are such a doll and Will is just sweet as pie! You were awesome on Nate!
xoxo,
Jen
thank you so much for the laugh this morning! i wish that i was half as adorable as you are. and oh my word- when will started smacking your chest? i died. fabulous!!!
I guess we will! Just one more reason why I wish tomorrow would hurry!
THANK YOU! I needed a good laugh today! I think my favorite funny part was when will started hitting your chest (only because my daughter, 14 months, does the SAME thing)!
Congrats again on being on the show. You did an awesome job!
LOVE the outtakes! Have you considered stand-up?
🙂
too funny!..the boob smacking part was priceless
That moooovie is hilarious! “faster than you say say ‘ugly'” hahahaha
Love the movie! Love the new bedding! Did I miss that?
Love your movie! I could not stop snort/laughing while Will was pounding happily on your poor ta-ta’s, anyways you two were quite adorable in all your outtakes, thanks for sharing! And as always your home looked fantastic!
I love those cow pajamas!! I want some..for me..but I have a feeling they may not look as cute….
and perfect background music…let’s hope Britney gets back to making new music soon! 🙂
She is one of my best friends…she’s such an amazing blogger – and she is an even more wonderful person, friend and mommy.
xo – kb
Haha, love it, KB!
I figured they told you to act super proud and peppy (sp?). Looks like that would be hard to do. Loved seeing the outtakes.
No you must give us a house update!!! Okay okay I’ll wait till tomorrow 🙂
Can Will get any cuter? What a sweetie!
Completely non-related…. I always thought you resembled someone and finally figured out who.. You kind of look like the brunette version of Carrie Underwood, or maybe it’s just the twang.. Congrats on the show!!! So proud to be a pre-fame follower, lol. I remember when you found out you were expecting *sniffle*.. hard to believe your little guy is so big now. Hopefully your boyfriend wasn’t upset that he didn’t get any face-time, but someone had to work the camera 🙂
Okay, slow on the comment here, but have to say LOVE your Nate appearance! You could not be any cuter if you tried 🙂
Fun outtakes! And I loved your wardrobe choice! That blue shirt is beautiful…could you tell us where you got it?
Has anyone ever told you that you look like Brittney Spears? I thought that awhile ago…but this video with Brit’s music was the kicker!
heehee…the bald britney? or the cheeto’ed-finger-lickin britney?
then yes.
xo – kb
So funny! Thanks for the laughs this morning:-)
Just curious… What program did you use to edit the video clips with?
It’s just Windows Movie Maker – it’s really simple and it was free because it came on my computer.
xo – kb
You are just so danged cute! That was fun to watch, and Will is adorable.
I read hers and your blog everyday and I can see why you would be best friends, you guys are both amazing Moms, with a good eye for decorating. Whish you both luck with the new houses.