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[Jaydin]- Alright Mimi you want to tell
them what we're doing?
[Mériem]- Yeah, we are
going to pick up equipment.
So we're filming in Connecticut tomorrow
all weekend, so we are–
on our way to pick up equipment
upstairs at Hello World communication.
[Jaydin]- So are you excited for the shoot?
[Meriem]- I'm so so so excited I think it's going to
be so cool to get out of New York first,
and just to meet new cool people second
and I'm kinda excited for Connecticut.
Yeah, I think we're pretty much good to go.
[Jaydin]- Only two today?
- Yup it's great
So much questions.
[Jaydin]- So do you want to take time to explain
why we used the custom questions instead of the cards?
[Meriem]- Oh yeah, that's a good thing yeah
so basically, every couple has their own
curated, customized experience on {THE AND}
when they come in the studio.
- Yeah, I feel like
that's a question we get a lot in the comments.
- We get a lot of this question yeah
[Jaydin]- Anything you gotta say about that?
[Nick]- (mumbles) [Jaydin]- You want to tell them what
we're doing now?
[Nick]- What we're doing now?
We're working through our small office space
to pack up a car to drive to Connecticut,
to shoot {THE AND}
[Jaydin]- Are you excited?
[Nick]- (laughs) I am excited
I am also nervous, uh
[Meriem]- Are you nervous?
[Nick]- Kind of.
Gassing up
You guys want any snacks?
[Jaydin]-Um I, mmm,
yeah I'm gonna run in to get some snacks
Mimi you want anything?
[Meriem]-Um I think I would like,
I forgot to bring chips!
Can you get some chips please?
[Jaydin]-Nick?
[Nick]- Um I'm okay, I'm watching my figure.
[Jaydin]-(laughs)
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[Jaydin]-Want to tell them what we're doing?
[Nick]- Oh it's cold!
[Meriem]-It's cold!
[Jaydin]- Right?
[Jaydin]-You good under there?
[Nick]- Yo I'm good.
[Meriem]- So, this is our space.
This is..B.Hive.
And it's amazing because it's an old bank.
The look is very very...
What we are usually looking for.
So we're going to film against this wood wall.
Let's do a tour of the space.
[Nick]- Shoot it like Cribs.
[Jaydin]- Like MTV..
[Nick]- Shoot it like MTV Cribs.
[Meriem]-I don't know what that is.
[Nick]- Conference Room.
You don't know what a conference room is?
[Meriem]- No, I don't know what MTV Cribs is.
(Laughs)
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[Nick]- We out here!
So, we just had– we just wrapped the first day
only two couples but um.
The space is working pretty well
um, it's got a good vibe in there.
We also just had like, one of the most
unique {THE AND} sessions we've ever had.
She brought their binder of photos.
She brought a bit of hats because
he collects hats and like uses
hats to communicate.
They kinda just spread out on the ground.
It was the most dynamic session ever but,
it's kind of like, we sat in on them
just kind of like, interacting
and it was really sweet.
[Meriem]- It's interesting how, before we got them
I was thinking, if there was value in having them
because he can't speak.
But then our goal is to, like document
every relationship.
And it's a relationship even if
he can speak.
So, the question is, why wouldn't we have them?
So it's interesting because the space
is still just a space.
For people to interact.
And I think there is so much value
in just showing, that interaction
because I don't think it gets any
representation at all.
[Nick]- Yup
[Jaydin]- Look who we got from New York, on day two.
[Ashika]- Hey.
[Jaydin]- Day two of filming.
Good morning Mimi.
[Meriem]- Good morning Jayden.
[Jaydin]- It is 11:12.
They are still working hard.
[Jaydin]- Are you ready for the next couple?
Come on got the coffee ready,
keeping the energy up
[Nick]- And go ahead and just put down
the microphone on this side.
[Emmett]- Why do you love me?
[Amalia]- I do love you, I don't know
you're just like.
This is gonna sound very fanatic
but you're kind of just like
the perfect human.
You're you, you're Emmett and I love you.
[Emmett]- Aw thank you
[Nick]- To play us out..
[Meriem]- Can you see me? [Ashika]- Can you see me?
[Jaydin]- I hope they can.
Alright Nick you want to take–
you wanna land the plane?
[Nick]- We just finished
the Connecticut production
it's our first stop outside of NYC
in our 2020 {THE AND} Tour.
Every session we try to like,
unwind from the days the we were filming.
Shake off what ever emotional uh,
what's a good word, weight?
- I learned that it's hard to get
BTS for social media and..
I feel like we're in such a routine
of how the shoot goes
and like what you're focused on
is kinda like making the
participants feel comfortable.
It's kinda weird to be having the camera
at the same time because it like
adds unnecessary pressure on them.
But we want to basically show you guys like,
what the behind the scenes is
and how it is for the participants
that do come in.
[Nick]- How are you guys back there?
[Meriem]- Um, good.
(laughing)
[Meriem]- It was good to, meet new people
to make new communities
but it was also good to film in a setting
that is not as busy as New York.
I feel like there's also,
an energy here that is different.
So even for us to go back home
and go to your house
and wake up in a different space
is also just, very cool
than when we film in New York and,
you leave and you're so like, full of emotion
and you go back home
and there's other emotions
that are waiting for you that are like
from your life and I think it was good to,
film an environment and be together at night
and then, adding just this moment
to connect and I think that's one other thing
I like the most about the media.
[Ashika]- For me it was like, all the couples were really unique
Like so unique, in a sense that's like–
We have– It just keeps reminding us
that there's so many different
types of people in the world
and they all have, such different relationships.
[Nick]- Yeah, I think this was the first time,
for any of us that we had a full crew
do a shoot outside of New york.
And our rug!
I'm not going to kiss it.
[Jaydin]- Yeah, don't kiss the rug.
Alright so how do we end this?
[Nick]- The bottle of champagne
that we don't have.
[Jaydin]- Alright to filming out of New York
as a team.
[Nick]- For wrapping our Connecticut production too?
[Everyone]- Cheers
[Mériem]- I hope you're recording that?
[Jaydin]- Oh yes it was recording! I was so scared (mumbles).