We’re making huge progress on the first episode of Fresh Fruit Pie – PARTY! Although a lot of details are still classified, we are happy to unleash the news that over 60% of the show has been filmed. 2/3 of a Fresh Fruit Pie episode equals 20 minutes, which means 20 minutes of video are “in the can” and ready to be turned into a sweet action show.
Excuse me. What does “in the can” mean?
“In the can” is a movie industry word that means footage has been filmed but not yet edited to a final video. It comes from the old days when, after shooting, a finished reel would be placed into a special can to be sent to the film developer for processing.
“In the can” doesn’t mean packaging pork & beans into microwaveable tin cans.
Wait, tin cans aren’t microwaveable. Well, scratch that, they are, but putting tin cans into the microwave can cause the microwave to melt, explode, or otherwise become permanently useless.*
How much footage does it take to make 20 minutes of a Fresh Fruit Pie episode? So far, we’ve shot about 5 hours of total video.
Hold on a second, 5 hours?! Why 5 hours?
Normally, it takes a lot of bad footage to make a good video. In the case of Fresh Fruit Pie, it takes a lot of good footage to make a great video. That’s why we shoot 15 minutes of raw video for every 1 minute of finished video. We care so much about Fresh Fruit Pie that we’re dedicated to make it one of the most hyper, jam-packed, crazy fun shows you’ll see this side of the Pacific Ocean (we hear Japan makes some wacky stuff).
A lot of exciting things are happening at the production studio. Word on the street is that the next article on FreshFruitPie.com will give you a behind-the-scenes look at exactly how the mad scientists at Fresh Fruit Films do their work. And over the next few weeks, our rogue production team will be wrapping up the shoot of the first episode. So keep checking back for progress updates and the latest news.
* Hint: if you turn on mom and dad’s microwave while anything metal is inside, you’d better be ready to spend the next ten years locked in your bedroom without Internet or video games. DO NOT TRY AT HOME. Instead, feed your curiosity by watching this video:
