The idea was to pull this off in one shot, with full choreography, Ellen performing the song while dancing, a continuous steadi cam move…and perfect lighting for two blocks. No big deal right? The Spot is take #9 and the :30 second version was take #12. Shot on the Warner Brothers Backlot, the shoot included the first part of the day, photo shoot, shooting with Ellen and Jimmy Kimmel all of the stand up and interview content for the Oscars and after lunch, this spot. The day was timed out to catch the sun on the back building at just the right time of day. A day was spent pre-lighting the street and rehearsing with Dancers. We had two hours with Ellen.