Grabbing a short a stock footage shooting brainstorm

Schmovies production

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Writers,
i've gotta shoot this storyboard. www.schmovies.com/fatherhood1.pdf
It's for stock footage.
What i would like to do is to throw into it some acting, make a little short , a 30 seconds fake commercial, a kind of viral.

I'm asking for some inspiring suggestions. No major changes, no extra location. The shooting is in 72 hours.
Bold end title credit as authors or executive producers or what you want to be written in (i know, the reward sucks)
 
Maybe you could have the dad do all this stuff, and then, when he is in the car, he realizes he forgot his son, a 6 months old baby... And then have a V.O. say something about single dads not being perfect, but that they at least give it their best shot...
 
How about this?

Do all as you have it storyboarded out. Then the father suddenly wakes up -- he's still in bed and his alarm clock is buzzing incessantly, annoyingly. He is unshaven, his hair's a mess, bleary-eyed. His eyes bolt open and stare at the ceiling as if to say, "Oh no. Not another day."

His kids are in their PJs and bouncing on him mercilessly, screaming at the top of their lungs. Cut to Dad dragging himself down the hall wearing a ratty bathrobe, his kids hanging onto his legs and hands, being real pests. They walk into the kitchen -- dirty dishes, trash and food everywhere. The Dad gives the room a look of hopeless despair.

All of this is direct contrast to the first segment.

The V/O could be "Life. It's What You Make It."

The End
 
That's a cool story tho. I'm just thinking that it needs another day for the changes. The set, make up...
I really appreciate your help.
You are showing talent and passion here, guys
 
Depends how efficient your crew is. Shoot everything clean in the bedroom first. Then, while you're shooting everything clean in the kitchen, your crew can be wrecking the bedroom. Muss your actors, go back to the bedroom, shoot the mussed version, plus the bit of Daddy dragging the kids down the hall. While you're shooting all that, your crew is messing up the kitchen. Shoot the messed up kitchen bit, and you're done. I know it requires setting up in each room twice, but it could still all be done in a single day with a good crew and a lot of advanced planning.

Anyway, best of luck with it. Hope we get to see the finished product!
 
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