“And just like that…”

Ah, the glamour of television…not!

I was struck by this again on Tuesday when HBO came to film “And Just Like That” in my neighborhood. 

The thing is, it’s never “and just like that.” Anyone who works in a creative field knows that there are countless, invisible, unglamorous steps before delivering the finished product. 

You need a team of specialists, whether you are filming a tv show or launching a website or planning an event. 

There’s a rough cut before the final cut. 

A soft launch before a hard launch. 

A run-through before the main event.  

To get it just right, you could be looking at 30 takes. 

And sometimes you have to do it in 3” heels. 

Kudos to Kristin Davis and Nicole Ari Parker who walked up and down the block, again and again, "just like that!"