Planning the Adventure

There are multiple components to planning this entire endeavor:

  • Picking which car model to buy   Done
  • Finding the car   Started
  • Buying the car
  • Preparing the car for the journey
  • Planning the route and stops
  • Getting from Clearwater to Chicago
  • The actual road trip from Chicago to Santa Monica
  • Getting back home

Behind the Scenes (Literally)

On top of the above, there’s quite an endeavor to document and share the entire journey:

  • Creating a website with all of the content  Initial content mostly done
  • Creating blogs and video blogs (vlogs) for all of (most of?) the steps along the way Underway – 2 each (more to come!)
  • Publishing progress on social media
    • Learning how to use social media beyond Facebook and LinkedIn  (Oh grog!)
  • Filming actual events like the car arriving at the shop, working on the car, etc.
  • Editing footage into worthwhile social media content
    • Learning editing software  In Progress
  • Shooting the actual trip itself
    • Set locations, such as the start, the finish, attractions along the way
    • In-car footage
    • Drive-by footage of the car
    • Long distance footage of the car in motion
  • Compiling and editing all of the above into something resembling a decent movie

And of course, filming along the way means a cameraman or camera crew, plus a camera vehicle. There’s a ton of planning behind the scenes to document this whole adventure. This behind-the-scenes work may very be its own story. Suffice to say that it’s all part of presenting 66ina66.com. It’s part of my adventure in presenting to you the main adventure – Driving Route 66 in a ’66 Mustang when I’m 66.