If we're going to shoot a sunrise, I want to be at the location two hours before sunrise. I want the talent dressed, made up, and ready to go. I want all the cameras set up. I have a computer program that tells me when the sun's going to rise, where it's going to rise, how high it will be at any point during the day. And he's not the first to arrive.
Somebody's already there making breakfast.
As with Will and Chris, combining strange hours with home life can pose special challenges. I try not to wake up my dog, whose tail will bang a drumroll. Clothes go in the bathroom with me. I shower and leave straight from the bathroom through the front door. It's a sneak-out thing.