Rachelle Lucas

Mayan Riviera

2009-12-10T09:57:00.003-05:00

Food, fun & sun were the name of the game for this long weekend. Mayan temples, tasty delectables at a private chef's table, and water so BLUE my eyes were popping out of my head just staring at it.

Watch the adventure ...

Daytime Episode: Pumpkin Cheesecake

2009-12-10T09:21:00.007-05:00

In this segment, I share a great recipe from the Mount Dora Historic Inn. A little explanation before you watch the video. First ... cheesecake takes longer than 4 minutes. Second ... if you have never been in a television studio ... it is FAAH-REEEZ-ZING! That being said, "room temperature" in the studio was not exactly warm enough to soften up the cream cheese so in the end you'll see it looks a little lumpy. It's not supposed to be. (wink). As long as your kitchen isn't as cold as a TV studio ... or ... let's say ... Antarctica for that matter ... and you follow the recipe, you'll have a smooth and creamy cheesecake! Check out the Daytime clip bel

Daytime Episdode: Sweet Potato Muffins

2009-12-09T09:33:00.000-05:00

In this Daytime segment, we make one of my favorite breakfast recipes ... Sweet Potato Muffins. Healthy and delicious!

Vine-Cation

2009-10-03T13:04:00.001-04:00

Rachelle and Brian escape to San Francisco for the weekend and take a road trip up to St. Helena in Napa Valley. Discover this charming town, find out how Glass Mountain Inn got it's name, and take a peak at the wine cave that gave Brian pinot envy!

Dandelion Video

2009-07-23T11:15:00.004-04:00

Oklahoma City

2009-07-14T17:59:00.007-04:00

Check out some highlights from my Travel Channel shoot in Oklahoma City ...

Oklahoma City National Memorial Video Shoot

Flying Out West ...

On the water at the Chesapeake Boathouse ...

Prepping at 6:00 a.m. on top of a parking garage
to get a good shot of the skyline ...

Oklahoma City National Memorial ...

Relaxing with some lemon cello at Trattoria.

Fun times! Time to drink some coffee and edit.

And the song most played on my ipod throughout the trip
('cause every trip needs a little soundtrack) ...

Morse Museum

2009-06-30T12:20:00.003-04:00

This is a sample piece that I shot, edited and did a voice over for all on my own.

Orlando Smiles Video

2009-06-27T10:07:00.001-04:00

Quebec Wal-Mart Commercial

2009-04-22T11:48:00.005-04:00

Here's a commercial I was in for Wal-Mart. Funky music! Looks like Wal-mart has a completely different feel in Canada. I'm in a brown shirt ... and I get soaked!

Windermere 5 K

2009-04-18T10:58:00.002-04:00

Central Florida Dragon Boat Festival

2009-04-11T16:15:00.000-04:00

1930's Style

2009-04-10T12:04:00.004-04:00

This was a fun shoot down at Fantasy of Flight for a commercial. Very Casablanca-like. Costumes, antique planes ... even a blondie wig. Check out the old timie movie camera. That thing weighed a ton! I need to do a "before" and "after" with it ... Rachelle taping in the 1930's ... Rachelle taping in the 2009 ...

Kayaking With Manatees

2009-03-11T10:42:00.000-04:00

The Captain's Inn

2009-02-18T11:48:00.003-05:00

Best Job In The World ...

2009-01-30T11:57:00.000-05:00

Well, I thought I already HAD the best job in the world ... acting, writing and blogging my adventures in Central Florida and what it's like to be an Innkeeper. But then I found out I could do the best job in the world ... on the other side of the world in Queensland. Check out my submission video below. Cheers!

Update ... Congrats Ben!

http://www.islandreefjob.com/

Blueberry Citrus Bread

2009-01-05T20:52:00.003-05:00

This is a video I produced for a bed & breakfast in Mount Dora highlighting the home baked breads they're known for.

Put Your Shoes On

2009-01-05T17:35:00.002-05:00

Another video I created ...

Travel Channel Academy: Wayside Inn Video

2009-01-05T17:21:00.004-05:00

This was "Day 2" of the Travel Channel Academy. After a morning of instruction and lecture, we were cut loose to shoot a video. Our mission ... find a travel related story, shoot it, edit it, voice over it, make it interesting, and above all else ... DNMTC!!!

I picked the Wayside Inn, located in Ellicot City Maryland. My boyfriend and I had stayed there a couple of years ago, and it was the inspiration to us purchasing the Tremain Street Cottages in Mount Dora.

I learned a lot on "Day 2" ... my friend Vanessa picked up all the fun and folly on her video of the whole Travel Channel VJ boot camp process. Good times!

Here is the final edited project ...

Amscot Commercial

2008-09-15T13:12:00.003-04:00

Funny piece of trivia ... that counter top almost came up to my chin. I'm doing a little balancing act on a couple of stacked apple boxes.

Florida's Natural Orange Juice Commercial

2008-07-31T17:37:00.001-04:00

On Location

2008-07-30T18:59:00.001-04:00

Winter Park Photo Shoot

2008-05-30T15:09:00.000-04:00