It's 4 am. First light in the sky. I can't sleep. Editing in my sleep. Dreaming the movie over and over again. We are very close to picture locking the film...That is; picture locking EXCEPT for the reshoot we will do later today. We will climb the mountain again to shoot our opening shot...Again. It must be done, it's our opening shot after all and it must be perfect-The first time we shot it--it was not perfect. This time it must be. I am weighted down with this responsibility. What can I do that will make it PERFECT-interesting, beautiful, intriguing, and of course EPIC!!!!???? We have the camera for 24 hours, what else can I shoot in this window of opportunity to make the film better? What is that opening shot going to be? How can I begin the journey of emotion for our audience? A little girl and her dog look down from the mountaintop, the world laid out before them. Past and present melding into possibility, hope, a second chance. The weight of history bearing down on them...The weight of the film is in that shot and on me. Maybe a glass of wine will help...
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