Assɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ Rᴇᴄᴀᴘ

1. Bᴏʟᴇx: 
I ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴇᴅ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Bᴏʟᴇx ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ. I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴅᴀʀᴋʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜs, ʙᴜᴛ I ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ғɪʟᴍ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅɪғғᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. Iᴛ ɪs ᴀ ғᴜɴ, ᴇxᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴀɴᴅ I ᴀᴍ sᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴏɪᴅ ғɪʟᴍ ɢᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. I ᴀᴍ ɢʟᴀᴅ I ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ɪɴ 6x1. I ᴀʟsᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴄᴜᴛ. Wᴇ sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ɪɴsᴛɪɴᴄᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴʟʏ ʟɪᴛᴛᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇʜᴇᴀʀsɪɴɢ.
2. Aɴɪᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ:
I ʟᴏᴠᴇ sᴛᴏᴘ-ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. I ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡɪsʜ ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ sᴏ ᴅᴀᴍɴ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏᴜʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀ. Tʜɪs ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ I ғᴇᴇʟ ɪs ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴍᴇsᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ sᴇssɪᴏɴ. Iғ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴏʟɪᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏʀ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ғʟᴏᴡ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ, I ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴏʟɪᴅ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇss. I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ғᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ I ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. 

3. Fɪʟᴍ Mᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ:
Tʜɪs ᴀssɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀʀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀғᴛsʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʟʟ. Wᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ, ᴇᴛᴄ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴡᴀs ʟɪғᴛɪɴɢ... ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ᴀs I ᴀᴍ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛʀɪᴄᴛᴇʀ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ғɪʟᴍ. Iᴛ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғɪʟᴍ. Mʏ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ I ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴏғ ɪᴛ. 
4: Aɴᴀɢʟʏᴘʜ:
Tʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ I ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ɪᴛ. Oᴜʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏᴜʀs ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴡᴏʀsᴛ. Fᴀɴᴛᴀsʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀ? Wᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ. Oʀ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ, I ᴡᴀs ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏs. Oɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴜᴘᴘᴇᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛ. I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀ sᴛᴇᴘ-ʙʏ-sᴛᴇᴘ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛ sʜᴇᴇᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇғᴜʟ ɪɴ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. Wᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅᴀ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴅʀᴏᴘs. Lᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀs sɪᴅᴇ ʙʏ sɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 3ᴅ ɢʟᴀssᴇs. I ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ. 
5:Cʀᴏᴡᴅsᴏᴜʀᴄɪɴɢ:
I ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ I ʜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ɪᴛ. I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇᴅ. I ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴏʀ ᴅʀᴀᴡ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ. I ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ/ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʙsᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅʀᴇᴡ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ. 
6:Mᴇᴅɪᴀ Fᴀsᴛ:
Tʜɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. Iᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀssɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴇʟʟᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. I ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ I ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇʟ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ? I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ʙʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ. Iᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ʀᴜᴅᴇ ɪɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴜɴʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ. Tʜᴇ 1 ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀs ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪɴɢ. Oᴜʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜᴡʜɪʟᴇ. 

Rᴏᴜɢʜ Tʜᴇᴀᴛʀᴇ

I ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴘʀᴏᴏғ ᴏғ sᴜᴄᴄᴇss ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛʀᴇ. Tʜɪs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ "ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ". "Dᴇsɪɢɴ" ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ. Iɴ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs sᴘᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴇɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀ ғɪʟᴍ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs, I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ. Tʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs ɪɴ 334. Fᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴜs ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ғɪʟᴍs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴡᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪɴ ᴘʀɪᴏʀ ғɪʟᴍ ᴄʟᴀssᴇs, sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇ-ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀsɪᴢᴇᴅ. Tʜᴇ ᴀɴᴀɢʟʏᴘʜ, ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʟᴇx ᴀssɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs. Sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʟᴇx ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛᴀɴᴋᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀɪsᴏᴍᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ғᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴜɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀs ᴏғғ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ. Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ɪɴsᴛɪɴᴄᴛs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴇɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ғᴏᴄᴜsɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ. 

ғɪʟᴍ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

Tʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴏғ ғɪʟᴍ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ғᴜɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ɪɴ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀs. I ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ғɪʟᴍᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ. I ᴀᴍ ᴜɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇs ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ I ᴡɪʟʟ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ I ᴀᴍ ɢʟᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ I ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ. Esᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴏɪᴅ ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ғᴀsᴛ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ɪғ I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴀʟ ᴀs ᴀ ғɪʟᴍᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ I ᴇɴᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀʟʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. Nᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀʏ I ᴅᴏ, ᴏʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ. I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ, ᴀɴᴅ I ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ғɪʟᴍ ɪs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ- sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ. Iᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ғɪʟᴍ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀʏ. Tᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇs ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ғɪʟᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ɴᴇᴡ ɪᴅᴇᴀs. 

Cʀᴏᴡᴅsᴏᴜʀᴄɪɴɢ

I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅsᴏᴜʀᴄɪɴɢ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴇᴛ. Iɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪs ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇsᴛʏʟᴇs, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ. Tʜɪs 'ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅɴᴇss' ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ 21sᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀs ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴇʟғ-ᴀʙsᴏʀʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪsᴏʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs, ʀᴇsᴛʀɪᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴀʏs ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟɪᴢɪɴɢ ʙʏ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ I ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜɴᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ's ʟɪᴠᴇs. Tʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ ғɪʟᴍᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴅʀᴇᴡ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪs ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀsᴛᴏɴɪsʜɪɴɢ. Tʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ғᴏʀ Wɪᴋɪᴘᴇᴅɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ-ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ, ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

A ᴡᴀʏ I ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ɪs ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ Kɪᴄᴋsᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ. As ғɪʟᴍ ʙᴜᴅɢᴇᴛs ʀᴇsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ғɪʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴅᴏɴᴇ, I ᴋɴᴇᴡ I ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ғᴏʀ Zᴀᴄʜ Bʀᴀғғ's ғɪʟᴍ. Aᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ "Wɪsʜ I Wᴀs Hᴇʀᴇ" ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛɪᴄ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Kɪᴄᴋsᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏs. Tʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ Gᴀʀᴅᴇɴ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ Zᴀᴄʜ Bʀᴀғғ's ɪᴅᴇᴀ. Wɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ/ᴄᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ. I ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛɪᴄ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ Zᴀᴄʜ Bʀᴀғғ's ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ, sᴏ I ᴘʟᴇᴅɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ. I ᴀᴍ ɢʟᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ. Nᴏᴡ, ᴡɪᴛʜ 46,520 ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ 1ᴍɪʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ, "Wɪsʜ I Wᴀs Hᴇʀᴇ" ɪs ᴏɴ ɪᴛ's ᴡᴀʏ.  

Aᴄᴏᴜsᴛɪᴄ Eᴄᴏʟᴏɢʏ

"A sᴏᴜɴᴅsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ɪs ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴏᴜɴᴅs, ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴠɪsᴜᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs..."

Exᴄᴇᴘᴛ ɴᴏᴡᴀᴅᴀʏs, ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ. Oɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ǫᴜᴏᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs: "Tʜᴇ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ɪᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏɪsᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɴ.” Tʜɪs ɪs ᴀ sᴄᴀʀʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ. Jᴜsᴛ ɴᴏᴡ, ᴀs I sɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, I ᴀᴍ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴍʏ AC ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟsᴇ. Eᴠᴇɴ ɪғ I ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs, I ᴀᴍ sᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘᴇʀᴍᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɪʀ. Uɴᴅᴏᴜʙᴛᴇᴅʟʏ, I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ғʀᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs. Yᴇᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ, ᴡᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ. I ᴀᴍ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʟᴏsᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢs. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ I ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴏᴜɴᴅsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɢᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. Iғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ, I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ I ᴡᴀs sᴜғғᴏᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ. Iғ I ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴀʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴍʏ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴅғᴜʟ. Pᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀs ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ᴀs ᴡᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ᴡᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ, ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢs. I, ғᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴏᴜɴᴅsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ? Sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ sᴏᴜɴᴅsᴄᴀᴘᴇs ᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ? Sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ? I ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ sᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʙʏ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ. I ɢᴜᴇss ɪᴛ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ. 

Sʏɴᴇsᴛʜᴇsɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ Cʏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄs

Iɴ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʟᴀss, I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ Exᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ Fɪʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ Sʏɴᴇsᴛʜᴇsɪᴀ. Bᴏᴛʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇ. Aʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴜʀᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ᴏғ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ sʏɴᴇsᴛʜᴇsɪᴀ ɪs ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ. As sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴅᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴜsᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ. I ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ sʏɴᴇsᴛʜᴇsɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, I ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ. As ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴡᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ, I ᴀᴍ ғᴀɪʀʟʏ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛs ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. Nᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴇsᴛᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ sʏɴᴇsᴛʜᴇsɪᴀ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴇᴇɴ, ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ, ᴏʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ sᴇᴇs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏʀᴛʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ I ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ I ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ. Hᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ sʏɴᴇsᴛʜᴇsɪᴀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs sᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴏᴡ I ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ. Bᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ Exᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ Fɪʟᴍ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ's ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴠᴀʀʏ, ᴀs ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ sᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ. Iᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ, ᴏʀ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ ᴏғ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʏʟᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ Exᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ɪs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴇxᴘᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ. 

Rᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ ᴛᴏ Hᴀɴᴅ-Pᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ

Sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ғɪʟᴍs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. Tʜɪs ғɪʟᴍ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ I ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ғɪɴᴅ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴏʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ɴᴏɴᴇᴛʜᴇʟᴇss. Iᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜʀᴏᴡɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴜɴsʏɴᴄʜᴇᴅ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴢᴢʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɪɴ sʏɴᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇss ᴛɪʀᴇsᴏᴍᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴘᴇs ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀʜʏᴛʜᴍ. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀsᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀsʜ ʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs. Wʜɪʟᴇ I ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ, sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴠɪsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsɪɴɢ. Oᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ, ᴛʜᴇ sʏᴍʙᴏʟs, ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs, ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ɴɪᴄᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴍᴇ ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ. Wʜɪʟᴇ I ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴘᴏʀᴀᴅɪᴄ, ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴘᴇs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ sʜᴀᴘᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ. Wɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀʟʏɪɴɢ sᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴɪɴɢ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʜʏᴘɴᴏᴛɪᴄ ғᴇᴇʟ.