Hey guys,
Here’s the latest from the set!
We are hard at work, about to wrap up our first full week of
shooting. It really as a huge accomplishment! I wish we had a way to count how many man-hours went into this
project before we ever even got to this week!
But I digress.
Today was a very interesting day for me. Some of the people
that have been with us from the beginning were on-set today to witness the
making of a movie that would not have been possible without their leadership. It
was amazing to have them here.
I observed as three of them stood around our writer and Exec
while he told the story of Yellow Day in the best descriptive speech that he
could. I looked on as they watched him intently, different emotions coming and
going on their faces as Jeff goes through the highs and the lows of the script.
(The script really can be an emotional roller-coaster). Jeff described to them
the metaphors and symbolism that he had written into the script – the symbolism
of the Banana Spider eating all the mosquitoes and cleaning out whatever area
they are in, the mosquito’s representing sin and the Banana Spider representing
Jesus - and you could just tell by the look on their faces that once it
clicked, it really clicked. Most of them already knew what our script was
about, but this further showed them just what their time and effort was going
to, it was and is going to reach people with a beautiful movie and the Gospel
of Jesus Christ.
Another common topic of discussion among the camp recently
has been this, “How is this happening?”
How are we really making THIS movie, with THIS budget, with
THESE people, here in Mobile? How did this happen?
The most common answer has been, “God”.
That might sound like a dead-pan answer when read through text, but it portrays what most of us are thinking!
I imagine that in time we will be able to understand it more, and
look back on all of this – and that question – and say, “Yep. THAT is why it
happened.” God must’ve had his hand on us.
Until then, I just know it’s exciting to be a part of!
-KB
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