It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I know how to direct.
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I owe a lot to the Brainerd legacy for my accomplishments, ... My pledge to you and my mother is to come here in the spring and have theater arts across the field of Brainerd. I have a commitment to this project, these grounds and what Brainerd is about.
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That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything is liable to end up in the movie. If you have a vision, you don't have to cover every scene.
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