Wow, a whole season has past us by with only one game left. And that game is the biggest in the team history, the 2013 United Cup III Championship. Daniel and myself will be traveling with the team to Clearwater Fl on June 1st, to document their journey and hopefully end the day with a Championship win. That would be a great ending to our film.
When we started this Journey in Mid January, I really didn't know what to expect or how this season would end up. But it has become a special season and we as producers are honored to have been able to capture it, plus no one knows what will happen when you are filming a documentary and nothing is scripted. Like on the eve of the Conference Championship game, Owner Jay Lawrence is hospitalized and the team digs deep and pulls out a win for him. That is only in the movies. Or when we are able to be in the mix of some of the greatest games in team history. Nothing just happens, its our destiny, it was meant to be this way and we are excited to be in the midst of it all.
Just one more week away and we will be documenting our last game and then we will start to focus on our next phase of the film. Players are being filmed outside of the field of battle, their lives are being chronicled to show just how real their journey is. Professional athletes have been contacted and some have responded which will make our film so much more real, and Daniel and I are just soaking it all in.
Sometimes when you are working on a project, things can happen very quickly and you lose the feeling of what it was like. But we are taking this slow, enjoying every moment, every shot, every picture, and making sure to capture the memories.
We are not finished just yet............. The next phase is about to begin. So Excited.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Nearing the End of a Season and the Beginning of the Story
As we come to the end of the Football season, its been a journey to reach this point. Some time has been taken to just think about how the story should be told. Not a lot of writing or maneuvering has been accomplished, but when you have a game that is always changing, capturing the on the field activities most times tells the story that is needed.
The players have battled all season to reach this point. The team is in the playoffs and fighting for a chance to be called number one in their league. They have played a full season and have become one unit and now they have entered into the second season to try and bring home a championship. Some guys have opted to just call it a career, with the pressures of the game and the responsibilities of home just too much to bear, others have had their time ripped from their hands by sudden injuries that just couldn't be avoided. How can they be when bodies are flying through the air at top speeds and bodies are crashing into each other like two Mack trucks racing down the highway and heading right for each other. There is no guarantee that at the end of the game there won't be a player pulled off on a stretcher but they continue on hoping to reach their dreams and hoping that the reality of their lives won't stop their journeys.
As we come to the end of the season, and we start to focus on the true stories and lives of these players, we will hope to share a story about these valiant men with their struggles and hard work on how they were able to pull it all together and remain focused on their journeys. A great story is about to be told and we have front row seats.
The players have battled all season to reach this point. The team is in the playoffs and fighting for a chance to be called number one in their league. They have played a full season and have become one unit and now they have entered into the second season to try and bring home a championship. Some guys have opted to just call it a career, with the pressures of the game and the responsibilities of home just too much to bear, others have had their time ripped from their hands by sudden injuries that just couldn't be avoided. How can they be when bodies are flying through the air at top speeds and bodies are crashing into each other like two Mack trucks racing down the highway and heading right for each other. There is no guarantee that at the end of the game there won't be a player pulled off on a stretcher but they continue on hoping to reach their dreams and hoping that the reality of their lives won't stop their journeys.
As we come to the end of the season, and we start to focus on the true stories and lives of these players, we will hope to share a story about these valiant men with their struggles and hard work on how they were able to pull it all together and remain focused on their journeys. A great story is about to be told and we have front row seats.
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