It was another one of those super hot days today where we are yet again filming outside. We weren't outside working but 30 minutes before everyone was drenched in sweat. I felt like I drank 30 bottles of water today and still didn't feel hydrated enough. It was one of those so hot its muggy type of days where the water just beads off of you and sticks to your skin. I felt like every drop of water I drank, immediately pooled up on the outer layer of my skin and stuck to my clothes. And I was nowhere near as drenched in sweat as the men walking around carrying lights and c-stands. We were, however, working very near my house at Queens College. At least my drive to and from work would be substantially less than yesterday.
We've filmed at this location several times these season already, but just today I noticed a sign that I had never payed attention to before. Maybe it was because of my new found desire to pay attention to the mundane things nowadays, or maybe it was because I just found myself standing right in front of it. Whatever the case, I realized that the sign was reminiscent of Hogwarts School from the Harry Potter book series. I'm not sure why I drew the correlation exactly, but something made me think of Harry Potter all of sudden. Perhaps it was my subconscious desire to believe in magic and wishes. Or maybe the sign reminds other people of Hogwarts too? Irregardless, it made me then take in the extras all walking around in their uniforms. Now certainly our extras weren't donning capes, but their uniforms furthered the Hogwarts correlation for me. Especially, the extras who were walking around in stripped shirts that looked a bit like Hufflepuff house colors. Maybe I've just seen the Harry Potter movies a bit too much.
But then something magical did happen. A praying mantis appeared on the video cart as I sat there at the monitors alone. Not only was he on the video cart, but he was perched directly in front of me. I stared at him for some time and realizing he wasn't budging, I grabbed my camera and started shooting. He posed quite nicely for some shots until the director and DP came back over. Once we were joined by other people the praying mantis decided he had had enough and quickly left. I've always heard that praying mantis were good luck. Until today, I never knew that they are also said to be a symbol of calm and awareness. It is also said that a praying mantis comes to us when we need peace, quiet and calm in our lives. Usually the mantis makes an appearance when we've flooded our lives with so much business, activity, or chaos that we can no longer hear the still small voice within us because of the external din we've created. Maybe the praying mantis was indeed an good omen for me or maybe she was trying to tell me to just listen to the voice inside me and I would find the peace I desperately need.
We've filmed at this location several times these season already, but just today I noticed a sign that I had never payed attention to before. Maybe it was because of my new found desire to pay attention to the mundane things nowadays, or maybe it was because I just found myself standing right in front of it. Whatever the case, I realized that the sign was reminiscent of Hogwarts School from the Harry Potter book series. I'm not sure why I drew the correlation exactly, but something made me think of Harry Potter all of sudden. Perhaps it was my subconscious desire to believe in magic and wishes. Or maybe the sign reminds other people of Hogwarts too? Irregardless, it made me then take in the extras all walking around in their uniforms. Now certainly our extras weren't donning capes, but their uniforms furthered the Hogwarts correlation for me. Especially, the extras who were walking around in stripped shirts that looked a bit like Hufflepuff house colors. Maybe I've just seen the Harry Potter movies a bit too much.
But then something magical did happen. A praying mantis appeared on the video cart as I sat there at the monitors alone. Not only was he on the video cart, but he was perched directly in front of me. I stared at him for some time and realizing he wasn't budging, I grabbed my camera and started shooting. He posed quite nicely for some shots until the director and DP came back over. Once we were joined by other people the praying mantis decided he had had enough and quickly left. I've always heard that praying mantis were good luck. Until today, I never knew that they are also said to be a symbol of calm and awareness. It is also said that a praying mantis comes to us when we need peace, quiet and calm in our lives. Usually the mantis makes an appearance when we've flooded our lives with so much business, activity, or chaos that we can no longer hear the still small voice within us because of the external din we've created. Maybe the praying mantis was indeed an good omen for me or maybe she was trying to tell me to just listen to the voice inside me and I would find the peace I desperately need.
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