The Samuel marathon continues

I've been straggling in some nights at 3:00 am and other nights at 4:30 am. Wouldn't be so bad, except the next day, it's up and back at it at 9 am. The culprit? One "Samuel the Lamanite," a movie that seems nice, but I've learned better.

This movie has probably 10 times more special effects than we've ever had before in a Liken. Okay, maybe that's not saying much, but still it's a considerable factor. In addition to all the arrows that are fired (we elected not to fire live arrows on our set except under rare circumstances, so they are having to be inserted into the shots digitally), set extensions (necessary to create the illusion that Samuel is standing on a wall far higher than the 18 clear feet we have to our ceiling), and Zarahemla in the distance shots (we first see Samuel a mile or so away from the city), we also have fun little things like disappearing bottles and cans, heart-shaped clouds and a wondrous effect on the faces of people as they gaze up at the sky.

The other challenge is that this is our Christmas movie, and Christmas is right around the corner. Hence, the many sleepless nights and relatively few additions to my blog. Apologies.

But it is feeling like a very special addition to the Liken series, and that is creating a special feeling among the post-production team and a desire to get it right. It is a good bunch of people to work with. I'm greatly looking forward to sharing "Samuel the Lamanite" with our audience.