Two months after the idea of making a short film with a professional crew in Los Angeles was proposed to me, one month after I decided to make this leap of trust, and a few weeks into sacrificing uncountable brain cells from revising the script, learning about SAG contracts, and debating whether to from an LLC, I finally felt the excitement of taking that first creative step toward the production of my film - when I bought a chess set today.
An important element in my short film "I'll Remember," the game of chess demands complete concentration and employment of various strategies in response to the opponent. I will skip the obvious metaphors of needing total focus and strategic planning in the production of a film; instead I will remember the still fresh details of opening the glossy box, laying out the heavy wooden chessboard, and smelling the woodsy scent of each piece this afternoon. I imagine Joey, the young boy from my script, leaping out from the inked pages to move a pawn while declaring "check!" And I see the grandmother, pondering over her next move at the board and fading into Neverland as dementia gradually takes over.
It's good, isn't it. This chessboard. These 32 black and white pieces made of cheap wood with a circular felt pad glued to the bottom. I must remember this.
The chess set was MIT - made in Taiwan. Just like me.
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