Chapter 8
Vincent called, “Action.”
We all raised our bottles. I waited a moment, letting the emotion and heaviness of the scene sink in, and then spoke my line as reverently as I could. “To John. May we make him proud.”
Even though we weren’t bothering with sound since we were on the beach and the wind would play havoc with the mics, I needed to get the emotion right so I could dub it over later.
Spencer took my hand. Across the fire, Melora leaned into Brandon, who had his arm around Lena. Dan was sitting a little bit apart, his face impassive and his body still.
“Cody, go,” Vincent directed.
The Steadicam operator stepped into the circle and slowly panned around, catching each person’s face. This was the final scene in the movie, and Vincent had scheduled it last so we could feel
