April of 2008– Filming Marble Hornets

The sunshine peeked through the canopy of tree leaves, casting a beautiful golden lighting to the ground below. Perfect lighting for filming. Everyone in the cast and crew is present. Seth sets the camera on the stand, securing the lens. Sarah gets out of her car, holding her keys and her script. Tim is already on set, holding a cup of coffee from the gas station. Brian is going over his script, his smile is bright. Jay is helping with the prop table.

Alex (the director) has been acting different. He could just be stressed, but he’s very reactive all of the sudden. Any time there is a minor inconvenience, he yells and struggles to control himself.

Seth clears his throat as he struggles a bit to steady the camera stand. Alex marches over to him and aggressively fixes it, shooting Seth a glare.

“Is it seriously that hard!—“ His yelling is cut off by Tim and Sarah struggling with their lines, standing clueless in the pavilion.

“Did I not highlight the lines for you!? Use your brain! It’s not that hard!” Alex snaps, walking over.

“Alex, calm down.. It’s only the second day of filming.” Sarah says. Alex pinches his bridge.

“Just— memorize your lines.. okay?” He says begrudgingly.