What a great day!
Today we were filming the scene where Hiccup cuts Toothless loose from the bola ropes and nearly gets toasted. This may be my favorite footage so far, but what a tense scene!
Mason had to cycle through SO MANY emotions: determined resolve, hesitation, regret, panic, relief. It was a taxing shoot, but he performed it brilliantly. Even from where I was standing, behind the camera, watching him, I was all tensed up. Ever time I called "cut" I had to take a breath because I was holding it.
Wew, we were all exhausted afterwards, but man! We got some amazing stuff. I can't wait to stick our dragon in there.
Fun Fact: that dagger that Mason is using is a Kids on Fire prop-favorite. It was Flynn Rider's dagger, Tinkerbell's dagger, Peter Pan's dagger, and now Hiccup's dagger. It almost deserves its own place in the cast list : )
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