| Reel to Real I have viewed life through the looking glass. As a young man, dreaming of the young boy who Steals lobby cards of Citizen Kane from a darkened theater. I have viewed life through a filtered lens. As a young boy, astonished by the rapid pace Of twenty-four frames a second. I have viewed life in widescreen Technicolor. As a film student, hearing the clicking shutter Of the projector behind me. I have viewed life in storyboarded screenplays. As a writer, plotting the classic rise And fall. I have viewed life on a piece of celluloid, thirty-five millimeters small. As an editor, splicing my next shot and keeping A composed narrative. I have viewed life reel to reel. As a filmmaker, watching my images flicker across the faces of my audiences, waiting for a Changeover. |