A zigzag line of 100 tacks

Twonights ago we settled on the idea of Repetition - of a scene, of elements - as the way to bind together the footage we have shot. Think of it as the applesauce that gives moisture and binding power to our vegan cookies. 

I liked this idea, but after one night of restaging the Michael and Erin on the Bed scene, we felt kind of meh about it and George even ventured that we were falling into fascistic patterns of filmmaking. 

So what I propose over a Kierkegaardian Repetition - the coward seeks novel experiences, the brave man embraces routine-  we go the way of Emerson, and trust that, 

"There will be an agreement in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour. For of one will, the actions will be harmonious, however unlike they seem. These varieties are lost sight of at a little distance, at a little height of thought. One tendency unites them all. The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks. See the line from a sufficient distance and it straightens itself to the average tendency. Your genuine action will explain itself, and will explain your other genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothing."

Of course, our project is not really of 'one will' but there is some uniting principle, I think. I hope...

Perhaps Trav's idea of solo portraits and interviews will give each person the chance to express his or herself and his or her feelings about the FGP experience, and we can use these to cut back and forth to more bizarre things.