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There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... it's palpable.
-William Shatner
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There's An Ecstasy About Doing Something Really

William Shatner
There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... it's palpable.
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