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From; Frank Darabont

Sent: h4onday, June 13, 2L1 7:18 Pl'v1

To: 6lvyneth Horder-Pyton; Gale Anne Hurd; Denise Huth;

david_boyd@m,con; Tom Luse; Hunter Vi
5ubJect; <no subject>

Absolutel1,, positively, without faiJ

You tLlST calm dr:rvn *r,i camera o;rerating. This is turni:rg out WY morc shaky-cam Lhan I went.
lTret T said plea-se fimit the hantlheld, jt wasn'( a random suggcsfion. \Vhcn I said use tle Sleadican
rlurirrg dialogue tvherever possible, I re'ant it. Ihat's why rvc havc ori, o? Ll's either use jt or
tboiv it in a ditch and not pay for i{.

And the opqralolsIr{USTbe iold to IIOLD TTIE F{-ICK1.--G SIIOTI Loddamn ir I am sick ad tired
of seeing thcsq ssholcs lan away and,/rr rc-szc bcfirrc rc shol cvcn lias a ehatlce to'work.

If you necd et.ftrples, I draw you attention in particuar to:

r V57E tnlcc 1 & 2 A cr (high arrgJe as wslkers approach)

c \5 take3 C cam (walkcrs approach)

WTF s going on iu tlese {kes?

V58A: Did A cam have an epileptic sczuc? This foolage cxhjbits no instinct 'T .4fL- $ratch the
seconci hallof the talle rvhere rv-e msy bave gotten sort of usable toolage of r,ombies approaching
(thorrgh with fr t.oo fcrv zumbic {:xhas cxttas in lramc, which I wamcd against), but u'hichyieids not
onc usablc mnmcrt liccusc thr: Feratr)r is rvhippng thc frne arormd and snap-zoontng all over the
place, Utlery dementcd and urusable slt. That operator is no louger aljowed [o fouch his zoortr,
since he doesn't know ho'w to use it. I want you io telt him I sajd -so. (nd Gwyne, rvhen I said n'y a
few saap-znoms, I meant careflrl1y hosen ones. Maybe the in ihe epivrde , Not trvcivc in onc kd<e,)

V57E: Sarlre not{: applics, Just lvhc. thc shot thratcns lo ge t usablc for a motnert! asshole opertot
pans away sourewhelc else rvitrout lail to rrher the slot ISN'T working, .{nd thea follo'n's it up wirl
corfiaual pa le and ripht over te crolvd which Me abysl, strobi:rg, ud equally unusable. I've
nerer seen n'osr instiucts.

Tcll lhese aperators that if thcy car:rrot providc rs iootge th:t crks, rve need to rlace thcm with
neoplc rvho r:an, al thc luck are we paying thm hrr? Ray Charlc* coull opelate better,

Further:

I am equally sick and Lired of seeir:g re1v iD the shot. L,rok tcrugh tbe*e laks and yau r.11 scc an
abrmdance of creui incuding a rvhole arra-v sittmg on the AImcr' bnier rrn thc uther sidc ol tle
freervay when Andy Linco,ln s running by lo.warn Lorj and tbe othcrs. They're righl in lhe nirdlc ci'
the shot ..r,here tve necd fcr rrse the shc't mosl

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Sarne r.vilh all the zrnribies r,valkng ort* frorn sr carnerapr'rsil.ion. Srnc gnrup uf idiut urcrv having a
circle-j*rk o re Arco.

And dou"t gct m starled on the refiectou.

Are the oFrators literally not lool'jng ltrrough the uiew.lnders'/

Alother exarrplel Anrly tumbling down tlie siope, '[hc camer misses n-im Cl.{lLE]T.l-.Y trelow
frame, yel I bea th* operiltor say, "Vy'trw, rat was flarlt-rdc." fWord,s 1o lhat clFcst.) FanLrstic? Really?
You missed the fuckiLrg ctor^ you llid fucking moonl

Aolhcr exarnple: \Ve have two lskes of DaryJ pLrlng up outd the RV r,indorv and sayi,rg, "Lave
it lo thc Chinama lo pick this road." BOTII iimes his bike rolls back ad hs face is complotely
blocked by the RV's'rvirrdow frrne frrr his linc. Yct re opr:rator drresn"t sa "W; nccd anuthcr unc
wLee. lhe bik doesn't rol because I'm not seeing his fce." N, tbc idiot appar*nliy tliiks it's fine .
'l"he iale is printed an,l ."vB move on. tllD THIS l! YOL]R E.XPAI{DING LIST OIIESHOOTS
roR THrs EPls0Dtrj)

,{nd w}t rlroughout .At, this walkcr herd footage, is JeffJanuary cr:n;Lanily yclling for thc wlkrs
1o pause.? :ne a:rd agai, take a-ftcr take is ruined tecause tte zornbies freee i place, aprparentiy
playing "ral ligbt-green light."

We need some prcisitlr a-rrd thought in the filmrjrkng r:n thi.r show, hoy.s and grls, or ii's all
horscshit.

Finally:

1)'l:Dog/Daf)'Uzrnrbie dr-res not rvok at all. 2) Sophia ieeing lorn under the ca and escapilg doun
the slope dqes not lyork a all, Holy Gud, this is im.5s and incoherent f'oorage. lr{.ost of iT does not
work, ve.rt'ttle of it will cut and lbr dan sure it's not rtat I *rote.

I arn pruloundJr lcf. rlourr try some of tbis loonrge. l'm kriling marl

YJU NEED 'fT) PAY AITENTION TO T}IE MOTHERFUCTJNG SCAJPTI I EVEN CHO$lj [{Y
GOTJDAMN COb4]VAS TOR A RT,ASONI TIY AIVI I WOR](ING SO TJLTCKING IIARIJ IF
YOU'RE SHOOJNG VIRYlTINii So{ OTiTER WAY THAT DE${'T V/tlRK?

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