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The Dog — “Waiting”

A great grey hound waits for her at the winter gate every day for years — until, at the end, it's her turn to wait.

This page shows every image generated for this story — 20 hand-designed cuts, 3 takes each, in story order. Nothing is hidden: the takes that were not picked for the highlight reel are here too, because choosing between them by eye is part of the work. Click any image to view it full size.

20 cuts 3 takes per cut 60 images — all of them every image reviewed by eye

d01 · at the gate — 3 takes

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d02 · snow off its back — 3 takes

d02 · snow off its back take 001 d02 · snow off its back take 002 d02 · snow off its back take 003

d03 · breath to breath — 3 takes

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d04 · through the gate — 3 takes

d04 · through the gate take 001 d04 · through the gate take 002 d04 · through the gate take 003

d05 · paw in her palm — 3 takes

d05 · paw in her palm take 001 d05 · paw in her palm take 002 d05 · paw in her palm take 003

d06 · running the barley — 3 takes

d06 · running the barley take 001 d06 · running the barley take 002 d06 · running the barley take 003

d07 · it shakes the river off — 3 takes

d07 · it shakes the river off take 001 d07 · it shakes the river off take 002 d07 · it shakes the river off take 003

d08 · head across her knees — 3 takes

d08 · head across her knees take 001 d08 · head across her knees take 002 d08 · head across her knees take 003

d09 · the cart leaves — 3 takes

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d10 · the lodging window — 3 takes

d10 · the lodging window take 001 d10 · the lodging window take 002 d10 · the lodging window take 003

d11 · the same rain — 3 takes

d11 · the same rain take 001 d11 · the same rain take 002 d11 · the same rain take 003

d12 · the mist scatters — 3 takes

d12 · the mist scatters take 001 d12 · the mist scatters take 002 d12 · the mist scatters take 003

d13 · running the lane — 3 takes

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d14 · the collision — 3 takes

d14 · the collision take 001 d14 · the collision take 002 d14 · the collision take 003

d15 · the white muzzle — 3 takes

d15 · the white muzzle take 001 d15 · the white muzzle take 002 d15 · the white muzzle take 003

d16 · two backs at the fire — 3 takes

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d17 · lifting him — 3 takes

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d18 · the same hand — 3 takes

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d19 · the empty hearthstone — 3 takes

d19 · the empty hearthstone take 001 d19 · the empty hearthstone take 002 d19 · the empty hearthstone take 003

d20 · now she waits — 3 takes

d20 · now she waits take 001 d20 · now she waits take 002 d20 · now she waits take 003
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