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The Rabbit — “Protecting It, To the End”

A frost-spun rabbit, fragile enough to scatter like snow, has to be sheltered through a whole hard winter before she can finally let it go.

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

u01 · cupping it — 3 takes

u01 · cupping it take 001 u01 · cupping it take 002 u01 · cupping it take 003

u02 · into the shawl — 3 takes

u02 · into the shawl take 001 u02 · into the shawl take 002 u02 · into the shawl take 003

u03 · breath to firm it — 3 takes

u03 · breath to firm it take 001 u03 · breath to firm it take 002 u03 · breath to firm it take 003

u04 · carrying it home — 3 takes

u04 · carrying it home take 001 u04 · carrying it home take 002 u04 · carrying it home take 003

u05 · the bowl of her hands — 3 takes

u05 · the bowl of her hands take 001 u05 · the bowl of her hands take 002 u05 · the bowl of her hands take 003

u06 · inside her coat — 3 takes

u06 · inside her coat take 001 u06 · inside her coat take 002 u06 · inside her coat take 003

u07 · the near drop — 3 takes

u07 · the near drop take 001 u07 · the near drop take 002 u07 · the near drop take 003

u08 · asleep in her lap — 3 takes

u08 · asleep in her lap take 001 u08 · asleep in her lap take 002 u08 · asleep in her lap take 003

u09 · back to the blizzard — 3 takes

u09 · back to the blizzard take 001 u09 · back to the blizzard take 002 u09 · back to the blizzard take 003

u10 · between it and the hawk — 3 takes

u10 · between it and the hawk take 001 u10 · between it and the hawk take 002 u10 · between it and the hawk take 003

u11 · her hands freeze — 3 takes

u11 · her hands freeze take 001 u11 · her hands freeze take 002 u11 · her hands freeze take 003

u12 · across the cold water — 3 takes

u12 · across the cold water take 001 u12 · across the cold water take 002 u12 · across the cold water take 003

u13 · it grows thin — 3 takes

u13 · it grows thin take 001 u13 · it grows thin take 002 u13 · it grows thin take 003

u14 · through the night — 3 takes

u14 · through the night take 001 u14 · through the night take 002 u14 · through the night take 003

u15 · one mote on the wind — 3 takes

u15 · one mote on the wind take 001 u15 · one mote on the wind take 002 u15 · one mote on the wind take 003

u16 · warming it again — 3 takes

u16 · warming it again take 001 u16 · warming it again take 002 u16 · warming it again take 003

u17 · steadying it — 3 takes

u17 · steadying it take 001 u17 · steadying it take 002 u17 · steadying it take 003

u18 · out of the shawl — 3 takes

u18 · out of the shawl take 001 u18 · out of the shawl take 002 u18 · out of the shawl take 003

u19 · setting it down — 3 takes

u19 · setting it down take 001 u19 · setting it down take 002 u19 · setting it down take 003

u20 · letting it go — 3 takes

u20 · letting it go take 001 u20 · letting it go take 002 u20 · letting it go take 003
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