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Craft02 May 2026

Why I shoot the getting-ready room last

Working the day backwards changed how much of it I actually get.

The getting-ready room is the only part of the day that repeats itself. Everything else happens once.

So I turn up, get the details, and then leave to light the ceremony while everyone is still in robes. I come back for the last twenty minutes, when the nerves are real and nobody is performing for me.

The footage is better and I stop arriving at the ceremony out of breath.

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