107
BROTHERHOOD
Written by Kamran Pasha
Directed by Tucker Gates
To be a member of a production crew is to be part of a special community. From gaffers to makeup artists, to the production assistant who who runs a million errands every hour, film crews consist of talented people who shape every TV or movie project with their love. Love for the show, love for the process, love for the people who come together to make magic on the screen. It takes that kind of pure, almost childlike, love to come in every day and perform difficult tasks that are often taken for granted, but without which the entire process of creating a movie or TV show grinds to a complete halt.
On Episode 107, I truly witnessed the dedication and commitment of the KINGS crew. Much of the episode was shot in a wooded area of Long Island, where we filmed the action sequences for David and Jack's commando mission inside Gath. Setting up lighting and equipment in the middle of a remote forest was already a challenge. But as temperatures fell below zero and icy rain came down in torrents, the crew was pushed to the point of exhaustion. And yet I heard no complaints. Even as we huddled together at 3 AM, gripping hand warmers to fight off the miserable cold, people were laughing and joking. They loved the show and loved being part of something special. The old adage about the postman, that "neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail" will keep them from their appointed rounds applies doubly so for crew members. And it was literally true during the filming of Episode 107, when all of the elements above were unleashed.
Before I became a screenwriter, I never truly understood the importance of the crew to the filmmaking process. Like most people, I would get up and leave during the end credits of a movie, not knowing or caring who the "best boy" was. But now I stay and watch the credits roll, thanking in my heart the countless souls who toil away without fame or fortune to create the magic of Hollywood.
To the crew of KINGS, I say again thank you. Without you, there would only be a blank screen.
-Kamran Pasha