Epic sandworm rides across the desert of Arrakis, a thrilling gladiator battle involving a rhino and a display of the unmitigated feeling of pure Anxiety —those are just a few scenes and characters that have entertained audiences this past year, none of which would be possible without the artisans who make the magic happen behind the scenes.
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00:00Well, wow. Thank you, Jason, for speaking those heartfelt words. I feel so grateful
00:17to work with you because you're a kind man. You really know how to get the best out of
00:23people and not be a jerk. Because the set, there was so much pressure, but it was a beautiful
00:35kind of tension. It was first like you were walking live in 30 Rock in 1975. There was
00:45no edge to the frame, so you don't know if you were on camera or not. As a member of
00:52the cast, you're just living on the set, and you're like, wait, what's actually being shot
00:58right now? And then, thinking about the way that the film was written, the antagonist
01:05is the clock, and the enemy is the clock. And they had to figure out how to write the
01:11show and get the show to air up against the clock. Coincidentally, the night is sponsored
01:17by Hamilton. But the idea that the music represented the clock and it represents the
01:25pressure, that also came from Jason. We were talking about the film, and he was talking
01:31about the vision, and he kept saying that he wanted it to never feel resolved, even
01:38at the end when they succeed. Because we all know how it ends. We've all seen Saturday
01:42Night Live. But you don't want to feel like you know how it's going to end, and even when
01:46it ends, you have to feel like, man, that was a ride. So I'm just grateful to have great
01:53collaborators and everybody below the line who focuses on the craft and builds the thing
01:57and shows up on time and knows their stuff and makes sure that everything happens so
02:04that the magic seems seamless. I'm grateful to y'all. So I applaud you, and much love.
02:11I love you even if I don't know you. And I'll see you on the flip side. Thank you.